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On Friday night/Saturday morning Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano will complete their epic trilogy. They are headlining the first all-female boxing card at Madison Square Garden. It’s a huge moment in the sport and a huge moment in streaming – it’s all going to be shown live on Netflix. The pair did battle on Netflix […]
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The morning of July 7, 2005, was one of joy in London. The city had been awarded the 2012 Olympics less than 24 hours before the first three bombs detonated close to Aldgate, Edgware Road and Russell Square tube stations at about 8.50am. I was at school on a road that has both a big
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Women’s Euro 2025 starts today. As I wrote last week, it’s a huge moment for coverage of female football and engagement in the game more widely. The Lionesses will be desperate to retain their title, but will undoubtedly face stiff competition, not least because they are in a group with France, the Netherlands and Wales.
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Saying that every company is now a media company has become something of a cliche. Yet day after day, developments prove it to be true. Take, for instance, Amalfi Jets (this is Kolin). The company is ostensibly a private jet broker and concierge service. However, they have shot to fame thanks to a fun and
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Welcome to a special edition of The Addition from Tel Aviv, Israel. As you might imagine, I had an… eventful… night last night. I came to Israel to report on Tel Aviv Pride – one of the biggest in the world, now cancelled. After attending a media reception, I headed back to my hotel and
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The New European, an outlet that was meant to exist for a month in the run up to the 2016 Brexit referendum and has lasted ever since, is having a rebrand. Editor Matt Kelly announced today that the magazine is now going to be called The New World. There are a couple of bits in Kelly’s
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This morning, I was thrilled to learn that The Addition has been nominated for an award. I am up for the Best Individual-Led Newsletter: Specialist prize at the Publisher Newsletter Awards. The award is the updated version of the one I won back in 2023, when The Addition was named Best Solo Newsletter. The others
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BBC insiders have reacted with horror to comments made by Gary Lineker in an interview with Amol Rajan that dropped today. The former footballer and outgoing Match of the Day host’s statements about a Gaza documentary pulled from BBC iPlayer triggered the backlash. The 13-year-old narrator of Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone has
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There has been plenty of debate about coverage of the Israel-Hamas war following the atrocities of October 7, 2023. I’ve been deeply critical of the BBC and others. Whatever one’s view, The Guardian would seem to be an unlikely target for pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel action. Yet that is exactly what is set to take place. The
Pro-Palestinian Protest Targets… The Guardian?! Read More »
Sunday’s dramatic Rory McIlroy Masters 2025 win delivered the golfer a career grand slam. It also led Sky Sports to have its most-watched day ever. In total, 7.5 million people tuned into Sky Sports linear channels on Sunday. Presumably more watched via streaming services like NOW and Sky Go. Between 6am and 2am, Sky Sports
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