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.
Weekend Round-up: NASA Partners With Netflix, Glastonbury and the BBC
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Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. This is a weekend round-up of the stories I've covered over the last few days. If you have a premium subscription, thank you! If not, please consider upgrading to 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.] Supported by: Dark Luxury How can Dior charge €120,000 for an overcoat? What do the super-rich really use their private jets for? Are expensive luxury goods really made in China? Dark Luxury is a newsletter which investigates these and other questions about the €1.5 trillion luxury industry, which has managed to conjure up a market for things that nobody needs. Subscribe to get our weekly news round-up for free. NASA Partners With Netflix in Streaming RaceSaying that every company is now a media company has become something of a cliché. Yet day after day, developments prove it to be true. Take, for instance, Amalfi Jets (this is Kolin). The company is ostensibly a private jet broker and concierge service. However, they have shot to fame thanks to a fun and active TikTok account that supposedly documents the goings-on at the firm. Watching it is like following a bite-sized soap opera as customers call in with evermore ridiculous requests. Now, NASA is taking its streaming service, which is obviously called NASA+, to Netflix. Rocket launches, space walks, mission coverage and shots of Earth from the International Space Station are going to air live on the streamer, as well as on the agency's own service, which is free and does not run ads.
Glastonbury Shows BBC is It’s Own Worst EnemyThe BBC does many things right. Look at its exemplary coverage of Wimbledon and the Women’s Euros. But when it gets itself in a mess, it really gets itself in a mess, and that is what’s happening as the fallout from Glastonbury continues. Today, the corporation has issued another statement about Bob Vylan’s hate-filled performance at Worthy Farm. It said that “it is clear that errors were made both in the lead-up to and during Bob Vylan’s appearance.” The most telling part for me is this:
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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.
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. This is a weekend round-up of the stories I've covered over the last few days. If you have a Premium Subscription, thank you! I'm currently running a sale - get 50% off a Premium Subscription now. 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.] The Lionesses put us fans through...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. This is a weekend round-up of the stories I've covered over the last few days. If you have a premium subscription, thank you! If not, please consider upgrading to 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.] Well, it's been quite the week. I'm still...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. This is a weekend round-up of the stories I've covered over the last few days. If you have a premium subscription, thank you! If not, please consider upgrading to 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.] July 7 Bombings – How Journalists Responded...