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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Aletha Adu Political correspondent

British TV industry must diversify to survive, Lisa Nandy says

Lisa Nandy
Lisa Nandy fears that a nation that relies on streaming channels will become a fragmented society. Photograph: Adrian Sherratt/The Guardian

Britain’s TV industry will not survive unless it diversifies as viewers will switch to streaming services if shows do not connect with them, Lisa Nandy has warned.

The culture secretary said it was clear the TV industry had a “major problem” with diversity, given the last survey on class found only 8% of people in the industry were self-defined as working-class compared with around 45-50% of the population.

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