TV NEWS ROUND-UP. Today's interesting TV stories to read - 23 February 2021.

Here's the latest news about TV that I read and that you should read too:     

■ The big financial problems of China's StarTimes pay-TV operator comes to light as it faces possible liquidation over owing $11 million in unpaid sports content rights and failing to pay beIN MediaGroup for rights to France's soccer Ligue 1.

 

■ Harry Shearer will no longer voice the black Dr Julius Hibbert on The Simpsons with Kevin Michael Richardson taking over the voice role.

■ Even more Hollywood studios are now starting to hide their abysmal box office income.

■ 1 200 British TV workers accuse the caustic Piers Morgan at ITV of bullying.

■ New book, Ticking Clock, reveals how ugly some of America's 60 Minutes correspondents really are.

"The TV news business is stacked with talented **holes". 

■ From WandaVision to The Mandalorian, how Disney+'s Netflix-crushing plan is taking shape.

■ Why was the 2021 Golden Globes nominees live stream so weird?

■ Is The Bachelor the fastest-growing new professional sport in America?

■ How a childhood love for TV spurred a life-changing career in television.

Zambezi Magic’s Date My Family Botswana producer, Onkabetse Reikeletseng, on his journey in filmmaking.

■ An American producer on why abusive on-set behaviour happens - and how the industry can stop it.

■ Discovery Inc.'s new video streaming service Discovery+ hits 11 million subscribers.

■ Parsing Paramount+: What exactly does ViacomCBS''s video streamer want to be?

As the last of the new global streaming services to launch Paramount+ will have a mountain to climb.

■ And the non-TV story of the day: America's Cherokee Nation wants Jeep to stop using Jeep Cherokee using its name.