Shannon Morse has been making online video for… a long time. Long before we called doing such work being a “creator”, in fact. She joins the show to discuss the current state of the creator economy. How has vertical video changed the game? Can creators actually make money from it? On TikTok in particular, the […]
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As I think I’ve mentioned elsewhere, BBC sports coverage tends to be the soundtrack to my weekend. It starts with “Fighting Talk” on Saturday morning and ends with “Match of The Day 2” on Sunday night. This is only really interrupted by watching a couple of live Premier League football matches, something the BBC does
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UPDATE 10 March Well, it turns out that Gary Lineker is, in fact, the story. He will not present “Match of The Day” this week. Sky News is reporting he did not agree to step back but was taken off air because he would not apologise for his comments regarding the Illegal Migration Bill. A
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It is International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion Charlotte Tobitt, UK Editor of Press Gazette, joins the show to reflect on five decades of Cosmopolitan and discuss the future of women’s media. We explore whether glossy magazines can survive the challenge posed to them by influencers and creators. Cosmo is certainly doing some
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I’m excited to launch a new-look review section here on The Addition. I’ll be looking at different tech products, books, shows and movies and telling you what I think of them. Some of these will be from samples I kindly get sent from the companies. I am also part of various affiliate programs and may
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There has been a huge amount of news, both good and bad, coming out of the #media industry in recent months. Sometimes it is worth taking a breath and looking at where we currently are. Graham Ruddick joins to discuss it all. He has covered business and media for a number of major publications such
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There has been a huge amount of news, both good and bad, coming out of the media industry in recent months. Sometimes it is worth taking a breath and looking at where we currently are. There are not many betters guests I could have to do this than Graham Ruddick. He has covered business and
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“Ted Lasso” season three kicks off on March 15 – just over two weeks today. In preparation, Apple TV+ dropped a brand new trailer for the hit comedy. It looks like the rivalry with West Ham will ramp up in what could, and should, be the show’s final season. Can Ted and the team keep
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Local news is the subject of much agonising within the media industry. This traditional route into journalism, learning the craft at local outlets, is increasingly closed to young hacks on both sides of the Atlantic. Numerous publications are being run down or have closed. Yet they are so important to many communities who want to
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If you think this year is going to be big for streaming and the entertainment industry, you ain’t seen nothing yet. That’s the argument put forward by this week’s guest, Tom Merritt. He explains, convincingly, that a variety of deal deadlines mean that some big decisions will have to be made early next year and
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