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Manori Ravindran
Manori Ravindran is the Editor of TBI Magazine. She was previously International Editor at Broadcast, and prior to this, news editor at Realscreen Magazine in Toronto. She is based in London.
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Barcroft Studios appoints commercial head for branded content drive
Barcroft Studios has hired a commercial head as it looks to expand branded content production…
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Blue Ant Studios hires Cream exec Jennifer Harkness as SVP unscripted
Blue Ant Studios has hired former Cream Productions exec Jennifer Harkness as SVP of unscripted…
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Netflix strikes landmark deal for global rights to ‘Seinfeld’
Netflix has picked up global streaming rights to US sitcom Seinfeld in a major coup for…
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Frot-Coutaz: YouTube allows for creative experimentation on “unprecedented scale”
YouTube is emerging as the key forum for creative experimentation and the platform of choice…
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How space programming evolved from no-go zone to no holds barred
Ahead of his ‘Space On The Big Screen’ session at IBC later today (16 September),…
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Inside the rise of Pluto TV: “This is not Viacom Direct”
Pluto TV was thusly named because of the AVOD platform’s perceived underdog status in a…
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‘Chernobyl’, ‘Game Of Thrones’ win big at Creative Arts Emmys
HBO’s Game Of Thrones and Chernobyl emerged as the top winners at the weekend’s Creative…
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ITV commissioner Ben Kelly joins Netflix’s unscripted team
ITV commissioner Ben Kelly is joining Netflix’s non-scripted team out of London. The exec, who…
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ProSieben and Discovery’s streamer Joyn orders first drama
ProSiebenSat.1 and Discovery’s streamer Joyn has commissioned its first original with the drama Dignity. The…
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Industrial Media taps ‘Wahlburgers’ producer to head East Coast division
UTA-backed Industrial Media has named Wahlburgers EP Devon Hammonds as SVP of development and current…
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HBO Max orders zany competition series, promises more unscripted originals
HBO Max has made its first unscripted orders, picking up a pair of eccentric competition…
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Drive gets down with ‘Downton Abbey’ special
Ben Barrett and Lilla Hurst’s Drive has picked up a Downton Abbey special for international…
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HBO nears pilot order for House Targaryen prequel
HBO is nearing a pilot order for a Game Of Thrones prequel from author George…
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ITV orders Gary Lineker-fronted quiz show pilot
ITV has ordered a quiz show pilot featuring BBC Match Of The Day presenter Gary…
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NBCU distribution boss promises “seamless transition” for Sky Vision takeover
NBCUniversal Global Distribution bosses have promised a “seamless transition” around its takeover of Sky Vision,…
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Cameras roll on Awesome Media and Two Rivers’ ‘The Small Hand’ for C5
Cameras have begun rolling on Awesome Media and Two Rivers Media’s adaptation of The Small…
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Red Arrow Studios International appoints Onza sales exec for Italy, Iberia
Red Arrow Studios International has appointed an Onza Distribution exec for Italy and Iberia. Maria…
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WarnerMedia centralises distribution leadership for HBO, Turner
WarnerMedia has centralised leadership of it distribution business, with a new exec team that has…
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Apple TV+ confirms November launch, pricing and release strategy
Apple has confirmed launch plans and pricing for its streaming service, with a monthly fee…
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Insight TWI CEO Jon Ossoff to run for US Senate
Jon Ossoff, CEO of Stacey On The Frontline: Girls, Guns and ISIS prodco Insight TWI,…
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DCD Rights launches four MIPCOM titles under Producer Support Initiative
DCD Rights has helped to finance a slate of four factual projects heading to MIPCOM…
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Apple buys Bryce Dallas Howard’s feature doc ‘Dads’ out of TIFF
Tech giant Apple has swooped for global rights to Bryce Dallas Howard-directed feature doc Dads…
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Channel 5 takes weekend breaks with ‘MasterChef’ presenter Gregg Wallace
MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace is linking with Rumpus Media for a four-part travelogue series for Channel…
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ITV signs up for Emily Watson-starring psych thriller from Snowed-In
ITV has commissioned Snowed-In Productions for a psychological thriller starring Emily Watson. Too Close will…
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Viaplay concludes Nordic footprint with Iceland launch
NENT Group-owned streamer Viaplay is to launch in Iceland. The SVOD will launch in the…
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HBO Europe exec Gabor Krigler sets up Joyrider Television for Euro drama
Former HBO Europe creative exec Gabor Krigler has set up a new prodco that will…
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Rakuten Viki strikes content deals with Korea’s CJ ENM, JTBC
Streamer Rakuten Viki has struck a pair of content partnerships with Korea’s CJ ENM and…
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Lightbox scores Netflix Original with feature doc ‘Tell Me Who I Am’
Netflix has commissioned Simon Chinn and Jonathan Chinn’s Lightbox for a feature doc on memory…
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ITV’s ‘Masked Singer’ shapes up with host and judges confirmed
UK broadcaster ITV’s adaptation of The Masked Singer is shaping up, with a host and…
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TBI Weekly: Do producers have a “gun to their heads” over BritBox?
As international revenues for the UK’s TV production sector reach unprecedented levels, there is a…