Many of us take watching the latest hit Netflix series for granted. But how do you enjoy such content if you’re blind? Steven Scott from “Double Tap” joins the show to discuss the various accessibility features that services make available to help with this. He also highlights their varying quality. First, the show goes back […]
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I appeared on an episode of the “DoubleTap” show, which aired on Monday. “DoubleTap” is a programme from Canadian broadcaster AMI that aims to help blind people get the most out of their tech, making sure it is working for them. On this edition, I chatted to host Steven Scott about Online Safety Bill, which
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Peter Houston, of Media Voices fame, and his partner Joanna are taking their love for the indie magazine world one step further and launching their own title – Grub Street Journal. It will be aimed at “people who make magazines”. Seems like a crazy idea, right? Peter joins “The Addition Podcast” to explain why on Earth they
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The BBC announced its lead presenter line-up for a new look, soon-to-be-launched, news channel on Tuesday. As first reported in The Addition newsletter, there are five lead presenters in total. They are: Two on-air presenting roles in Washington DC will be announced in the near future. In a statement, Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News,
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A new YouTube shorts monetisation programme went live on February 1, 2023, as part of a bid to lure creators and viewers to the platform and away from competition TikTok. The scheme is based on a new revenue share model because adverts are inserted as users scroll through the short-form videos from a range of
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Big-name glossy magazines still attract plenty of attention, even if newsstand numbers are dwindling. The truth is, many people engage with a magazine brand despite rarely/never picking up a print copy. As I’ve said before, I personally really enjoy settling down with a print magazine one after a day staring at a screen. The world
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It has been a while since we caught up with the Murdoch Roy family. Surely in that time they’ve all made their peace with one another and are happily running their mega-corporation together? Not according to the “Succession” season 4 trailer that just dropped. From what we can tell, the kids are still warring with
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What should publishers be looking to change in 2023? Journalist, lecturer and trainer Adam Tinworth has thoughts. Some of them are going to be controversial. He joins host Charlotte Henry to, amongst other things, urge SEO practitioners to give up their keyword spreadsheets, journalists to get off Twitter and everyone to be a bit more
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A new year is always a good time for a reset. It is all too easy for any individual or industry as a whole to keep doing the same old thing. That is no different for publishing, with its ongoing combination of opportunities and struggles. What, then, should publishers be looking to change in 2023?
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Spotify has become the latest tech/media company to announce significant layoffs. The cuts, announced by CEO Daniel Ek on Monday, total 6% of the audio streamer’s workforce. In his note to staff, Ek said: Like many other leaders, I hoped to sustain the strong tailwinds from the pandemic and believed that our broad global business
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