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After much anticipation, Netflix has announced its presence in Nigeria. Yesterday, the streaming giant, which had been procuring Nigerian content throughout much of last year after acquiring Genevieve Nnaji’s Lionheart in 2018, announced the arrival of Netflix Naija with a new Twitter...

US streaming platform, Netflix is set to kick off production for its very first original series to be headlined by Nollywood Director, Akin Omotoso. Nollywood is the latest African film industry to join the Netflix and Africa collaboration spearheaded by Kenyan executive, Dorothy Ghettuba...

In 2018, the popular American streaming platform acquired the worldwide rights for “Lionheart.” This acquisition was Netflix’s first original project from Nigeria. Since then, the service has acquired several Nollywood movies and.... Read more via Pulse Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2wNG3qj...

Netflix reveals plans of wanting to work with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to make their own documentary. Netflix chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, has revealed that the... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2TGVPfT Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said he would be interested in speaking to the Sussexes about working together. Speaking at an event in Los … Read more via MarketWatch.com – Top Stories – https://ift.tt/30yJ0pD Get more World News

Netflix led the way with 34 nominations , but when winners were announced on the awards that celebrates film and television, there were a few surprises. On January 5, 2019, the 77th Golden Globes held at the Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California, United States..... Read more via Pulse...

Creators of the Netflix gay Jesus film 'The First Temptation of Christ' have been attacked with with two petrol bombs in Brazil. The Rio de Janeiro H.Q. of Porta dos Fundos was hit by a Molotov cocktail attack in the early hours of Tuesday December 24... Read more via Legit.ng –...

Bisi Alimi has given his opinion on a movie on Netflix that portrayed Jesus as a gay man. The movie generated controversy and a number of people, including Apostle Johnson Suleman, called for Christians to boycott Netflix.... Read more via Linda Ikeji’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2S0NR0f Get more...

The new feature that is been quietly tested by Netflix has quickly drawn a big backlash from Hollywood creatives. First noted by Android Police, savvy mobile users of the.... Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2Prq0Wj Get more: Nigeria Business News

The streaming giant, which already had a few Nollywood offerings, just added a bunch more, with commercial hits, The Wedding Party 2, King Of Boys and Merry Men now available on the platform.... via Konbini Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2mdexNE Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

While we wait patiently for the release of Kunle Afolayan‘s new film “Mokalik,” it seems like our wait will be a little longer: the director has revealed that the film has been acquired by Netflix. Afolayan shared the news in an interview with NAN, revealing that other movies of his have …...

The company had reportedly signaled that it planned to get serious about ordering/acquiring original series and films from the African continent, created by Africans.... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/30cIBrd Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Greetings, and welcome to another edition of The Monitor, WIRED’s roundup of entertainment and culture news. It’s only been two days since our last installment, and, man, a lot has happened.... Read more via Wired – http://bit.ly/2MhLllh Get more Nigeria Entertainment News

Netflix’s upcoming documentary is tackling the controversy surrounding marijuana and digging into its history in the United States. Grass Is Greener features some of America’s professed stoners, one of which is none other than Snoop Dogg. As an artist heavily influenced by the drug, he aims …...

Apple is giving Netflix a run for its money! The Tech giant’s star-studded event which held in Cupertino, California, on Monday morning, witnessed an unveiling of a host of new subscription services..... Read more via The Guardian Nigeria News – https://ift.tt/2JFxi7M Get more: Nigeria...

British award-winning actor and musician, Idris Elba has been cast as DJ Charlie Ayo, a Nigerian Disc Jockey in new series ‘Turn Up Charlie’. NAN reports that the series, which … via NaijaGistsBlog Nigeria, Nollywood, Celebrity ,News, Entertainment, Gist, Gossip, Inspiration, Africa –...

The movie screened at the Special selection of the 2019 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) alongside other movies. Chiwetel Ejiofor’s directorial debut, ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind’ is billed for release on Netflix on March 1, 2019.... via Pulse Nigeria – Nigeria –...

If you’re addicted to Netflix, this may be not so good news for you, as the company … Read more via Plus TV Africa – http://bit.ly/2HgVEUh Get more: Nigeria Business News

Netflix has awarned their audience from participating in the rising #BirdBoxChallenge which was inspired by the Sandra Bullock film “Bird Box.” This comes days after the film became Netflix’s newest success story as it reportedly garnered over 45 million streams in seven days. However, it also...

Despite Being Called “Most Terrifying Horror” Film, 45Million Netflix Viewers Have Watched “Bird Box” In Week 1 Despite being called the “most terrifying horror” movie in years, NETFLIX’S hit movie “Bird Box” has broken.... Read more via 360Nobs.com – http://bit.ly/2ERSovE Get more Nigeria...