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Study: TV industry falls short of off-camera inclusivity
Read full article: Study: TV industry falls short of off-camera inclusivityDungey will succeed Peter Roth who will be stepping down from his Studio responsibilities running the TV Group and its operating divisions in early 2021. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ When Zendaya won last monthโs Emmy Award for top drama series actress, her triumph seemed to underscore the TV industryโs progress toward inclusivity. That's most notable in Hollywood's executive suites, where little has changed since the UCLA study tallied the numbers five years ago, he said. While they made gains in those and most other on- and off-camera jobs, they remain underrepresented in nearly all. โWe've come a long way in that regardโ from UCLA's first study of the 2011-12 season, Hunt said.
Veteran TV executive Channing Dungey jumps to Warner Bros.
Read full article: Veteran TV executive Channing Dungey jumps to Warner Bros.Dungey has been named chairman, Warner Bros. Television Group, starting her tenure at the studio early next year. Dungey will succeed Peter Roth who will be stepping down from his Studio responsibilities running the TV Group and its operating divisions in early 2021. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES โ Veteran TV industry executive Channing Dungey was named chairman of the Warner Bros. Television Group after tenures at ABC and Netflix in which she shepherded hit series including โScandal." She resigned earlier this month, sparking reports that she was destined for Warner Bros. She joins Pearlena Igbokwe, head of NBC Universalโs television studios, as a rare Black executive in charge of a TV studio.