Weekly Live Blog: 18-24 August, 2025
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BBC… and Mark Goldbridge… Win Bundesliga Rights
The BBC has won the rights to show Bundesliga matches. However, they will be sharing those rights with YouTuber Mark Goldbridge, the first time such a deal has been done. Per The Athletic‘s Sebastian Stafford-Bloor: That game — and all other Friday night fixtures for the next two seasons — will be shown live on
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My Predictions for Q4 2025
It’s the time of year when people are thinking ahead to Q4 2025 and how they can end their year on high. I’m certainly thinking about that for The Addition. With that in mind, I thought I’d share some predictions at the intersection of culture, media and sport for the coming three months. The usual
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Match of the Day Begins Post-Lineker Era
This weekend saw the return of the Premier League and, with it, the return of Match of the Day. This is the first season of the football highlights show for 26 years without Gary Lineker. Having paid Lineker huge amounts and put out the fires he caused on social media for all those years, everything
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TV+ Talk: Son Heung-min is a Prime Target for Apple TV+
Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner analyse the Apple TV+ drama Prime Target and the distinct vibe British shows on the platform have. They also discuss Apple’s apparent bid for Formula 1 rights and Son Heung-min’s move to LAFC, which means Charlotte might now have to watch the MLS. [0:00] Intro: Prime Target and TV+ Topics[1:17]
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Odd Lots and The Power of Personality
The Odd Lots podcast is having a moment. So much of a moment, in fact, that it got a profile in the New York Times. Reading that made me reread a profile of co-host Joe Weisenthal, published by the same outlet. That article, originally released back in May 2012, is something of a time capsule
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Roman Kemp to Launch New Premier League Show on Sky Sports
Roman Kemp has signed for Sky Sports and will launch a new show ahead of the Premier League kicking-off on Friday, 15 August. The Premier League Show is to air Monday-Thursday between 5pm and 7pm. Julian Warren and Emma Paton will share hosting duties on those day. Kemp leads Premier League Friday. The show is
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Test Cricket, Tour de France Femmes and More – What to Watch this Weekend, 2 and 3 August
What to Watch This Weekend Cricket England vs India: It’s the fifth and final test of what has been an epic series. India have to win to draw the five-Test match battle. A draw will be enough for England to get a 2-1 victory, but we know that they always go for the win. Watch
Annie Mac BDS Call Raises Questions for BBC
Annie Mac was my idol growing up. Her BBC Radio 1 show on a Friday evening signalled the start of the weekend. I wanted to be a DJ and radio presenter like her. (There’s still time, right… right?) Macmanus no longer presents on BBC radio, but co-hosts the BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked, alongside Nick Grimshaw.
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