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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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Media publisher Future buys Barcroft Studios for $30m
Media publisher Future plc has wholly acquired Sam Barcroft’s award-winning production group Barcroft Studios for…
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Amazon UK nabs first-window streaming rights to Lionsgate films
Amazon is set to be the first-window streaming home for Lionsgate films in the UK,…
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Netflix, Nickelodeon strike multi-year output deal for animated film and TV
Netflix and Nickelodeon have struck a multi-year output deal for original animated feature films…
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Epix unscripted boss Rachel Brill joins Bleacher Report’s B/R Studio
Epix unscripted boss Rachel Brill is leaving the MGM-owned cable channel to take up a…
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CuriosityStream strikes distribution pacts in Africa, NZ and Bahamas
Science streamer CuriosityStream is growing its international reach, striking distribution pacts in Africa, New Zealand…
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Amazon greenlights ‘The Peripheral’ adaptation from ‘Westworld’ creators
Amazon Prime Video has greenlit hour-long sci-fi thriller The Peripheral from Westworld creators Jonathan Nolan…
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Disney+ launch day marred by tech challenges
Technical difficulties proved to be a fly in the ointment for Disney+, whose highly anticipated…
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Dramacorp-Pampas set sights on major Nordic-German period drama with ‘Great Century’ adaptation
Swedish outfit Dramacorp-Pampas Studios has secured the rights to Jan Guillou’s The Great Century novels…
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Viacom18 launches first SVOD play in India with Voot Kids
Viacom18 is launching its first SVOD play in India with a kids app. The platform,…
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Netflix makes first episode of Olivia Colman-fronted ‘The Crown’ free to UK viewers
Netflix is making the first episode of the Olivia Colman-fronted third season of The Crown…
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Sally Wainwright on directing, delegating and drawing women behind the lens
British writer-director Sally Wainwright, creator of Happy Valley and Gentleman Jack, is one of the…
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TBI Weekly: Why the face-off for ‘Taskmaster’ could be ‘Bake Off’ 2.0
Three years after Love Productions marched Bake Off from BBC One to Channel 4, history…
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Exclusive: Fremantle involvement on ‘World’s Got Talent’ in question amid China restructure
Fremantle’s future involvement in Chinese adaptations of its blockbuster Got Talent franchise remains unclear as the super-indie…
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Disney+ confirms European roll-out as Iger praises “extremely positive” Dutch launch
Disney+ has finalised its roll-out in Western Europe, with plans now firmed up to debut…
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Amazon follows tennis star Andy Murray’s road to recovery in feature doc
Amazon Prime Video is readying the roll-out of a feature doc on tennis player Andy…
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Lion TV USA hires Part2’s Rebecca Bregman as executive-in-charge
Lion Television USA has appointed Part2 Pictures exec Rebecca Bregman as executive-in-charge. Bregman, who most…
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Sales round-up: Cineflix’s ‘Pure’ soars in Europe; Off the Fence finds ‘Love After Lockup’
Cineflix enjoys ‘Pure’ success in Europe Cineflix Rights has struck a raft of deals with…
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Israeli thriller ‘Fauda’ scores Indian adaptation with Applause
Applause Entertainment is adapting Israeli drama format Fauda for the Indian market. The Aditya Birla…
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BBC Three revs up more ‘Drag Race UK’
BBC Three has renewed its hit local adaptation of RuPaul’s Drag Race for a second…
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CBS adapts Sky One’s ‘A League Of Their Own’
US broadcaster CBS has signed up for a local adaptation of UK format A League…
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BritBox UK launches with Channel 4 and distribution deals in place
Channel 4 has joined the BBC and ITV’s joint streaming service BritBox as it launches…
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Channel 4 preps doc on Boeing 737 Max disaster from Arrow
Channel 4 has commissioned Arrow Media for a doc on the Boeing 737 Max disaster….
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BBC’s David Brindley joins Twofour as chief creative officer
BBC commissioner David Brindley is joining Twofour as chief creative officer. The exec, who is…
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Animal rights group PETA hits out against Discovery’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Animal rights group PETA is hitting out against Discovery’s forthcoming Man vs. Bear in the…
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Cara Delevingne boards stunt show for Quibi
Quibi has ordered a Cara Delevingne-produced stunt show from ITV America-owned Sirens Media. The short-form…
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ProSiebenSat.1 forms Pyjama Pictures with ‘Jerks’ team
ProSiebenSat.1 is forming a Berlin-based production company with actor-producer Christian Ulmen and producer Carsten Kelber….
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Bakish: Advertiser and distributor partners are “bedrock” of ViacomCBS strategy
Bob Bakish has said that distributor and ad partnerships remain the “bedrock” of the strategy…
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Exclusive: Avalon pulls ‘Taskmaster’ from UKTV as Channel 4 circles
Avalon Television is snatching its format Taskmaster from UKTV’s Dave five years after the show…
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Susanna Dinnage exits Discovery
Animal Planet boss and former Discovery UK and Ireland chief Susanna Dinnage is to leave…
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Former ABC Ent exec Jamila Hunter lands at Freeform
Former ABC Entertainment exec Jamila Hunter is joining Freeform as SVP of current series and…