Weekly Live Blog: 19-25 May, 2025
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World Championship Snooker, Premier League Football and More – What to Watch This Weekend, 2 and 3 May, 2025
World Championship Snooker The semi-finals got underway today and we’re should be in a for a blockbuster final too. The coverage is on TNT Sport/Discovery+, and for FREE on BBC One/BBC iPlayer. Premier League Football Aston Villa vs Fulham: Much has already been decided in the Premier League, but the fight for the European places is
Eight (Other) Newsletters You Should be Reading
Yesterday evening, I had the pleasure of being part of an event about newsletters put on by The Media Society (of which I am a vice president). Joining me on the panel were Stephen Bush (Financial Times), Charlotte Tobitt (Press Gazette) and one of the writers behind the Doomberg newsletter. (They appear anonymously in public.)
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The Truth About Israel Tech and Media – with Amir Mizroch
Amir Mizroch has worked at The Jerusalem Post, The Wall Street Journal, among other high-profile gigs. He joins the show to discuss all things Israeli tech and media, as well as the reasoning behind his new publication Israel Tech Insider. During the conversation, we dive into how the war against Hamas has affected coverage inside
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Eni Aluko Was Wrong to Criticise Ian Wright
Women’s football media has been the centre of a storm in recent days. Last week, former Lionesses star Eni Aluko appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour programme and criticised Ian Wright for his wide-ranging coverage of women’s football.  Aluko said she’d worked with Wright “a long time and, you know, I think he’s a
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Snooker World Championship is Glorious TV
The Snooker World Championship is currently taking place at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Set aside the skill of the players for a moment. The TV coverage coming from the famous venue is truly wonderful. The darts, which I also love is about noise and partying. By contrast, the Snooker World Championship is about calm
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Women’s Champions League, Premier League Decider and More – What to Watch This Weekend – 26 and 27 April, 2025
FA Cup Semi-finals Football Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa: After a great display against Arsenal yesterday, can Oliver Glasner’s side make it (back) to Wembley? Kicks off at 5.15pm BST/12.15pm ET on Saturday, April 26. Watch on BBC One/BBC iPlayer (FREE) in the UK, ESPN+ in the US. Nottm Forest vs Man City: One of
YouTube Celebrates a Very Happy 20th Birthday
YouTube turned 20 yesterday. That first video, Me at the Zoo, is a low-quality clip about elephants. It did not suggest that it was to spawn a behemoth. However, two decades on, that is exactly what the now Google-owned video platform is. The first thing to note is that it is a quite staggering achievement
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TV+ Talk is Coming Back! Mythic Quest Isn’t.
After far too long a delay… we’re back! This episide, Charlotte and Chuck discuss all the various goings-on around Apple TV+ since they last chatted. This includes Apple TV+ Award nominations, the closing of Severance season 2 and the end of Mythic Quest. There is also chat about the Apple TV+ promotion dilemma (again) and
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