Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:
■ Police apprehend a suspect after Netflix headquarters in Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood goes into lockdown over an "active shooter" warning with Netflix staff evacuated.
■ The BBC launches its own eco-friendly fashion and lifestyle brand, BBC Planet, that will launch at London Fashion Week.
■ No, Peppa Pig is not giving American kids British accents.
■ China's StarTimes says it has 3 million pay-TV subscribers in Nigeria, wants to open a factory in the West African country.
Nigerian journalists again taken to StarTimes headquarters in Beijing.
■ Australian television asked to give bullying warnings in pre-programme advisories.
■ How StarTimes in Africa is serving up a soft powder influence win for China.
While MultiChoice's DStv targets the most affluent viewers, StarTimes is making incursions at the cheaper end.
■ Kenya warns TV channels over fake TV pastors, will start a crackdown from 19 February on television platforms hosting religious fraudsters.
■ High-ranking Zambian police official threatens Prime TV news presenter.
■ Human Rights Watch: Lift the ban in Thailand on the outspoken TV station, Voice TV, before the elections.
■ Netflix's first dating show pretends it's not trash. It's indeed trash.
■ Speaking of trash and Netflix, Netflix's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's Nightflyers is pure trash.
■ Netflix's The Umbrella Academy is a muddled riff, and fails to inspire.
