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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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Turkish indies launch distribution business
Turkish production companies Medyapim and Ay Yapim have teamed to launch a new distribution business….
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Iflix ramps up originals drive
Malaysian SVoD iflix is ramping up its originals drive, with plans to quadruple its slate…
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AT&T boss: Netflix is the Walmart of media
AT&T boss and chairman Randall Stephenson has compared Netflix to US retail brand Walmart and…
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Mediaset to sell pay-TV service to Sky
Mediaset is moving towards a sale of its pay-TV unit Mediaset Premium to Sky before…
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European Parliament approves copyright reform
The European Parliament has approved controversial copyright reform proposals that will see web companies forced…
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Acorn ramps up originals drive with BBC1
AMC-owned Acorn TV is partnering with the BBC on family drama Pitching In. Starring EastEnders…
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YouTube Premium unveils German originals
YouTube Premium has commissioned its first German originals The trio of formats form part of…
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HBO boards BBC1’s His Dark Materials
HBO has boarded Bad Wolf’s His Dark Materials adaptation for BBC1, picking up distribution rights…
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Red boss Nicola Shindler to lead Studiocanal UK
Nicola Shindler, head of Happy Valley producer Red, is to head up Studiocanal UK. Replacing…
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Facebook ties with BBC News for weekly show
BBC News is launching a weekly news programme on Facebook Watch. Set to launch later…
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Sky, Channel 4 join forces for Formula 1
Sky and Channel 4 have struck a content partnership that will see the broadcasters sharing…
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Frontrunners emerge for top job at CBS
Frontrunners are emerging in the search for a leader at CBS, following the departure of…
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BT Sport signs up for football quiz show
BT Sport has commissioned Zig Zag Productions and Velocity Content for a football quiz show….
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Sony takes minority stake in Safe House producer
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has taken a minority stake in Safe House producer Eleventh Hour…
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Channel 5 Blind Date commissioner departs for Channel 4
Blind Date commissioner Sean Doyle is leaving Channel 5 to board Channel 4. The exec…
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BBC plans website cuts to fight FAANG
The BBC is planning to cut sections of its website to facilitate the user experience…
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Netflix, Canadian Film Centre strike multi-year partnership
Netflix has partnered with the Canadian Film Centre on a five-year pact to support local…
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Endemol Shine Boomdog appoints scripted boss
Endemol Shine’s Mexican production business has hired Club de Cuervos producer Leo Zimbron to lead…
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ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway scores Australian remake
ITV’s Saturday Night Takeaway is getting an Australian remake. ITV Studios Australia is to remake…
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No Offence producer to head development at AbbottVision
No Offence producer Henry Swindell has been appointed head of development at Manchester-based indie AbbottVision….
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ABC brings talent search back to the UK
ABC is bringing its digital talent search back to the UK for a second year….
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HBO bests Netflix in Creative Arts Emmy race
HBO and Netflix faced off at the Creative Arts Emmys, where the AT&T-owned Game of…
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Paramount hires Viacom vet for TV licensing
Catch-22 distributor Paramount Pictures has appointed veteran Viacom exec Michael D. Armstrong as executive vice-president…