• by Sara Guaglione , January 2, 2020

As the entertainment magazine company looks to expand its overseas writers, Variety has hired Manori Ravindran to serve as international editor.

Ravindran will run the publisher’s international team of correspondents and freelancers, as well as guide coverage of all entertainment and media sectors across Europe and Asia.

Variety has reporters in London, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong and Rome.

Ravindran succeeds Henry Chu, who left Variety at the end of 2019. She was most recently editor of Television Business International. She will start her new role January 13.

As international editor, Ravindran will assign, write and edit features, trend stories and business profiles for Variety’s weekly magazine and breaking news for Variety.com.

“As the streaming wars gear up and the film and TV industries increasingly look for growth overseas, I look forward to working with Variety’s top-notch international team in breaking news and providing in-depth analysis on the dynamic changes afoot,” she stated.

Ravindran will also work to expand Variety’s presence at international industry events and conferences.

As editor of TBI, Ravindran grew online readership by 30% within her first six months.

Prior to TBI, Ravindran was international editor of Broadcast.