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Lillian Landor quit as senior controller of BBC News International Services and BBC World Service director this week. She will depart in July. A message from me As you have heard from Deborah, today I’m announcing my decision to step back from my role in BBC News. Serving as Director of the World Service has […]
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I have teamed up with my friends at Media Voices for a monthly column on the creator economy. Each month, I explore the different ways publishers can learn from this thriving part of the media industry. For many young journalists, a job at the BBC would be one of their ultimate career goals. However, for
The transfer window seems to have opened early in the world of British sports journalism. There have been major moves at The Times and The Athletic. On Wednesday, Henry Winter announced he had been made redundant from his role leading football coverage at The Times. It seems, on the face of it, a bizarre decision
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Tuesday’s newsletter was all about the phenomenon of daily news podcasts. Paid subscribers were treated to insights from Dave Hamilton from BackBeat Media (who sells advertising for The Addition) and Tom Merritt from “Daily Tech News Show” (which I appear on roughly once a month). They are very much worth reading. I was also in
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Most media outlets, certainly the major ones, have to be multimedia offerings. Newspapers need to provide videos, games and… podcasts. Daily news podcasts have become particularly popular. The New York Times and The Times newspapers are among those that offer such a product. Then there is “The News Agents” from Global and Persophonica. It was
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In today’s newsletter, I looked at the renewed focus on the funding of the BBC. A new expert panel on the issue and changes to the cost of the licence fee have been announced. I contacted the corporation whilst writing the story. However, I had to send it out before they responded. They have though
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Channel 4 published a summary of its investigation into what was known about the allegations around Russell Brand on Thursday. It found “no evidence to suggest that there was knowledge within the channel of the allegations contained in the Dispatches programme about Russell Brand’s behaviour while he was a presenter on Big Brother’s Big Mouth
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Taylor Swift film “The Eras Tour” has smashed Disney+ records. It is now the most-watched music movie on the platform I don’t know about you, but I’m not at all surprised. I’m no Swiftie, but I think she is a genius for the entertainment juggernaut she has built. Per Variety: “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” Smashes Disney+ Record. Obviously. Read More »
You may have noticed that The Addition was a bit quiet last week. That’s because some exciting things are happening. Firstly, this newsletter is going (almost entirely) paid only. The full Tuesday and Friday versions, and the archive, will be available only to paid subscribers. These are going to include longer analysis pieces as well
Ofcom put GB News “on notice” on Monday. It announced five breaches of two sections of the Broadcasting Code. They are all related to programmes presented by serving politicians. The regulator said that “any repeated breaches of Rules 5.1 and 5.3 may result in the imposition of a statutory sanction.” The five breaches occurred twice
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