Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for having a Premium Subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] Jimmy Kimmel returned to the airwaves on Tuesday night, walking on stage to a huge, extended and entirely predictable standing ovation. The entire first section, around 28 minutes in...
13 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for having a Premium Subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] Support from Newsrewired: Over the weekend, the tragic news broke of the death of Matt Beard. The former Liverpool Women’s manager was just 47. I never got to interview him, so I can...
16 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for having a Premium Subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] Support from newsrewired: Amazon Prime Video has made another move into major sports coverage, announcing this week that it will provide some US coverage of The Masters golf next year....
21 days ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for having a Premium Subscription It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] I’m sending this from the Press Gazette Future of Media Technology Conference in London. Despite the Tube strike, there is a good turnout and lots of interesting discussion both on and...
28 days ago • 3 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] It's my birthday tomorrow, so I'm feeling generous and making this newsletter free for everyone. If you'd like to buy me a birthday present, please sign up for a Paid Membership. Not only will it really make my day, it means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! There's still...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for having a Premium Subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] Thanks to Tickaroo for supporting this newsletter. Yesterday was Deadline Day. At 7pm BST, Europe’s footballing transfer window ended. Or “slammed shut”, as we are all obligated to say....
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. This is a weekend round-up of the stories I've covered over the last few days. If you have a premium subscription, thank you! If not, please consider upgrading to a premium subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS I'M RUNNING A SUMMER SALE GIVING, GIVING YOU 20% OFF. DON'T MISS OUT: [Some links may help...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for having a Premium Subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] Sponsored by: Tickaroo As readers know, I watch…a fair amount… of football on TV. Consequently, I feel I am well qualified to put in this plea: Directors, STOP running replays and...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. This is a weekend round-up of the stories I've covered over the last few days. If you have a premium subscription, thank you! If not, please consider upgrading to a premium subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] Summer is a weird time in media. It is...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read