It’s official – Lionel Messi is an Inter Miami player. David Beckham’s MLS outfit unveiled the Argentinian superstar this weekend. His signing is undoubtedly a coup for the league, which in recent weeks has watched various stars be wooed by unthinkable sums of money from the Saudi Pro League. Another outfit benefiting from Messi’s arrival […]
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Among all the Barbie-mania, the trailer for the much-anticipated film “Wonka” has been released. Starring Timothée Chalamet, it tells the origin story of the chocolate maker from Roald Dahl’s famous work, accompanied by his friend, played by Calah Lane. Oh, and Hugh Grant is an Oompa Loompa. There is always an undercurrent with anything that
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Podcasting has come a long in a relatively short space of time. Things have contracted somewhat in more recent times, but generally, the industry is a positive place. Few people know more about it than Bryan Barletta of Sounds Profitable, an organisation advocating for, and producing research on, the podcast industry. He joined this week’s
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It is Amazon Prime Day 2023! (Technically it is two days – 11 and 12 July.) That means there are all sorts of offers available on a range of tech and media-related products. Here are some that caught my eye. [These are affiliate links so buying via them helps support The Addition – thank you!].
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The BBC News website is, once again, full of stories about the corporation itself. A presenter has been suspended over allegations, published in the Sun, that he paid a 17-year-old for sexually explicit images. There was a meeting between the corporation and the police today, with the Met now involved. The suspended star’s name is
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Today marks 100 days since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was imprisoned in Russia on espionage charges. He, his publication and the US all today the charges. He was doing his job and the accusations are bogus. You can hear WSJ editor Emma Tuckers discuss her reporter’s detention on the BBC’s “Media Show”. Crucially,
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It is fair to say that Elon Musk’s time owning Twitter has been… eventful. The latest developments have seen view limits imposed. Yes, Twitter wants you to see fewer tweets. The limits are set higher for this who pay for Twitter Blue but still exist. Perhaps we should all be grateful that Elon is helping
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Ofcom announced on Monday that it is investigating both GB News and Talk TV over programmes presented by politicians. Specific episodes led by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg and Alex Salmond are being investigated. The regulator is also asking for general feedback about sitting politicians as part of research to be released later this year. The first
In the latest episode of “TV+ Talk” we discuss in depth Apple’s approach to live sport and that of its rivals. We also explore the non-live sporting content that Apple has, such as the “Super League” documentary. It is clearly trying to challenge things like Amazon Prime Video’s popular “Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing”.
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Facebook has always had a somewhat changeable relationship with the news media. There have been times when the two have engaged and valued each other, and times when things have been rather more tense. The reality, though, is that parent company Meta basically makes no meaningful money from having news content on its various platforms.
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