…now has 160 million subscribers globally and valued more than ExxonMobil Netflix has become a more valuable company than the US oil giant ExxonMobil , as the streaming service benefits from increased viewing of television and films during coronavirus lockdowns. Shares in the…
Disney Plus racks up 50m subscribers in five months
Disney’s new video streaming service has hit more than 50 million subscribers since its launch five months ago. When Disney Plus last announced viewing figures in February it had reached 26.5 million subscribers. Since then, this has almost doubled as…
*Lagos has discharged 31 out of 120 COVID-19 cases (DailyTrust) *Heavy traffic in Lekki as Lagos residents flout lockdown (Punch)
Lagos has discharged 31 out of 120 COVID-19 cases (DailyTrust) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that a total of 31 people have fully recovered from COVID-19 in Lagos and they have been…
Tiger King reflects our world back to us – one run by megalomaniacs and amateurs
I was so close to petitioning our government to include an edict in that pandemic stimulus package to force Netflix to please, for once, create some original programming that isn’t on the spectrum between mediocre to appalling. Our broken and…
‘The Irishman’ fails to win at Oscars 2020
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman did not win a single award at the 2020 Oscars which held Sunday night. It was yet another disappointing outing for the team behind the Netflix’s $160 million three-hour-long mob drama. The film starring Robert De…
‘Kasala!’ Ema Edosio’s film now on Netflix
Ema Edosio’s well-travelled debut Kasala! is on Netflix. The comedy has played in several film festivals home and abroad and is one of several amazing Nollywood films to have gone unnoticed because of the industry’s distribution challenges. Initially rejected by…
Genevieve Nnaji’s rise from Nollywood to Netflix (BBC)
Nigerian star and film director Genevieve Nnaji has already shown that she is a force to be reckoned with, so the disqualification of her Netflix film from the Oscars is unlikely to frustrate her ambitions. In fact, the rejection of…
Oscar-winner Mo’Nique sues Netflix for pay discrimination (Punch)
Oscar-winning actress Mo’Nique on Thursday filed a pay discrimination lawsuit against Netflix, alleging the streaming giant offered her less money than it did to white and male performers because she is a black woman. Mo’Nique, also a singer and comedian,…
Netflix to produce series inspired by Hillary Clinton’s presidential run (BBC)
Netflix is producing a new drama inspired by Hillary Clinton’s failed 2016 run for US president. The series will be based on a chapter of Chasing Hillary, a memoir by Amy Chozick who covered the election as a reporter for…
Netflix acquires Kunle Afolayan’s ‘Mokalik’, Others(Punch)
Netflix, the America streaming giant, has acquired award-winning director and producer Kunle Afolayan’s new movie ‘Mokalik.’ Afolayan disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday on the sideline of the French-Nigerian Cinema Days holding from…