Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:
■ Why Critics worry about Criticism.
Criticism as a form is in trouble.
■ American TV critic Bruce Fretts dead at 54.
The "godfather" of Entertainment Weekly's TV coverage has died; played a pivotal role in developing EW’s approach to television coverage with his in-depth reporting, discerning analysis, and incisive wit.
■ Production cliff-edge forces the TV industry to plunder the past.
The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic is making archive TV content more valuable again.
■ SABC must try everything else before firing staffers.
The Save Our SABC (SOS Coalition) says South Africa's public broadcaster must first exhaust all other avenues to stabilise its financial situation before retrenching employees.
■ CNN's Richard Quest on his life after Covid-19.
The financial reporter and anchor on CNN International (DStv 401) reflects on the coronavirus 2 months after he was diagnosed as Covid-19 positive: "one surveys the damage to the human landscape and realizes that it's much greater than first thought."
■ How J.K. Rowling became Voldemort.
To preserve their love of Harry Potter, its fans must erase its author. Rowling, like Voldemort, is so evil that even mentioning her violates a taboo: She Who Must Not Be Named. Dumbledore would not have approved of this practice.
■ Magda Wierzycka to join The Apprentice South Africa TV show as CEO in 2021.
The long-dormant The Apprentice SA gets another chance at the TV boardroom with Gray Matter Media producing.
■ Floor Is Lava: how Netflix's health and safety nightmare became a reality (subscription required).
■ Newscorp CEO Robert Thomson: "Journalism around the world is unsustainable".
■ Some of the hottest shows on Netflix right now are the dark and gloomy ones.
