Production company ITN has reached its target of one fifth black, Asian and ethnic minority staff two years ahead of plan, but admits a lack of improvement in the pay gap is a “huge disappointment”.

ITN, which makes ITV News, Channel 4 News and 5 News, has reported a mean ethnicity pay gap of 19.4% in April 2020, down only marginally from 19.6% last year. It is targeting a pay gap of 8.1% by 2022.

Its median pay gap has also fallen slightly from 22.9% to 20.8%.