Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:
■ How the conspiracy theorist David Icke "confused" Gareth Cliff who eNCA (DStv 403) was happy to put on its TV news channel for likes over lives.
Gareth Cliff's for-profit misinformation show on eNCA makes money from sensationalist pandering.
■ The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic and dramatic cost-cutting at NBCUniversal and Comcast have claimed another victim (subscription required):
Comcast, NBC News and Sky News (DStv 402) will no longer create the NBC Sky World News channel to take on CNN International (DStv 401). The more than 50 staff who were hired were told on Wednesday it's over because the "business model has become unviable".
■ Discovery Inc. is close to announcing its own video streaming service it plans to launch.
New direct-to-consumer service will "encompass all its brands and characters, will work with distribution partners and may or may or may not include advertising", will be "a new SUV" with "large, fresh content".
■ MultiChoice Nigeria once again dragged to court in Nigeria.
This time over the pay-TV operator's alleged refusal to renew a subscription after payment.
■ The global Covid-19 pandemic is creating a class divide as wealthier people sit home and watch more TV, while lower-income people go out to work (subscription required).
■ SHOCKING! See the moment that the Beirut blast hit the BBC bureau in that city while an interview took place.
■ Disney shocks cinema owners in the United Kingdom with its decision to release Mulan on Disney+ first.
■ Ellen DeGeneres turned kindness into a brand. Now that brand is bringing her down.
■ The revealing and disturbing story of America told through 20 years of reality dating shows.
Find out the exact moment American culture went off the rails.
■ Research: Some children enjoy watching TV more than others.
A clip of Disney's Fantasia shown on repeat to 10-month-old babies in a study determined that children's temperament drives the amount of television they want to watch.
■ Remember when we could all touch each other. Well, TV does.
■ That already-iconic "Ta-Dum" "sound-logo" of Netflix almost included a goat's bleating.
And how the "Ta-Dum" you hear now was actually created (hint: wedding ring and a cabinet).
■ How American reality TV can confront its very real racism problem.
■ Amazon Prime Video is gaining subscribers thanks to Covid-19 quarantine.
■ 12 tricks and tips to get more out of your Netflix subscription.
■ The non-TV story of the day: A Must-Watch video with a prediction about the upcoming 2020 American election.
From Alan Lichtman who has never been wrong and explains why in a fascinating 7-minute video.
