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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
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Discovery signs up for Kinetic Content’s ‘Man vs. Bear’ competition
Discovery has commissioned Red Arrow Studios-owned Kinetic Content for an unscripted competition series pitting man…
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ACE Entertainment Films launches TV movie drive helmed by Marielle Zuccarelli
International producer-distributor ACE Entertainment Films has launched a strategic initiative around family-adventure TV movies for…
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Foreign production boosts Australian drama spend to 29-year high
Record levels of foreign production in Australia have helped shatter national records around drama production,…
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Discovery expands in Korea with Skylifetv content pact
Discovery is partnering with Korean Telecom to launch a production unit for premium non-scripted Korean…
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Warner Bros. strikes Canadian output deal for HBO Max
HBO Max programmes are heading to Canada via Bell Media’s SVOD service Crave and broadcaster…
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Inside HBO Max’s complete originals slate
HBO Max may not be launching for another seven months, but the service is ramping…
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Blue Ant Media expands digital drive with Stephanie Atlas
Blue Ant Media has appointed Stephanie Atlas as VP of digital content and programming for…
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Starzplay acquires Mindy Kaling’s ‘Four Weddings’ adaptation for UK
Lionsgate-backed SVOD service Starzplay has acquired Mindy Kaling’s adaptation of Four Weddings And A Funeral for…
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John Landgraf: More than half of FX writing staff are women, POC
More than half of US cable channel FX’s writing staff are women or people of…
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Cameras start rolling on Cineflix Rights thriller ‘Tehran’
Cameras have started rolling on Cineflix Rights’ eight-part international espionage thriller Tehran. Set in Iran,…
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Sky Studios expands production pacts with Free@Last TV, Sagafilm
Sky Studios has struck a multi-year development and distribution deal with Agatha Raisin producer Free@Last…
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Show of the Week: Beat The Channel
Red Arrow Studios International’s madcap entertainment format Beat The Channel sees two popular TV presenters…
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DAZN strikes creative partnership with Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions
Sports streamer DAZN has struck a global creative partnership with Sylvester Stallone’s Balboa Productions. The…
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Exclusive: Discovery to launch Indian streamer ‘D Plus’ in 2020
Discovery is launching an Indian streaming service next year, building on its success with a…
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Darren Star: An American in Paris
Darren Star, creator of Beverly Hills 90210 and Sex And The City, brings his Midas…
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Exclusive: UK trade body Pact pulls out of China as political tensions, IP concerns escalate
UK trade body Pact is putting the brakes on all dealings with China amidst a…
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Anton to co-invest in Newen projects under strategic financing deal
French production giant Newen has struck a strategic funding deal with producer-financier Anton. Under the…
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Endemol Shine’s ‘MasterChef’ returns to India
MasterChef is returning to Indian screens for a sixth season. Star India-owned pay-TV channel Star…
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Amazon commissions German series with comedian Markus Stoll
Amazon Prime Video Germany has commissioned a series with comedian Markus Stoll. The streamer has…
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Merger ahead for Viasat and Canal Digital
NENT Group and Telenor Group are to combine the former’s Viasat Consumer with the latter’s…
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HBO Max strikes overall deal with Lisa Ling, greenlights travel series
HBO Max has greenlit travel series Birth, Wedding, Funeral as part of an overall deal…
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Entertainment One sells raft of ‘Peppa Pig’ seasons into Korea
Entertainment One has sold a raft of seasons of Peppa Pig into Korean educational broadcaster…
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The New Yorker unveils documentary strand
US magazine The New Yorker is rolling out an online doc strand showcasing issue-driven stories…
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Australia’s Channel Seven orders ‘Big Brother’ reboot
Endemol Shine’s Big Brother is returning to Australia as part of a “content-led growth strategy”…
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Deals round-up: TVF scores MENA sales, Quintus strikes Maximus pre-sales
TVF scores sales in MENA London-headquartered specialist factual distributor TVF International has sold a slate…
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Netflix to raise $2bn in debt as it prepares to compete with Disney, Apple
Netflix is to raise $2bn in debt as it looks to invest in more original…
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Discovery expands AVOD service Dplay into UK and Ireland
Discovery is expanding its streaming service Dplay into the UK and Ireland. The AVOD service,…
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Bloomberg rolls out slate of digital originals
Business outlet Bloomberg has rolled out a new slate of digital originals for its fledgling…
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Edinburgh TV Festival director Lisa Campbell steps down
Edinburgh TV Festival director and CEO Lisa Campbell is stepping down after six years in…
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HBO Max expands doc offering with Schumer doc, travelogue series
HBO Max is ramping up its documentary offerings with a number of talent-led commissions including…