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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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Amazon follows Australian men’s cricket team following ball-tampering scandal
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit a docuseries following the Australian men’s cricket team in the…
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TBI Weekly: Why companion podcasts are the new switchover programmes
Never mind cranking TV shows out of podcast IP, the real sweet spot in the…
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Directors UK launches new intimacy guidelines
Directors UK, the professional association for screen directors, has launched new guidelines for creating a…
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Channel 4 swoops for ‘Taskmaster’
Channel 4 has swooped for Avalon format Taskmaster, as first revealed by TBI earlier this month. …
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Canada’s Channel Zero opens scripted studio division
Canadian channel operator Channel Zero is launching a scripted studio division headed up by Jennifer…
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Endemol Shine North America appoints exec director of licensing
Endemol Shine North America has appointed consumer products exec Scott Shillet as executive director of…
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Viacom exec Louise Holmes boards Facebook
Former Viacom exec Louise Holmes is joining Facebook as director of entertainment partnerships for EMEA….
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Former BBC exec Sohail Shah targets northern talent with new prodco
Former BBC entertainment commissioner Sohail Shah has set up a Manchester-based prodco that will target…
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Facebook launches first event special out of UK with Elton John
Facebook Watch is readying the launch of a sit-down interview with Sir Elton John –…
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The Film and TV Charity redevelops Soho HQ, joined by NFTS, BIFA
The UK’s Film and TV Charity is redeveloping its Soho headquarters into an accessible hub…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest rounds out creative team for 2020
Sheffield Doc/Fest has rounded out its programming team with the appointment of Vancouver International Film…
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Globosat’s children’s channels boost content and programming investment
Globosat’s kids channels Gloob and Gloobinho have launched two new departments for content and programming. …
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Former Lookout Point boss launches media investment firm with BBCS alum Helen Jackson
Lookout Point’s Simon Vaughan, former BBC Studios vet Helen Jackson and Stella EOC exec Jonathan…
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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
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Endemol Shine sends ‘Lego Masters’ to Belgium, Netherlands
Endemol Shine has sold its hit entertainment format Lego Masters into the Netherlands and Belgium,…
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Netflix preps sequel series to History’s ‘Vikings’
Netflix has signed up for a Vikings spin-off from MGM Television and the show’s original…
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‘War Of The Worlds’ exec producer Jamie Brown launches drama prodco
War Of The Worlds exec producer Jamie Brown has launched a global-facing drama prodco. The…
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Raw TV scores first Netflix commission as it grows US team with Felicity Morris
Three Identical Strangers producer Raw TV has scored its first Netflix commission with a documentary…
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ViacomCBS sets senior leadership ahead of deal closing
CBS has made a round of senior appointments for the merged ViacomCBS group ahead of…
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Former HBO docs boss Sheila Nevins rounds out doc slate at MTV
Former HBO documentary titan Sheila Nevins is rounding out a robust, issue-driven documentary slate at…
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BBC One lines up Kelly Macdonald to guest lead on ‘Line Of Duty’
BBC One’s critically acclaimed thriller Line Of Duty has secured its next guest lead. Scottish actress Kelly…
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Carnival Films options Charles Soule’s ‘Anyone’
NBCUniversal-backed Carnival Films has picked up the rights to Charles Soule’s Anyone one month ahead…
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All3Media America appoints Kelsey Boxser as chief people officer
All3Media America has appointed Kelsey Boxser as chief people officer – a role that will…
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Fremantle on board ‘Robber Baron’s Daughter’ adaptation from new indie Three Tables
Fremantle is developing an adaptation of The Robber Baron’s Daughter with new drama indie Three…
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BBC Newsnight interview with Prince Andrew draws record ratings
An episode of BBC Two investigative strand Newsnight that featured Prince Andrew discussing his relationship…
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Endemol Shine launches trio of channels on Samsung’s TV Plus
Endemol Shine Group is launching a raft of channels via Samsung’s TV Plus service. The…
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BBC Studios appoints GMs for APAC
BBC Studios has appointed two general managers to lead the business in Australia and New…
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Pluto TV bolsters UK offering with four seasonal channels
Pluto TV has bolstered its UK offering with four seasonal channels. The Viacom-owned AVOD platform…
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Viacom’s Pluto TV grows monthly active users to 20m
Viacom’s Pluto TV has grown its monthly active users to around 20m – a growth…
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Disney+ set to expand in Asia via Hotstar
Disney+ is to launch in India and Southeast Asia in the second half of 2020…