Creative Diversity Network Debuts Diamond 2.0 Monitoring System

The Creative Diversity Network (CDN) is launching a new, enhanced and improved version of its Diamond diversity monitoring system, in partnership with the U.K.’s major broadcasters.

Diamond 2.0 has been developed in partnership with the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Paramount, Sky, UKTV, Warner Bros. Discovery and Lumo TV, along with consultation with a wide range of stakeholders across the U.K. television sector, including freelance cast and crew, production companies, postproduction companies, PACT and other industry bodies.

Diamond 2.0 is being delivered by The Everyone Project, whose software as a service tool provides similar services with screen industry partners in Australia, Germany and New Zealand.

Individuals will now only have to fill in one diversity monitoring form, which can be linked to future programs rather than having to fill in multiple forms for different projects. There will be a new, refreshed question set. The new systems will also benefit from updated privacy and security.

Production companies will benefit from a more streamlined, efficient system and will be able to access consolidated Diamond reports to measure their own performance against industry benchmarks and use it to complete diversity information required by broadcasters, awards bodies, funders and other organizations.

Broadcasters, for the first time, will be able to analyze both linear and streaming contributions and will be better able to report on intersectionality. In the future, broadcasters will also be able to carry out more in-depth longitudinal analysis measuring progession from entry level to more senior roles.

Diamond 2.0’s enhanced data collection will encompass a greater number of roles across a wider range of disciplines and will also ather nations and regions data to provide greater insight into representation across the U.K.

Diamond 2.0 will begin collecting data in July, with reporting using data gathered under the new system due to be issued in 2027. Until then, the CDN will continue to report on data gathered under the existing Diamond data system.

“We are proud to be launching Diamond 2.0 at a critical moment for our industry,” said Miranda Wayland, CEO of CDN. “These enhancements are a response to what freelancers and production teams have told us they need: less duplication, greater control over their data and confidence that their contributions are being counted properly and used responsibly. For the first time, production companies and broadcasters will be able to see a fuller, more nuanced picture of who is working in our industry, across roles, genres, nations and regions, and across linear and streaming. This enables more meaningful analysis of progression, intersectionality and long-term change, not just snapshots in time.

“Diamond 2.0 marks a step change in how we understand representation in U.K. television. It strengthens accountability, supports better decision-making and helps ensure that talent from all backgrounds can enter, progress and thrive in our industry.”

Adam Smith, CEO of The Everyone Project, added, “With Diamond 1.0, CDN led the way for diversity data in the screen sector, inspiring, worldwide, organizations like ours who believe in evidence-driven action to improve access, opportunities and performance. We’re hugely excited to be CDN’s technology partner of choice to grow Diamond 2.0 across the U.K. creative industries.”