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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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Netflix orders seven-part true crime original ‘Killer Ratings’
Netflix has commissioned Caravan Productions and Quicksilver Media for a seven-part series on a Brazilian…
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Imagine Entertainment hires Netflix exec to drive global expansion
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment has hired a top Netflix exec to lead…
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Channel 4, HBO partner for ‘Jihadi John’ doc
Months following the success of Michael Jackson two-parter Leaving Neverland, Channel 4 and HBO are…
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ITVS GE sends ‘Bodyguard’ to China
Bodyguard is heading to China. ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has sold mainland Chinese…
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DHX Media launches children’s SVOD service
Canada’s DHX Media is to launch a children’s SVOD service. The streaming platform, titled Kids…
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ABC Australia installs MD months after Guthrie fall-out
ABC Australia has permanently appointed David Anderson as managing director. Anderson, who has been given…
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Discovery sees 17% rise in revenues in Q1
Discovery saw a 17% year-on-year rise in revenues across Q1, reporting $2.7bn for the period…
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BBC Three commissions Banijay’s Wonder for fact ent formats
BBC Three has commissioned Banijay Group-owned prodco Wonder for a pair of fact ent series…
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YouTube confirms “karate-chopping” of Premium paywall
YouTube has confirmed that its premium content will be available for free as the business…
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History Play launches in UK and Germany on Amazon Channels
Amazon has added the A+E Networks’ History Play streaming service to its line-up of Prime Video Channels…
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CBS ‘Love Island’ reboot heads to Canada
Canadian broadcaster CTV has picked up rights to the US reboot of Love Island. The…
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Lionsgate’s O’Connell lands at WarnerMedia
Lionsgate’s Jennifer O’Connell has landed at WarnerMedia, where she will serve as EVP of original…
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Armoza’s ‘Conflict’ heads to Poland
Polish producer Rochstar has acquired the local rights to Israeli formats firm Armoza’s fact ent…
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Smithsonian commissions Plimsoll for doc duo on heels of Brazil launch
Smithsonian Channel has commissioned a pair of programmes from Plimsoll Productions focused on South American…
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Jennifer O’Connell exits Lionsgate, replaced by Starz exec
Jennifer O’Connell has departed Lionsgate after less than four years. The EVP of alternative programming…
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Fremantle picks up int’l rights to Notre Dame doc
Fremantle has picked up international rights to one-off doc Notre-Dame: In Flames, which features exclusive…
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‘Knock Down The House’ reveals hunger for youth-skewing fare
Netflix knocked down the house in February, dishing out $10m for a high-profile film on…
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How BAFTA-nominated directors shot the Royal Wedding, ‘Inside No. 9 Live’
A careful balance of tech innovation and storytelling flexibility are the hallmarks of this year’s…
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Live long and prosper: Inside All Access
CBS was the first US broadcaster to launch a streaming play, but how is it…
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SPT, Wattpad team for first-look originals deal
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has teamed with Toronto-headquartered storytelling platform Wattpad for a first-look TV…
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WE tv re-ups distribution deal with Off The Fence
AMC Networks-owned cable channel WE tv has re-upped an exclusive distribution deal with global unscripted…
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My5 to host UK premieres of Stan, Crackle originals
Viacom-backed VOD service My5 will host the UK premieres of two dramas from Sony Pictures…
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BBC Studios, Cosmote SVOD deal signals post-Discovery licensing plans
BBC Studios has struck a premium factual SVOD deal with Greek telco OTE’s pay-TV service…
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UKTV’s Darren Childs resurfaces at Premiership Rugby
Former UKTV boss Darren Childs is to lead Premiership Rugby. The exec, who was revealed…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ smashes records as HBO bosses contemplate spin-offs
The series eight premiere of Game Of Thrones on Sunday (14 April) smashed ratings records…
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Apple hires A+E’s Molly Thompson to head documentaries
Apple has hired A+E Networks veteran Molly Thompson as its head of documentaries. Thompson founded…
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Exclusive: Blue Ant Int’l inks first-look deal with Zeppelin Films
Blue Ant International has struck a first-look deal with former BBC commissioner Elliot Reed’s Rich Kids…
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MIPTV: The Big Deals
TBI looks at the top deals struck out of Cannes at last week’s MIPTV market….
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TBI Weekly: MIPTV at critical juncture to safeguard its future
MIPTV reached a major turning point this week, with the future of the spring market…
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Disney+ unveils price point, two-year global expansion
Disney has given investors a first glimpse into its new SVOD service, which is to…