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Charlotte Henry is a journalist and broadcaster who creates and runs The Addition newsletter and podcast; an award-winning publication looking at the crossover between media and technology.

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Thinly Spread BBC Stars, Boxing Day Football Blackout Due to TV Companies and more

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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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,...

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,...

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...

Jimmy Kimmel interviewing actor Rob Lowe.

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...

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....

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...