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Netflix Suspends Filming Of ‘The Crown’ To Honour Late Queen Elizabeth

September 09, (THEWILL) –Netflix has suspended filming of its British royals drama 'The Crown' on Friday following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The acclaimed show is currently filming its sixth season, having charted the late monarch’s life through multiple...

Netflix Offers Scholarship To Film, TV Students In West, Central Africa

August 23, (THEWILL) - Netflix has invited film and television students in West and Central Africa for its Creative Equity Scholarship Fund (CESF). The streaming giant announced the scholarship in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, selected applicants will...

Invest In Nigeria Or Face Sanctions – Lai Mohammed Threatens Netflix, Others

May 09, (THEWILL) - Information minister, Lai Mohammed, has told streaming platforms to expand their business in Nigeria if they want to remain in the country. Mohammed’s statement comes as Nigeria’s new series Blood Sisters draws widespread acclaim on the...

Netflix Stops Production Of Will Smith’s Movie For Assaulting Chris Rock

April 05, (THEWILL) – Netflix has paused the production of Fast And Loose, a forthcoming movie by Will Smith, amid the controversies trailing his face-off with Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars. Smith had slapped Rock in the face on March...

Realness Institute Partners Netflix On Content Development Laboratory for African Writers

June 20, (THEWILL)- In a bid to strengthen the foundation of quality storytelling in Africa, 12 creative industry professionals from Kenya, Nigeria, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe have been selected to be part of an inaugural three-month development laboratory...

Netflix Pays $30m For Kanye West’s Documentary

BEVERLY HILLS, April 08, (THEWILL) – American music superstar, Kanye West, has allowed his life for over two decades to be captured by cameras as the born-again rapper reportedly sold a documentary to Netflix for $30 million. According to a report in Billboard,...

Netflix Releases N1.9bn From Creative Equity Fund to Help African Women in Entertainment

BEVERLY HILLS, April 05, (THEWILL) - In commemoration of the 2021 International Women’s Day themed Choose To Challenge, Netflix has released the sum of N1.9 billion ($5 million) from its Creative Equity Fund Account set up in 2017, to cater...
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IYC Committed To Peaceful Resolution Of Eruani, Daukoru Dispute – Ayebakuro Itari

The Ijaw Youth Council has waded into the dispute between Dr Azibapu Eruani and Mr Kariyai Daukoru with...
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