TV NEWS ROUND-UP. Today's interesting TV stories to read - 14 October 2020.

 

Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:  

■ Too soon? Will Netflix's ongoing abrupt cancellations of series end up hurting its brand?

■ Video streamers will have to do better to combat churn: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Netflix are their own worse enemy when it comes to losing subscribers.

■ Disney - and others - could reimagine content bundles for the future.

What if Disney evolves its Disney+ video streaming service to include perks from its other consumer divisions? Imagine if Disney came up with new, different-tiered bundle packages so subscribers and fans can decide how much they want to engage with the brand.

■ How Netflix uses social media to reach niche audiences for some of its content.

■ Ugly: Nasty starlet Sarah Jeffery slams the original Charmed cast as

■  The Simpsons take on Donald Trump in its 31st "Treehouse of Horror" episode.

■ Limits on TV advertising can reduce childhood obesity - study.

■ Is Vince McMahon's time as a WWE wrestling character over?

■ "Surprising" rules for TV news anchors in Kenya - like staying away from public transport and forced to live in lavish suburbs. 

■ Fewer fistfights and less sex as TV production in America gets a Covid-19 makeover.

■ Reality TV glows up.

Docu-series aren't so trashy as reality series and while it's not prestige TV,  but brings a sense of higbrow sheen.

■ Why British police shows are better.

More grief, guilt and pondering of dark psychological complexity.

■ No longer just crime: The Nordic countries' new wave of TV includes "comic noir".

■ In the video streaming wars Amazon Prime Video is catching up to Netflix while HBO Max is growing faster than Disney+.