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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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Discovery serves up Woodcut’s ‘British Police: Our Toughest Cases’
Discovery has commissioned Woodcut Media for a Quest Red series on the British police, and…
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DRG appoints Pilot’s Jack Watson for CEMA sales
DRG has bolstered its sales force with the appointment of Pilot Film and TV Productions…
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Steve Turney rejoins Power Entertainment
Steve Turney has rejoined Power Entertainment after four years away. The TV veteran has boarded…
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TBI Weekly: What happens when limited series become unlimited?
If the behind-the-scenes turmoil of HBO’s Big Little Lies has achieved anything, it has been…
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TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2019 shortlist revealed
TBI has unveiled the shows and businesses shortlisted across 23 categories for the fifth annual…
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Exclusive: MediaXchange launches international showrunner summit
London-headquartered consultancy MediaXchange is launching an international showrunner summit this autumn. Based out of Norway,…
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Viu, Discovery team up for ‘No Sleep No FOMO’
Asian pan-regional OTT service Viu has linked with Discovery for a content collaboration around the…
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Magical Elves sets out new leadership
Tinopolis-owned Nailed It! Producer Magical Elves has new leadership. The business has tapped long-time execs…
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Universal Television Alternative Studio hires Toby Gorman
Universal Television Alternative Studio has appointed Magical Elves’ Toby Gorman as president. The exec, who…
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‘Flirty Dancing’ scores US adaptation on Fox
Fox is remaking UK dance-dating format Flirty Dancing. The US broadcaster is adapting the All3Media…
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Argonon Group appoints Pact exec to head legal
Argonon Group has appointed former Pact exec Amanda Goddard as group director of legal and…
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Fox checks out of ‘Paradise Hotel’
Fox has cancelled Paradise Hotel after just one season. The US broadcaster has pulled the plug on…
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CBS, Viacom miss anticipated merger deadline
CBS and Viacom have missed their anticipated deadline for a merger deal. According to reports,…
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Netflix beats out competition for exclusive deal with ‘Game Of Thrones’ creators
Netflix has beaten the likes of Amazon and Disney to strike an exclusive deal with…
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‘Blockbusters’ session to open Edinburgh TV Festival
Comedy Central’s reboot of classic quiz gameshow Blockbusters is to open this month’s Edinburgh International…
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Banijay exec replaces Arthur Smith as CEO of A. Smith & Co.
Tinopolis-owned American Ninja Warrior prodco A. Smith & Co. has appointed Banijay North America’s Caroline Baumgard…
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Canadian TV vets set up factual prodco BirdDog
Canadian TV veterans Stephen Ellis and Clark Bunting have launched factual prodco BirdDog Media Ventures….
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ITV explores Britain’s jails with Chalkboard TV
UK broadcaster ITV is exploring life in Britain’s jails with Chalkboard TV’s Inside Prison: Britain…
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EOne grows UK unscripted team with Boomerang, 12 Yard execs
Entertainment One (eOne) is growing its unscripted footprint in the UK with the appointments of…
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Disney’s Q3 results dampened by Fox merger “transformation”
Disney missed the mark on Wall Street forecasts for its Q3 results, reporting earnings per…
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FX’s Landgraf “embraces” Hulu potential, confirms windowing between services
FX boss John Landgraf has said the channel “embraces” the distribution potential afforded by Hulu,…
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Disney reveals SVOD bundle, two-market international roll-out plan
Disney has lifted the lid on its highly anticipated bundle offering for streaming services Disney+,…
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Sky Studios makes first prodco investment
Sky Studios has taken a minority stake in Wendy Darke’s natural history prodco True to…
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Viacom acquires ‘Garfield’ in major IP coup
Viacom has scored a major coup in its acquisition of Garfield IP. The deal…
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CJ ENM under fire in ‘Produce X 101’ voting scandal
CJ ENM-owned broadcaster Mnet is facing legal action as its talent show Produce X 101…
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ABC boss: broadcast shows “endure” over churn-heavy SVODs
ABC Entertainment boss Karey Burke has defended broadcast television’s unique ability to market and support…
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Netflix cancels ‘The OA’ after two seasons
Netflix has pulled the plug on sci-fi thriller The OA after two seasons. Cindy Holland, head of…
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Documentary veteran D. A. Pennebaker dies at 94
D. A. Pennebaker, a titan of documentary cinema, has died at the age of 94….
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‘Fleabag’ wins big at Television Critics Association Awards
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Fleabag was the critics’ pick at this year’s Television Critics Association (TCA) awards….
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Turner’s Giorgio Stock rises at WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks
Giorgio Stock has been appointed president of WarnerMedia Entertainment Networks, distribution and ad sales for…