Coverage of the latest tech and media.
Enders Analysis, whose work I often read and cite, has a fascinating new report looking at YouTube on TV consumption and the effects thereof. Given the difficulties in extracting real data from the Google-owned service, they focussed on Trending content to try and see what performs well. There are a couple of elements that stood […]
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It looks like Ted Lasso Season 4 could be on the cards, with AFC Richmond returning to our screen in the not-too-distant future. Some of the key figures involved in the Apple TV+ hit show have done deals, hinting at more episodes to come. According to a report from Deadline, Hannah Waddingham, (who plays Rebecca
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Jermaine Jenas will not be part of the TNT Sports coverage of Brighton vs Man Utd tomorrow (Saturday, August 24). It follows his sacking by the BBC yesterday. However, my understanding is that he was not scheduled to appear for a few weeks anyway. A happy coincidence for TNT Sports and parent company Warner Bros.
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I’m not a huge horse racing fan – a day at the races is fun, likewise a bet on the Grand National. However, BBC commentator John Hunt’s voice is a crucial part of my weekend listening. He appears througout Five Live Sport on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Today, he was struck by tragedy, the scale
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It had not gone unnoticed that we had not had an endorsement from The Sun in the run-up to the General Election 2024. Well, now we have. And the paper is backing Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour Party. Under the headline “It’s time for a change…” the leader column praises Rishi Sunak and says
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And so, after all that, Rob Winnett is staying at the Telegraph. Staff both there and at the Washington Post, where he was supposed to become executive editor, have now been told of the development. It comes after days (weeks?) of speculation and allegations against him and new WaPo publisher/CEO Will Lewis relating to the phone hacking scandal and
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This weekend, Major League Baseball came to the UK as the Phillies played the Mets at the London Stadium. (I was there yesterday!) TNT Sports has most of the rights to the sport here in the UK – Apple TV+ has a Friday night game. TNT usually takes a feed from a US broadcaster. Sky
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On Tuesday, the ITV leaders’ debate and the Lionesses’s crucial Euro 2025 qualifier against France, will be shown by the same broadcaster. It seems a real shame that they clash, but this is likely to be a consistent theme now that a General Election has been called during what is set to be a great
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The Podcast Show London is fast becoming an essential date in the industry diary. I’ve been for the last two years and it is telling how many people come from across the world, notably the US, to spend to days in a business centre in Islington. Last week there was a huge range of big-name
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It’s day one of The Podcast Show in London. It’s fair to say that General Election fever has taken hold. There are various panels with key journalists and political figures taking place today. Participants are desperate to find out if they are going to be dealing with a vote in just a few weeks time.
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