As TV stations, media and entertainment companies report difficulties in replacing a generation of retiring engineers and technologists, the recent TV Tech Summit featured a session focusing on the importance of building more diverse tech teams that featured experts offering practical advice on finding the next generation of talent.
The issue is important because the tech industry, in general, has long had a poor record in terms of diversity and because the TV industry, in particular, needs to find a new generation that can help it better compete in terms of streaming, mobile and digital media. With a large body of research showing that African Americans, Latinos, Asians and younger women being much more active on digital media than than the general population, these groups offer companies the kind of talent they need to strengthen their competitive position.
