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,...
6 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.] “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,...
8 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.] “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,...
22 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.] 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...
26 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...
29 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....
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.] 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...
about 1 month 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 2 months 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 2 months ago • 4 min read