Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. A quick programming note - I'm going to be back on the Daily Tech News Show this evening for the latest "Additional Conversations" segment. If you can't catch the show live at 4 pm ET/8 pm GMT, I'll be publishing that section on the Addition YouTube Channel and in my regular podcast feed. It's an incredible time of the year for US sports fans. The NFL is in full flow, the NBA is back, the NHL has begun and...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. From the Podcast Why Your Favourite Shows Dissapeared From Streaming Services – With Kelly Guimont Ever wondered where that show you really want to watch has suddenly gone? It is one of the great frustrations of our current media climate. Even worse, some movies and shows don’t ever make it to screens in the first place. I still can’t watch “Studio 60…” or “Sportsnight”, Kelly Guimont joins to discuss the...
12 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Former star reporter Oliva Nuzzi is officially out at New York magazine. Her fall from grace followed the revelation that she had a personal, digital, relationship with former subject and presidential wannabe RFK Jr. In an update to readers, the magazine said: Last month, the magazine enlisted the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to review Olivia Nuzzi’s work during the 2024 campaign. They reached the same...
15 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. It's another international break (in football). The perfect opportunity for attention to turn to the domestic women's game. The appetite for women’s football in the UK seems to be growing, thanks in no small part to the decision to move coverage of games not shown on linear TV to YouTube. Per The Guardian, numbers are up threefold from last season when fans had to use the extremely clunky FA Player to watch...
22 days ago • 1 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. The BBC's International Correspondent Jeremy Bowen conducted an interview with the senior Hamas official Khalil Al Hayya on Tuesday, that was broadcast on Thursday. There are arguments both ways as to whether such an interview should take place. If it's done properly, I'm probably in favour of it happening. However, the day the conversation was broadcast just so happened to be the first day of Rosh...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between media culture and sport. Somehow, we’re mid-way through September and hurtling through to the final quarter of 2024. With that in mind, I thought I’d take a look at my predictions from the start of the year to see how I’m doing, and ponder what may happen in the the final three months of the year. First things first, these were my guesses for 2024: At Least Two Streaming Services Will Merge Blogging is Back Elon Musk Will Sell...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
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2 months ago • 1 min read
Welcome back to The Addition, where I deal with the crossover of culture, media and sport. This is the free version of the newsletter. For the full article and more observations, sign up for the paid version. The death of podcasting has, surprise, surprise, been greatly exaggerated. Don’t believe me, ask Travis and Jason Kelce. The brothers have signed a deal with Wondery reported to be worth around $100 million. Now, Taylor Swift may have played a helping hand in this, but it demonstrates...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello and welcome to The Addition, where I deal with the intersection of media, culture and sport. The main part of today’s newsletter is a reflection on a fantastic summer of sport across all media platforms (but mostly streamers). To read the whole thing, as well as a first take on the sacking of Jermaine Jenas, you will need to take out a paid subscription. Your support is greatly appreciated. £5.00 / month Paid Newsletter Take out a paid subscription to The Addition for member-only...
3 months ago • 1 min read