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. If you’re a sports fan, summer 2024 was a good one. It featured the Euros and Copa América football competitions, the Olympics, two cycling grand tours (the third one is happening now,) and test cricket. There was also the Open golf (although the weather was not very seasonal,) and Wimbledon. The regular summer seasons for some US sports were in full flow too. It all meant that sport dominated the media, pushing reality shows and much else out of the spotlight. One of the big winners was NBC. It announced 23.5 billion minutes of Paris 2024 were streamed thanks to its Peacock service. The platform has been considered somewhat second-tier, but it got gold at the Olympics. NBC-owned USA Network also performed well. Mark Lazarus, Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group, was clearly happy:
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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.
I’m sure you all have dozens of newsletters in your inbox about Donald Trump and the election. Sorry… this is another one. Indeed, I decided to wait to publish until we knew the result. (I promise I’ll write about something else on Friday.) As I said the other day, there is only one story in town. You can read about the politics of the election elsewhere, and I’ll doubtlessly discuss it with my co-host Emma Burnell on this week’s House of Comments podcast episode. Here, though, I want to look...
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...
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...