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: Strength of Channel 5, Apple and the MLS After Messi
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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! The Under-Discussed Strength of Channel 5Channel 5 often gets lost in the debate about streaming and British public service broadcasters. I confess I don’t spend much, if any, time watching it. However, recent figures show plenty of people do. There is something very interesting going on there.
Apple Needs a Play for MLS After MessiTo state the obvious, Lionel Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami in 2023 was a big deal. It mattered to both the MLS and its media partner Apple, which owns the global rights to the league for a decade and used the World Cup winner as a key way to sell its Season Pass subscription. However, the Argentinian icon’s contract runs out at the end of the 2025 season.
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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! 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! Did the Media Pass the COVID-19 Lockdown Test? On March 23, 2020, then-UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson looked down the...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Please consider upgrading to a premium subscription. It means you get even more content AND the satisfaction of supporting the growth of independent media! At the BBC HQ up in Salford there was a wall adorned with images of such luminaires as a Rolf Harris and… Jimmy Savile. For some time they remained in place, next to the Religion and Ethics desk. Others who featured weren’t exactly happy with the company...
Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between culture, media and sport. Thank you for reading! Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription. By doing so, you get extra stories and support the growth of independent media. The Super Bowl is usually a major opportunity for media of all kinds to bring in serious ad revenue. However, Reach, the company that publishes the Daily Mirror, amongst others, seem to have somewhat limited themselves. Ahead of the game, Jack Benjamin at...