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.] My latest book, Streaming Wars, is out now. Buy a signed copy: £18.99 Streaming Wars Streaming Wars is my second book. In it, I explore the seismic shifts behind the rise of platforms...
9 days ago • 5 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.] Premium Subscriber Stories Premier League Boxing Day Row Tuesday’s newsletter focused on the situation with Boxing Day football, or lack thereof, and the fault of the media companies. As...
16 days ago • 4 min read
A quick update on The Addition. The extra stories at the top of the newsletter for Premium Subscribers have developed and will continue to do so, becoming more scoopy, gossipy and full of insider info. They will remain behind the paywall. There will be other Premium Subscriber-only stories, too. However, the main story in the newsletter will now be sent in full to all registered subscribers. It will go behind the paywall after a month. Freeriders will need to upgrade to have access to the...
18 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 the full main story, subscriber-only stories AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] “Streaming Wars” – my second book – is out now in the UK! It comes out in the US later this month. In it, I explore the seismic shifts behind the rise of...
23 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 the full main story, subscriber only stories AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! [Some links may help generate a commission that also supports The Addition.] “Streaming Wars” – my second book – is out now in the UK! It comes out in the US later this month. In it, I explore the seismic shifts behind the rise of...
25 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.] “Streaming Wars” – my second book – is out now in the UK! It comes out in the US later this month. In it, I explore the seismic shifts behind the rise of platforms like Netflix,...
about 1 month ago • 5 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.] “Streaming Wars” – my second book – is out now in the UK! It comes out in the US later this month. In it, I explore the seismic shifts behind the rise of platforms like Netflix,...
about 1 month 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.] “Streaming Wars” – my second book – is out this week in the UK! It comes out in the US later this month. In it, I explore the seismic shifts behind the rise of platforms like Netflix,...
about 2 months 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.] 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...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read