Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:
■ The SABC is once again/still busy with expansions and deviations of contracts.
The Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) criticises the South African public broadcaster for its ongoing lack of proper planning in supply chain and contract management.
- South Africa's parliament says the abuse with contracts are central to the SABC's financial woes.
■ TV boss in India arrested over fraud after pretending to be a government official handing out houses.
■ The irony of Netflix that produced Indian Matchmaking that didn't involve Netflix India.
■ Fahmeeda Cassim Surtee, DStv Media Sales CEO, was a child of the 80s, one of her favourite shows was MacGyver with Richard Dean Anderson and because it was appointment viewing she planned her life around every episode.
■ America's 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards will be a virtual event on 20 September because of Covid-19.
M-Net (DStv 101) will basically be broadcasting a glam, star-studded Zoom-event since nobody will actually attend in person at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
- Producers looking to "create a moment that is more relaxed, more entertaining, more enjoyable".
■ BBC journalist Fiona Lamdin uses uncensored "N"-word in TV news report.
■ Stripper TV drama P-Valley coming to Showmax shocks viewers with graphic phone sex scene complete with full-frontal nudity.
■ Greek TV channel ANT1 dumps Turkish series in protest over the conversion of Hagia Sophia from museum to mosque.
■ A brief history of Australian television: From black-and-white to video streaming.
- Still in Australia: Fixing TV content rules is one step to help the troubled industry.
■ Judge Dredd TV series written but on hold because of Covid-19 pandemic.
■ The most pirated TV series during the Covid-19 pandemic includes The Mandalorian of Disney+, The 100, Game of Thrones and a sponge.
■ After worldwide protests against police brutality, what does the future of cop TV shows look like?
■ Is the future of video streaming services a more curated experience?
■ Tom Fussell appointed as temporary BBC Studios CEO from September 2020.
■ Tamar Braxton's new reality TV show postponed after overdose.
■ The toxic Ellen DeGeneres controversy explained.
- Her celebrity friends are deserting her.
■ The profound oddness of watching televised Major League Baseball (MLB) on ESPN during Covid-19.
■ We're about to run out of new TV shows and new movies - and I can't wait.
The upcoming content drought caused by Covid-19 might be the best thing to happen to entertainment in ages.
■ The United Kingdom's Boris Johnson now wants to do White House-style TV briefings.
