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Council, getting subtitles and audio description. it took a while for the broadcasters and the regulators to get there, but it is now a requirement for broadcasters to have virtually all their programming subtitled, and 10% of it audio description. so, with the next wave of diversity challenge was from ethnic minority representation, and all the broadcasters made commitments. they havent been hugely successful. with disability, its, kind of, three—dimensional. theres on—screen, behind the sc...

Former director of programmes at bskyb. david, were going to talk about channel 4 and possible privatisation a moment. but you held those senior roles within uk broadcasting. i wonder if, you feel, looking back, disability representation was given the attention it warranted? it was well behind other minority diversities. the most successful lobby was from the deaf broadcasting council, getting subtitles and audio description. it took a while for the broadcasters and the regulators to get there, ...

The representation it wanted? it was well behind other minority diversities. the most successful lobby was from the deaf broadcasting council, getting subtitles and audio description. it took a while for the broadcasters and the regulators to get there but it is now a requirement for broadcasters to have virtually all their programming subtitled, and 10% of it audio description. so, with the next wave of diversity challenge was from ethnic minority representation and all the broadcasters made co...