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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.Recent articles by this author
BBC Three commissions Youngest Media for ‘House Share’
BBC Three has commissioned six-part docu-reality series House Share from Youngest Media. The 6 x…
Hasbro buys eOne in shock $4bn all-cash deal
My Little Pony owner Hasbro has acquired indie studio Entertainment One (eOne) in a surprise…
Channel 4’s Katz deems Hulu co-pro “very unrelatable to British audiences”
Channel 4’s Ian Katz has called middling ratings for the UK broadcaster’s Hulu co-production The…
Channel 5’s Frow: Savings from ‘Big Brother’ cancellation didn’t go the distance
Channel 5 director of programmes Ben Frow has called the cancellation of Big Brother a…
BBC Two commissions Dolly Parton doc, boards Lena Dunham’s HBO thriller
The BBC has revealed a slate of new projects, including HBO drama Industry, which it…
YouTube Originals on the hunt for education-focused programming
YouTube is taking an education-focused approach to originals and leaning into “self-motivated learning” on the…
Vivendi swoops for global rights to TF1’s ‘Celebrity Song Challenge’
France’s Vivendi Entertainment has picked up global rights to TF1 and DMLS TV’s shiny-floor format…
Yellowbird UK options rights to ‘Spotify Untold’
Yellowbird UK has optioned screen rights to the behind-the-scenes story of music service Spotify. The…
Wheelhouse Group hires general counsel Rob Lia as president
Brent Montgomery’s Wheelhouse Group has appointed long-time general counsel Rob Lia as president. Lia is…
Propagate scores distribution deal with Complex
Ben Silverman and Howard Owen’s Propagate has picked up international rights to series from youth-skewing…