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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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Ian Lamarra returns to Alaska TV
Alaska TV co-founder Ian Lamarra has returned to the business as it expands with a…
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Cake sends Mush-Mush to Boomerang
Children’s entertainment distributor Cake has sold Mush-Mush and the Mushables into Turner-owned Boomerang. Produced by…
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TBI Weekly: Could Endemol go back to Fox?
A new frontrunner to buy Endemol seems to emerge each week – is it all…
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Jim Henson Company hires 9 Story Media exec for global distribution
The Jim Henson Company has appointed Claudia Balzer Scott-Hansen as senior VP of global distribution….
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Kew’s Our House Media buys stake in 4East Media
Kew Media Group-owned producer Our House Media (OHM) has taken a stake in fledgling prodco…
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Banijay in the ring to buy Endemol
Banijay Group has been tipped as the new frontrunner to buy Big Brother producer Endemol Shine Group. …
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Arrow Media secures theatrical release for Under the Wire
Arrow Media has secured a US distributor for its feature doc Under The Wire. Abramorama…
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Discovery appoints digital products lead
Discovery has promoted Karen Leever to president of US digital products and marketing. In the…
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Karga Seven appoints CEO of Turkish business
Red Arrow Studios-owned producer Karga Seven has appointed Ömer Özgüner as CEO of its production…
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ABC board confirms independent investigation into Guthrie exit
The board of Australian public broadcaster ABC has confirmed that an independent advisor is investigating…
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Netflix sets out for Narnia with eOne’s Mark Gordon
Netflix is to develop new series and films based on The Chronicles of Narnia series….
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Amazon close to AVOD launch with IMDb
Amazon is close to launching an ad-supported streaming service for Fire TV users via subsidiary…
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UKTV to recreate lost Dad’s Army episodes
UKTV is to recreate three lost episodes of classic BBC sitcom Dad’s Army. Mercury Productions…
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HBO Espana snaps up Charmed reboot
The CW’s Charmed reboot is heading to Spain. CBS Studios International has sold SVOD rights…
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Amazon greenlights Burnett’s Eco-Challenge, partners with Neil Gaiman
Amazon Studios has greenlit a revival of competition series Eco-Challenge from Survivor creator Mark Burnett and…
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Discovery’s Eurosport heads to Singapore
Discovery and Singaporean broadcaster Mediacorp are to launch Eurosport and Setanta Sports via on-demand platform…
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Corus snaps up Thomas & Friends for Canada
Corus Entertainment-owned producer-distributor Nelvana has struck an exclusive licensing and broadcast deal with Mattel around…
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Viasat World’s Epic Drama heads to Bulgaria
Viasat World’s Epic Drama channel is to launch in Bulgaria via telco Vivacom. The channel…
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Keshet forms scripted arm with Tresor
Keshet International-backed German producer Tresor has launched a scripted arm. Keshet Tresor Fiction will leverage…
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Lionsgate stock jumps amid Amazon takeover speculation
Lionsgate stock has jumped by 7.6% following speculation around a potential takeover by Amazon. The…
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EasyJet fires legal shot at Netflix over Easy
The founder of European budget airline EasyJet has launched legal action against Netflix over the…
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Singtel TV adds Discovery channels after StarHub spat
Singapore’s Singtel TV has picked up a number of Discovery channels months after telco StarHub…
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Drama round-up: Killing Eve, Night Manager producers eye new projects
Ink Factory teams with La La Land producer on Cold War thriller Night Manager producer…
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Netflix opens Paris office, agrees 2% tax on revenues
Netflix has opened a fully staffed Paris office, while agreeing to a 2% tax on…
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Nat Geo goes to North Korea with Michael Palin
National Geographic has acquired ITN Productions’ one-off documentary North Korea From The Inside With Michael…
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Gulli greenlights Gaumont’s Bionic Max
French children’s network Gulli has greenlit Gaumont’s animated comedy Bionic Max (pictured). The 52 x…
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CBS to open production hub in Toronto
CBS is to build a major film and TV production facility outside of Toronto. The…
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ABC Australia chairman resigns in major shake-up
ABC Australia chairman John Milne (pictured) has resigned amid claims that he enabled government interference…
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Rising Star gets five-series deal in Sri Lanka
Keshet International has struck a multi-series deal for Rising Star in Sri Lanka. Asia Broadcasting…
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Japan’s NHK gets Younger
TV Land drama Younger is heading to Japan. Endemol Shine International has struck a multi-series…