Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., praised Comcast for new minority-owned channels. The vocal...
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., praised Comcast for new minority-owned channels. The vocal opponent of Comcast buying control of NBCUniversal said the scheduled starts of channels by Magic Johnson and Sean Combs show the company “making progress in efforts to fulfill…
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its public interest commitments.” The “initial steps are commendable,” and Waters urged “the company to continue to cultivate diversity among its executive leadership, showrunners, and other studio heads with ‘greenlighting’ authority, all across its owned and operated media properties,” she said. “In doing so, Comcast-NBC Universal would be a trailblazer within an industry that continues to struggle with diversity and inclusion."