NHL Skates onto UK Free-to-Air TV
Ice hockey is shown in the UK on subscription service Premier Sports, but is getting a free-to-air home on ITV.
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How to Cover a Transfer Window – With The Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke
Jack Pitt-Brooke of The Athletic joins to discuss covering the football transfer window. He outlines how to keep sources happy and get the information you need, plus how sports journalism can disrupt your life! This week’s episode is sponsored by Clean my Mac. Get Tidy Today! Try 7 days free and use my code ADDITION
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Can TNT Sports Boost the Women’s FA Cup?
Last week was third round weekend in the men’s FA Cup. It delivered the shock we all wanted. Sixth-tier Macclesfield knocked out Premier League side Crystal Palace, the current holders of the trophy. The drama was live on TNT Sports, who lead coverage of the competition. The same is true for the Women’s FA Cup,
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YouTube Beats the BBC. Sort of.Â
A fascinating bit of data from Jake Kantar at Deadline. He revealed that in the last quarter of 2025, YouTube beat the BBC’s monthly viewing figures, as measured by Barb. That’s every linear BBC channel. Combined. T&C’s apply, of course. As Kantar noted: “Barb’s figures offer just one measure of reach. On others, the BBC
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Crunch Time for WSL Viewership
The WSL returns from its winter break on Saturday, with Arsenal welcoming Man Utd to north London for a 12.30pm start. There is also the usual collection of matches on Sunday afternoon. This season, there has been a lot of talk, not least in this newsletter, about kick-off times and the impact on viewership –
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Emma Sanders on Coverage of Women’s Football
The Addition Podcast returns for 2026 – and with a whole new theme tune! This week, host Charlotte Henry is joined by BBC senior women’s football news reporter Emma Sanders to discusses how coverage of the game has changed.
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The Traitors is Still the Best Thing on TV [Spoilers]
It’s early January. The days are getting longer, but it’s cold and nobody has any money. Thankfully, The Traitors is back. Claudia Winkelman and her castle still provide the best entertainment on TV. [THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS] Season four sees the usual collection of characters head to the Highlands to try and win a whole lot
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Taking a Deep Dive into the Streaming Wars
Just before Christmas, I spoke with Philip McKenzie on The Deep Dive podcast about my book, Streaming Wars. (Did I mention I have a new book out? You can buy a signed copy here.) McKenzie is a cultural anthropologist, host and speaker who consults for various companies. He has had some great guests on this
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Premier League, Darts, Wallace and Gromit: What to Watch Over Christmas 2025
Football Premier League Spurs vs Liverpool: Both teams are having seasons that veer between frustrating and disastrous. A win would go a long way to bringing some Christmas cheer to both the fans and the under-pressure managers. Given their catastrophic display against Nottm Forest last week, it is hard to see anything other than the
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