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as we take on the world. all of the stories that matter to you come true. what ever is. running now. that. you made for mines. netflix disappointing result of the pandemic streaming boom a wears off while its home market might be it's outrageous the company is hoping an investment in african stories will help when that new subscriber is on the continent. also coming up the e.u. finally agrees on a new agricultural policy the focus is on environmental protection and critics say it's not green and up. this is the doubling of business i'm paid for it from the

welcome to the show. shares in the world's leading a video streaming platform netflix have slid to 6 percent after the company delivered disappointing 3rd quarter results the company picked up only 2200000 new subscribers between july and september after a pandemic driven boom in the 1st half of the year which saw the service gain $26000000.00 new viewers part of the reason for the slowdown is that netflix has little room to grow in its home market of the united states but the company is hardly embarking on a tough times of nearly 6 and a half $1000000000.00 its 3rd quarter sales were actually slightly above analyst expectations. and while netflix might have exhausted its potential in the united states it's a different story in the rest of the world in the past few years the company has been increasing its investment in africa keen to capitalize on a growing demand for original content on the continent. in september poacher

became the 1st kenyan film released on netflix using drama instead of documentary to show the lives of everyday people involved in poaching it was an international smash netflix plans to screen more locally produced content to tell african stories . the business is excited about after fast and its splitting of the efforts in time and investing time seems that in times of austrac to do what we say that the we do believe the great stories come from anywhere become loved. everywhere across the world and small different stories. although touré is one of a host of nigerian films on the platform it's a gritty tale of a journalist investigation of the trafficking of sex workers in the lagos underworld. is proving popular with netflix 193000000 subscribers globally and it's also a big draw for african viewers. africa is dominated by traditional t.v.

offerings the internet is often sluggish and expensive and that's not the only problem. we face challenges with the pain infrastructure. and this is because even the know the no credits high penetration. across the continent what we're trying to do is we're trying to open possibilities that can enable us to work closely with local partners on making to have options more accessible. south africa nigeria and kenya are currently the continent's biggest and most developed markets for streaming services. but netflix won't give details about exactly how many viewers it is targeting for its cutting edge african dramas. let's talk about this with a correspondent is a collect see who's joining us now from the canadian capital aca hi i think with all of that there's such a big demand at the moment for original content from africa tell me just how well

that is doing on the continent so far. so since 2016 when it's launched it has been growing steadily by 1500000 subscribers from africa. and africa and also. brule penetration as you see this is really. beginning to grow in this and also because the. african story people in africa can relate to some of the things. it has been a very interesting growth for them. and much been gained by having. absolutely and i think. the only streaming service in africa tell me about the competition. so.

for example choice is quite poor really. have to do a lot to actually competition because. in africa. internet service. is huge. content from netflix. has to be done in terms of. ability so that you can make much game choice and. dish is really. on there. and he did mention some of the challenges there what do you think a service like netflix has to do to attract more african viewers. one is that. a lot of people really have interest in

watching. because they're beginning to see. one of the. really crazy. i don't know what i really hope. something about. even if. people. say thank you so much. now to some of the other terrible business stories making news. britain's borrowing has reached its highest ever level as authorities spend billions of pounds to prop up the economy growth in

the spring stold off their businesses closed and tax revenue dried up because of the pandemic public sector net debt is now over $100.00 under 3 percent of the new will economic. hong kong airline cathay pacific is to slash a quarter of its workforce $8500.00 jobs are to go the bulk of them at the airlines hong kong based the company will also shocked and reached all airline cathay dragon the aviation industry has suffered major losses because of that time tomic. e.u. countries have reached an agreement on agricultural reforms under the proposed changes farmers must adopt environmental practices in exchange for direct payments from the e.u. the new agricultural policy covers the next 7 years and is worth almost 400000000000 euros environmentalist say it doesn't go far enough.

the 27 edu member states worked late into the night to reach an agreement the main point of contention was linking the payment of agricultural subsidies to environmental practices that's highest in the dust lies don't commit the means that environmental and climate protection are also being taken into account even though those services for the common good don't automatically increase yield or company income just as a whole nuclear tipped agriculture forms the largest part of the e.u.'s budget. it represents around $58000000000.00 euros annually so far those funds have been distributed into 2 separate programs more than $40000000000.00 euros are direct payments linked to the size of each farm the other $17000000000.00 euros are earmarked for rural development environmental protection and animal welfare and the new provision which includes more than $8000000000.00 euros in direct payments starting in 2023 will be linked to climate friendly measures. critics say the

new measures don't go far enough. this decision doesn't help the agricultural sector at all that doesn't help the environment we have to stop making payments based on the size of the land and start basing it on what's being done for the environment according to the e.u. agricultural minister's proposal more than half of all subsidies would continue to be distributed based on land ownership alone and not on climate protection measures . staying with i recall chair in senegal powdered milk is a dietary staple it's a lot cheaper than fresh milk and is used by money factor as to make yogurt and milk one reason the powdered rice he is so cheap is that the e.u. subsidizes imports office but it also means that local dairy farmers counts can piece. these shopping center capital deco. everyday items to people in the neighborhood coffee rice sugar and powdered milk

a staple of senegalese diets that often trumps fresh towels milk because it's cheaper and easier to find ways out of marrying i sell more powdered milk because it comes in these packages that are cheaper and more hygienic. for more than a it's cost friendly for larger family. economy up to 20 grand package like this costs $100.00 francs just 15 euro cents even sells smaller portions he backs himself the price for anyone with a tight budget in senegal milk powder counts for 84 percent of milk imports mostly from the european union according to statistics from the ministry of livestock and 30 percent cheaper than local milk thanks to subsidies from the european common agricultural policy. outside dhaka 100 cows make a dairy farm and the state decided to invest in importing breeds from france in the netherlands to cross-breed with his local council to increase the production the

fish cows milk is often too costly for the average family because it's more expensive to produce them but this is an army of problems because if you have a farmer and produce milk but you can't sell a lot of money to feed the cows that's a big problem for us. if all the factories could take the local milk it would cut into the powdered milk a little bit and then. there's a lever the incentive go just to industrialists incorporate local milk into their production one of them collects milk from farmers in the north of the country the milk is bottled on site and then travels 400 kilometers to danko which was quite a big investment says its product manager said because. it's difficult and there are a few industrialists who dare to take the plunge and managing milk is not easy with the climatic conditions that are here. in the market. it's difficult to have a real margin on this milk especially when you are 400 kilometers away. you have

to pay the farmer a fair price invest in the cold chain just tribulation and so on. ever since the last end of the city so cynical milk supply may never get the chance to meet national demond with current customs duties at just 5 percent pounder imports practice in the dairy sector want to increase to create a more competitive dairy industry in the region. i'm not for we have time for thanks so much for watching me on a daily basis combating. the

conflicts from the powerful. more than 2 years ago the government in armenia came to power in a so-called elvis revolution with the hope of fundamental democratic reform my guest this week from your obama is armenian foreign minister story of manasseh congo how much responsibility does armenia for the conflicts going to. 60 minutes. and.

course of. the for. mrs dean of news africa on the program to. gunshots and dance in lagos peaceful demonstrators fired on in the heart of nigeria's commercial capital and their outrage has been heard around the world. the people are going to run their shooting at them at the markets holding. 4 g.'s initially came to no one was killed in the protests but the cabin often a frost was strong but. this is evenings.