Coverage of the latest tech and media.
“Full Swing” has been something of a hit on Netflix. As with “Drive to Survive” it goes behind the scenes of elite sport. In this case, it covers PGA golfers such as Rory McIlroy as they compete on the tour. The first season seemed to be pretty popular, and season two premieres on March 6. […]
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Scores have journalists have lost their jobs in the last few weeks. You may have noticed. As well as worrying about the future of digital media, there is a growing discussion about maintaining access to the stories laid-off hacks have published at now-defunct outlets. Many rely on stories from an old job when applying for
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Apple today introduced a new ‘Sports’ app, aiming to put scores and stats front and centre. It is available for free in the US, UK and Canada. The product joins the suite of other native Apple media apps such as News, Music and TV. I’ve downloaded the app and it is really easy to set
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Ankler Media, the company built around The Ankler newsletter, is surging towards making $10 million in revenue next year. That’s what CEO Janice Min told Bron Maher in a fascinating interview that’s just come out. The newsletter-based publication is always one that people, including me, cite when trying to find positivity in the future of
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Welcome to The Addition, where I cover the crossover between media and tech.
Hello and welcome to your new look The Addition newsletter! More important than the slight style tweaks is how much more I’m going to be able to offer subscribers, particularly paid ones. More on all that soon. Independent coverage of the media industry really does matter. You can also check out my new monthly column for Media Voices in which I cover the creator economy.
Regular readers/social media followers will…
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Piers Morgan will no longer present a linear television show on TalkTV. Instead, he will publish directly to YouTube in a more sporadic way. As Dominic Ponsford at Press Gazette noted, this marks a major shift in strategy for the News UK-owned broadcaster, which really thought Morgan could help it make a mark in the
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Amazon is introducing adverts to its Prime Video streaming service in a matter of days. Not only is this a controversial move, as discussed in a recent newsletter, it is also going to prompt a significant shake-up of the ad market. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the platform’s “scale, in both subscriber reach and real
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Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount have had early talks about a potential merger. The news was broken on Axios by their brilliant media reporter Sara Fischer. As she notes, if the deal happens, and that is a big if, it could instigate further industry consolidation. Per the story, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has
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Ofcom has found GB News in breach of the Broadcasting Code. In a decision announced today, it concluded that coverage of the broadcaster’s Don’t Kill Cash campaign broke impartiality guidelines. However, the regulator has done next to nothing in response. Ofcom said that GB News did not really offer a range of different perspectives on
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Mobile versions of the “Grand Theft Auto” games are heading to a somewhat unexpected location – Netflix. I confess that when I first saw the company’s announcement I thought they were making a movie based on the IP. But, no. It is a continuation of their attempt to move into games. The streamer said that
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