The deal that would see media start-up Tortoise buy-out The Observer has been controversial from the start. Tensions quickly escalated and staff at the newspaper went on strike. Former Guardian journalist James Ball gave a good explanation of what was going on on the podcast. You can listen to that here. Now that the deal […]
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As had been speculated upon, Mark Chapman, Kelly Cates and Gabby Logan will replace Gary Lineker as the presenters of Match of the Day. The trio will divide responsibilities across MOTD, MOTD 2 and MOTD Champions League. Commenting, Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport said: I know viewers will love these three incredible broadcasters and
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Rachel Maddow will return to MSNBC five nights a week during the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term in office. At the moment she is just there on Mondays. Alex Wagner, who takes the time slot Tuesday-Friday in the current arrangement, must be delighted. She is leaving the cosy studio and getting sent
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Per Press Gazette, individual pageview targets are being introduced for journalists on The Mirror. According to a staffer at parent company Reach, this will not be implemented at other national titles within the business. “It’s not going to get rolled out across everyone,” they said. “The Mirror is a very, very different beast to The
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This weekend is FA Cup third round weekend in England. It is a favourite amongst fans here as it is when the big boys from the Premier League and Championship join the oldest cup competition in the world. They can, and do, face sides from many tiers down the football pyramid. Except it doesn’t start
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I’m back with the first podcast of 2025! This week, I’m discussing Elon Musk’s closeness to President-elect Donald Trump with the journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker. We also unpack Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to end fact-checking across Meta’s various platforms. Chris Stokel-Walker’s Books YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created A New Generation Of Stars
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I’d never watched The Traitors before but settled down for season 3 of the UK version, which started on New Year’s Day. It’s as brilliant and addictive as everyone promised me. I’ve tried to work out what makes it quite so compelling and why it is so much better than other reality TV. I’ve been
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Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner take part in a year-end round-up of Apple TV+ in TV+ Talk. We discuss their favourite shows from the year and have a look to the future too.
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It is the end of 2024… and it’s been quite a year. The Addition itself has (mostly!) gone from strength to strength. And that is thanks to you, my wonderful subscribers, readers and listeners! Buying a subscription and engaging with the work is how I keep this show on the road. I am so grateful
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Mark Stenberg of Adweek returns to the show to reflect on the biggest media trends of 2024. It’s rather fitting, as he was on the first episode of this year giving his predictions. This time, themes including the downsizing of the industry, the rise of paywalls, the increased importance of sports rights and, of course,
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