Netflix has given a rare insight into what they look for in a successful show, and give some sage advice about why they cancel the series they do. Cindy Holland, Original Content VP for the service, is the one of…
Chiwetel Ejiofor’s film comes to Netflix next month (Quartz)
As a southern African country Malawi’s neighbours South Africa and Zimbabwe usually get all the coverage when it comes to global popular culture: both for good and bad. It’s probably why Malawians have been hotly anticipating the new Netflix feature…
Chiwetel Ejiofor adds authenticity to directorial debut (PageSix)
When actor Chiwetel Ejiofor optioned the rights for the 2009 best-seller The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, penning the screenplay for a feature directorial debut that world-premieres in Sundance and then appears in the Berlin Film Festival before being released…
Netflix Launches First African Series (Guardian)
11 DECEMBER 2018 Netflix has revealed the launch of its first African original series to be aired in 2019. According to entertainment news site Variety, the series, Queen Sono is a drama that centres around a female secret agent that…
Cardi B, Chance The Rapper To Appear As Judges In Netflix’s Singing Competition (Guardian)
Netflix has announced that its plans to kick off a hip-hop singing competition series tagged, Rhythm + Flow. John Legend and Jesse Collins have been listed among its producers. The series will have Cardi B, T.I., and Chance the Rapper…
My invitation, quizzing by DSS not strange — Oshiomhole(Punch) * Desist from Playing Politics with Budget, Senator Advises Presidency (ThisDay)
My invitation, quizzing by DSS not strange — Oshiomhole(Punch) The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has described his reported detention and grilling by the operatives of the Department of State Services last week as normal.…
Minimum Wage: Retirees demand increase in monthly pensions (Nation) * Nigerian govt spends N3.5 million monthly to feed El-Zakzaky – Lai Mohammed (PremiumTimes)
Minimum Wage: Retirees demand increase in monthly pensions (Nation) Following the agreement on a new minimum wage of N30, 000, pensioners have also urged federal and state governments to consider a national minimum pension for them. National President of the…
‘Gravity’ director’s new film ‘Roma’ is one of the best Netflix originals of all time (BusinessInsider)
Critics are calling Gravity director Alfonso Cuarón’s new movie Roma one of the best Netflix original releases of all time. The film premiered to standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival this week, and it currently has a 93% “fresh”…