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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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NATPE unveils Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Award recipients
Comedian Betty White and former NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt (pictured) are among the recipients…
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India’s Zee links with Nigerian, Ghanaian channels for drama co-pro
India’s Zee has struck a co-production with Nigerian agency MACE and two Ghanaian channels for…
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CBS sends James Corden to China
CBS Studios International is sending The Late Late Show With James Corden to China. The…
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Netflix’s Sky drama hire points to a major UK strategy shift
Sky drama boss Anne Mensah’s appointment at Netflix has been hailed by the British production…
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Renegade’s Levi boards Antenna as creative director
Antenna Pictures has appointed former Renegade exec Jonathan Levi as creative director. Operating out of…
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Sony hires All3Media’s Lederman for global scripted role
Sony Pictures Television has appointed All3Media exec Nina Lederman as executive VP of global scripted…
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Channel 4, Facebook partner for weekly news show
Channel 4 has partnered with Facebook for a weekly news show, months after the social…
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Essential taps Seven Network exec for commercial partnerships
Sydney and Los Angeles-based Essential Media Group has hired Seven Network exec Lauren Peacock as…
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Netflix: Disney+ will be a “formidable” partner
Netflix boss Reed Hastings has said that Disney’s SVOD service will be a “formidable” partner…
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TBI Weekly: 10 things we know about Disney’s 2019 strategy
Disney revealed crucial details this week around its plans for Fox’s entertainment assets and how…
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Exclusive: Eleven Film MD joins Sherlock producer
Eleven Film MD Dan Cheesbrough has stepped down to join Sherlock producer Hartswood Films. The exec left…
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Nat Geo: Disney’s plan is our plan
Nat Geo’s EVP of programming strategy and acquisitions Christian Drobnyk has said that “Disney’s direct-to-consumer…
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Disney CEO sets sights on Hulu takeover, reveals SVOD plans
Disney has lifted the lid on its new streaming service, which will be called Disney+…
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NATPE reveals NBC keynote, Tyler Perry session
Newly appointed NBC co-chairs Paul Telegdy and George Cheeks are to keynote at NATPE Miami….
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Netflix goes up against BBC with Attenborough-narrated series
Sir David Attenborough is embarking on his first Netflix original. The British presenter, who has…
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Kids round-up: eOne’s Netflix deal; Nickelodeon hires Boss Baby producer; Netflix unveils animation slate
Entertainment One sends Cupcake & Dino to Brazil Entertainment One (eOne) has sold animated comedy…
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Cold Feet producer sets up shop in Manchester
Cold Feet producer Big Talk Productions is heading north with a new production base out…
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India’s Zee boards licensing portal TRX
Indian media giant Zee is boarding online licensing platform TRX. The business is the latest…
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Facebook rolls out HQ Trivia rival Confetti globally
Facebook is rolling out trivia game show Confetti internationally via Fremantle. The social media platform has…
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Turmoil at ABC Australia to be focus of investigative special
Ousted ABC Australia MD Melissa Guthrie and former chairman Justin Milne are to give their…
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ITV Studios drives revenue growth for broadcaster
ITV delivered 6% growth in revenues over the first nine months of the year, driven…
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Fremantle bets on Irish multi-platform format National Treasures
Fremantle has picked up format rights to EZ Films’ multi-platform series National Treasures. The business…
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UKTV, Endemol head north for reinvention
Broadcaster UKTV and producer Endemol Shine Group are looking to reinvent their brands in northern…
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Comcast boss “convincing and relatable” as details emerge of Sky takeover
Comcast boss Brian Roberts has been described as “convincing and relatable” following a town hall…
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Apollo, Disney hang on to Endemol Shine as sale suspended
Peaky Blinders producer Endemol Shine Group is to be folded into Disney following the suspension…
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Snapchat acquires slate of Barcroft titles
Snapchat has acquired five new titles from Barcroft Media. The London-based factual producer has sold…
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AMC Networks shakes up entertainment division
AMC has shaken up its entertainment division with a new management structure that sees BBC…
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Icon Films readies Malawi Wildlife Rescue for Love Nature
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian’s Love Nature platform has commissioned Icon Films for a six-part…
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NBC to adapt Red Arrow’s Einstein procedural
US broadcaster NBC is to remake German crime procedural Einstein. Red Arrow Studios International sold…
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Comedy Central snaps up Vice sitcom
Comedy Central UK has snapped up rights to Viceland scripted comedy Bobby And Harriet Get…