This glossary explains terms used in Diamond. Terms are grouped by who is most likely to come across them.
In the funder (broadcaster) view, a supplier is the company responsible for managing Diamond and uploading contributor information for a project. This is normally the production company commissioned to make the production.
Assigning a supplier gives them access to the project in Diamond. Once assigned, the supplier can log in and add project and contributor details.
The company that makes the production. This may be different from the supplier if Diamond administration is being handled by another company.
Diamond uses Ofcom's genre classifications to support consistent reporting across the industry. These definitions may differ from those used elsewhere.
Read more: Ofcom genres
Funders with full integration share project details and publication data with Diamond automatically through an XML integration.
Read more: How to use Diamond for full integration funders
Funders using Integration Lite set up projects in Diamond themselves and upload publication data using the Post-TX Uploader.
Read more: How to use Diamond for integration lite funders
Publication data showing when and where a production was broadcast or made available on demand, such as the publication date and time, channel and episode.
Read more: How to upload post-TX data
The browser-based tool that Integration Lite funders use to upload post-TX data from an Excel spreadsheet. It is also called the Data Uploader and is available at lite.creativediversitynetwork.com.
Read more: How to upload post-TX data · Post-TX Uploader user guide (PDF)
In the production view, a supplier is a company or individual working on the production that can be invited to add their own team to Diamond. At launch this will be a post-production company where relevant, but Diamond is designed to support wider participation across the industry over time.
Inviting a supplier sends an email asking them to take part in Diamond. Once they accept, they can log in and add details of the people working on the production.
Read more: Suppliers add contributors too
A person who encourages participation in Diamond. This is often a senior production leader, such as the Series Producer or Head of Production. You must have their consent to name them as the advocate, as contributors will receive a survey invitation referencing this person.
Read more: Encourage participation
The cast and crew on your project. This includes people working onscreen and behind the scenes, whether paid or unpaid.
Read more: Which individuals to include as contributors
A person who acts on behalf of a contributor, such as an agent, parent or carer. If a representative's email address is provided, they will receive Diamond communications on the contributor's behalf.
Read more: I'm someone's representative and I've received a survey invitation, what do I do?
An organisation that commissions or funds a production. Funders can assign, verify and approve projects in Diamond. The lead funder will be the CDN member organisation who has commissioned the project.
Read more: Verify a project
Information about how people, characters, themes or settings are perceived onscreen by the person completing the form. There are no right or wrong answers. This information contributes to industry-wide research on how people and stories are represented onscreen.
Read more: Perceived data for contributors
The project reference used by a broadcaster or funder in their own systems. It helps match the Diamond project to their internal records.
Read more: Add project details
Indicates your company’s relationship to a project in Diamond. A funder will assign a project to a production company, making the production company the owner. The owner is the organisation responsible for managing the project in Diamond. They can edit project details and carry out tasks.
The percentage of contributors on this project who completed the Diamond survey for the first time. This helps you understand how many new participants your project has brought into Diamond.
The total percentage of contributors on this project who have completed the Diamond survey, including both people taking part for the first time and those who previously completed the survey and linked it to this project. This helps you understand overall participation in Diamond for the project.
A unique code that contributors receive after completing the Diamond survey. Contributors can share the code with production companies instead of an email address. Production companies use the code to link contributors to projects in Diamond. The same code can be reused across future projects without completing the survey again.
The main shooting locations and production base(s). Type to search for a region of the UK or country.
A client is a production company that has engaged your company to work on a production. The client has invited you to participate in Diamond and add your team to the project.
A simple dashboard showing key demographic data for your projects, with comparisons against population, industry and prior-year benchmarks.
Read more: Essential Reporting
A benchmark is a point of comparison that helps put your data into context.
A privacy protection technique that adds a small amount of statistical noise to data. This helps protect people's privacy while ensuring reports still show accurate overall patterns.
Read more: What information can organisations using Diamond see?
Information about people’s backgrounds and characteristics, such as age, ethnicity, gender, disability and socioeconomic background.
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