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Exploring Emmy’s Uphill Road to Inclusion The importance of inclusion in the industry has dominated headlines over the past year. However, it has still not translated to Academy voters: The 70th annual Emmy award nominees are overwhelming white and male. Shonda Rimes Unveils Slate of Eight Netflix Series The prolific producer will also reunite with […]

We recently spoke to Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, EVP, Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion and Communications at CBS and posed a few questions.

Let’s face it, times have changed. In the 38 years since the founding of the Walter Kaitz Foundation, the collective media and telecommunications industries are nearly unrecognizable as the upstart, scrappy businesses they once were.

Each fall, The Walter Kaitz Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Dinner brings together leaders from across the media and telecommunications industries to build significant support for the advancement of diversity and inclusion within our industry.

At the end of 2017, Univision Communications, Inc. announced the results of a consumer attitude survey it conducted as part of its strategic initiative to close the diversity gap in entertainment. The “Storytelling Unbound” research project was national in scope and surveyed approximately 2,000 film and TV consumers, consisting largely of adults 18-49 years of […]

Cox Named No. 13 on Diversity Inc. 2018 Top 50 Companies List Obama’s ink deal with Netflix Cultural Insights Virtual Forum

Since those early years, the telecommunications industry assumed a leadership role in cultivating and advancing issues around diversity and inclusion into the culture which is today evidenced by the continuing work we do here at the Walter Kaitz Foundation.

What the industry has embraced over the decades is the value of diversity as a business imperative and how that can lead to attracting and retaining talent.

The 2018 Summer Conference is no different with students poised to descend upon New York University’s Kimmel Center on June 24-27 where they will hear from leading industry executives, participate in networking events, and exchange with alumni and much more.

The Walter Kaitz Foundation (WKF) is once again partnering with ABFF to help build and promote diversity in television and film by hosting its Hollywood Creative Forum MIAMI VIP Reception on Thursday, June 14, 2018.