Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. From the PodcastWhy Your Favourite Shows Dissapeared From Streaming Services – With Kelly GuimontEver 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 shows that have disappeared off streamers and why it happens. US Election is the Only StoryAs we hurtle towards election day in the US, British broadcasters are once putting huge amounts of resources into what will likely be days of covering counts, declarations and conspiracy theories. The BBC’s coverage will come, from Washington DC, anchored by US Chief Presenters Caitríona Perry and Sumi Somaskanda. They are going to be joined by a number of other correspondents. Furthermore, Clive Myrie will be deployed to present “News at 10” from outside the White House. Over on Sky News, Chief presenter Mark Austin and world news presenter Yalda Hakim will lead the coverage from Washington. Channel 4 is collaborating with CNN. In addition, it is doing things somewhat differently, as it is prone to do. Viewers will be treated to appearances from Succession star Brian Cox, pornstar Stormy Daniels and Boris Johnson. Krishnan Guru-Murthy and Emily Maitlis will be anchoring from the US capital. It will be the first time the broadcaster has done overnight coverage of a Presidential Election in over three decades. They don’t want to miss out on the Trump Show. Watching the candidates’ approach to the media has been fascinating. Donald Trump is Donald Trump - and it seems outlets still have not come to terms with how to cover him and push back on his stream of lies... Read more with a paid subscription |
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.
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. We all want to work on projects we're passionate about, but sometimes compromises need to be made. This is particularly true in the current media environment. Is there a way to turn that passion into profits and, therefore, a sustainable media business? Peter Houston from Media Voices and Magazine Diaries/Grub Street Journal comes back on the podcast to discuss it all. Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the need for the WSL to get more competitive if it is going to maintain media interest. This weekend was very illustrative. The managers like to emphasise how difficult the league is. Tottenham's Robert Vilahamn called the WSL "crazy competitive" in a press conference on Friday. Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor has said similar. However, only Vilahamn's team ended up in a...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. What's this? A newsletter on a Thursday? Yes! I thought that you might appreciate your second dose of independent media reporting and analysis earlier in the week, so I'm now going to publish on a Thursday instead of a Friday. Not that long ago, I revealed the strain hacks at Reach are under as their bosses impose ever more demanding targets on them. It’s all in the name of traffic. Of course. Since then,...