TV NEWS ROUND-UP. Today's interesting TV stories to read from TVwithThinus - 10 April 2018.

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

■ The SABC's disappointing coverage of the life of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela after her death last week.
Why the lack of historical footage on the South African public broadcaster?

■ Naspers' SVOD service Showmax run by MultiChoice, says that in Africa expensive data is slowing down the growth if internet television. 

■ North Americans are the world's biggest TV watching addicts, spending 4 hours per days watching television.

The rest of the world spends nearly 3 hours per day watching TV. Meanwhile millennials and young adults are spending more time on their cellphones and watching TV that way.

■ HBO's Westworld creators are so scared of spoilers leaking about the upcoming 2nd season that will be on M-Net (DStv 101) that they've decided to do spoilers themselves.

■ CBS television executives are freaking out over a looming Charlie Rose expose in The Washington Post.

■ In a new episode "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" The Simpsons addressed the stereotype criticism over the Indian Apu character - and are now facing new complaints. And why The Simpsons' tasteless response to the Apu controversy is so heartbreaking. 

■ Colton Haynes is returning to Arrow seen on M-Net (DStv 101) as a series regular for the 7th season.

■ Star Trek: Discovery available on Netflix South Africa has added Anson Mount who will play Captain Christopher Pike in the second season.

■ FOX News (StarSat 261 / Cell C black 502) accidentally shows viewers that FOX News is the least trusted American TV news channel.

■ How Netflix and Amazon are driving a global reality TV renaissance although the online demand for reality series is still relatively small compared to scripted series.

■ The first photo of the older, reunited Murphy Brown cast.

Today's interesting TV stories to read from TV with Thinus - 16 April 2015.

Calls for M-Net's scandal-riddled Big Brother Mzansi to be taken off the air.
Will M-Net and Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) do the right thing and cancel the trashy reality show engulfed by allegations of rape?

The Planet Earth team moving to Netflix for spectacular new series, Our Planet.
Producers to create epic new global series for Netflix to start in 2019, set to raise the bar for natural history programming.

Arrow's Colton Haynes is leaving the show; producers speak and explain.
Character of Roy Harper is driving off into the sunset ... but could be back - the producers love the guy.

Kelly Osbourne "is dead" to Giuliana Rancic.
Why the former best friends on E! Entertainment's (DStv 124) imploded Fashion Police now hate each other. Meanwhile Giuliana Rancic says she is not leaving Fashion Police.

Game of Thrones TV creators know how the show will end.
"It's a real story, with a beginning, a middle, and an end." Meanwhile Michiel Huisman talks about playing Daario in the 5th season.

How The Walking Dead spin-off got its title of Fear The Walking Dead.
Adweek hears from the creators how the new spin-off zombie drama coming to AMC (StarSat 115 / DStv 140) got its title.

Judge Judy's husband talks about their sex life.
Jerry Sheindlin says his judge wife, 72, is great in bed.

National Geographic Channel (DStv 181) greenlights new drama series, Saints & Strangers.
The mini-series of 4 hours which will be shown in 2015 will follow the 101 men, women and children who boarded a ship for the new world of America.