While Brand did not work for ITV, the broadcaster hit the headlines earlier this year as Phillip Schofield left This Morning following an affair with a younger colleague - and a review of the events leading up to his departure is due to be completed by the end of September.
Speaking in front of TV executives and other industry staff, Dame Carolyn said that allegations of abuse of power and inappropriate behaviour are"a really serious issue". She continued:"I think there are two things: some are historic, some are current. And then there will be more emerging. No question. It won't be just our industry, it will be much wider than that, in society.
"But I think that the one thing to know for sure is that every single broadcaster will take it very, very seriously. I mean, no one wants this to happen. No one. You know, it's appalling, some of the things that have emerged. I would also say that duty of care has improved significantly." ITV invests a"huge amount of time, resource and thinking" into improving and evolving duty of care, the TV boss continued, adding that the process has"changed dramatically since social media went exponential - because of trolling, because of information coming out very quickly, because of misinformation coming out very quickly"