Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:
■ Netflix CEO Reed Hastings says marriage counceling revealed that he was a "systemic liar".
- Netflix vice president told him that he was unempathetic and don't encourage criticism.
- Netflix's secret to corporate success?: The "Keeper Test" to ensure a star in every position.
- "We want to be better than Disney at family animation."
- Wants to add someone from Africa to the Netflix board which Netflix doesn't have currently.
- Says Netflix subscribers "don't really care" whether its content is original.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix projects could top the viewership charts, says Reed Hastings.
■ How the cancellation of Keeping Up with the Kardashians on E! (DStv 124) hints at the demise of traditional pay-TV.
- Family looking for a lucrative video streaming deal.
■ Netflix launches its first global marketing campaign, known as "One Story Away".
Wants to make Netflix more than just the place where a viewer goes to binge-watch.
- "We want to be better than Disney at family animation."
- Wants to add someone from Africa to the Netflix board which Netflix doesn't have currently.
- Says Netflix subscribers "don't really care" whether its content is original.
- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix projects could top the viewership charts, says Reed Hastings.
■ How the cancellation of Keeping Up with the Kardashians on E! (DStv 124) hints at the demise of traditional pay-TV.
- Family looking for a lucrative video streaming deal.
■ Netflix launches its first global marketing campaign, known as "One Story Away".
Wants to make Netflix more than just the place where a viewer goes to binge-watch.
■ An appearance on Rachel Maddow on MSNBC (StarSat 263) is very good for American book sales.
MSNBC and Rachel Maddow refused to talk to Associated Press, but literary agent says she helps make books "number one".
■ Snack with caution: A new study finds that watching TV while eating makes you become unaware that you're actually full.
■ Why "Cancel Netflix" is trending.
- Netflix won't cancel Cuties in the United States but might have to internationally.
■ Netflix doesn't have TV commercials but that doesn't mean that it won't have ads in future.
- Netflix takes the crown for spending on film and television.
- Netflix argues for free speech in court fight with Indian businessmen.
■ After she's been let go from Primedia's EWN at 702, Gia Nicolaides joins eNCA (DStv 403).
■ M-Net West Africa is filming Enakhe as a new series in Nigeria for DStv's Africa Magic Showcase channel.
■ The bloated SABC has spent almost R3 million on catering as the struggling and overstaffed South African public broadcaster forges ahead with getting rid of hundreds of workers.
■ M-Net (DStv 101) picks up Race for the Cure documentary.
■ Coronavirus corruption: South African government offers Leanne Manas of SABC2's Morning Live tenders for personal protection equipment.
■ America's pornography industry headed for a major Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.
MSNBC and Rachel Maddow refused to talk to Associated Press, but literary agent says she helps make books "number one".
■ Snack with caution: A new study finds that watching TV while eating makes you become unaware that you're actually full.
■ Why "Cancel Netflix" is trending.
- Netflix won't cancel Cuties in the United States but might have to internationally.
■ Netflix doesn't have TV commercials but that doesn't mean that it won't have ads in future.
- Netflix takes the crown for spending on film and television.
- Netflix argues for free speech in court fight with Indian businessmen.
■ After she's been let go from Primedia's EWN at 702, Gia Nicolaides joins eNCA (DStv 403).
■ M-Net West Africa is filming Enakhe as a new series in Nigeria for DStv's Africa Magic Showcase channel.
■ The bloated SABC has spent almost R3 million on catering as the struggling and overstaffed South African public broadcaster forges ahead with getting rid of hundreds of workers.
■ M-Net (DStv 101) picks up Race for the Cure documentary.
■ Coronavirus corruption: South African government offers Leanne Manas of SABC2's Morning Live tenders for personal protection equipment.
■ America's pornography industry headed for a major Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak.
