The new Netflix ad-supported tier is going live today – Thursday 3rd November. In the UK, the Basic with Adverts plan will cost £4.99 a month while in the USA it will be $6.99 a month. As discussed on a recent episode of The Addition podcast with Adweek‘s Catherine Perloff, there will not be a …
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With all eyes on what UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will do in his Autumn Statement later this month, the BBC is getting some economics lessons. The New Statesman‘s Anoosh Chakelian reported that a number of economic think tanks and experts are contributing to discussions to help the organisation cover key fiscal matters. This review was …
Digital rights campaigning organisation Open Rights Group (ORG) have called on Elon Musk to let Twitter be “opened up”. Following the billionaire’s purchase of the social media network, ORG Executive Director Jim Killock told The Addition: What Twitter really needs is to be opened up. There are increasing calls for social media to work like …
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The first clue that The Daily Show host Trevor Noah might not know that much about the UK or its political culture was when he referred to Rishi Sunak as “England’s first Prime Minister of colour, of Indian descent.” Sunak is, of course, not England’s Prime Minister, but the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. …
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Channel 4 News presenter Krishnan Guru-Murthy has been taken off air for a week. In a statement, the broadcaster said: Channel 4 has a strict code of conduct for all its employees, including its programming teams and on-air presenters, and takes any breaches seriously. Following an off-air incident Channel 4 News anchor Krishnan Guru-Murthy has …
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Semafor, the much-discussed media outlet from Ben Smith (ex-Buzzfeed/New York Times) and Justin Smith (ex-Bloomberg), went live on Tuesday. There is a whole host of stories and newsletters available already. In a post introducing Semafor, Ben Smith wrote that the publication’s approach is “built from the core principles of journalism”. We take people seriously when …
Hadley Freeman is leaving the Guardian for The Sunday Times, where she will write a weekly column as well as other features. She has been on the Guardian for 22 years. Guardian editor Katharine Viner told Press Gazette: She is a wonderful writer and has been a fantastic Guardian colleague for many years. We wish …
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Ofcom announced a new investigation into GB News on Wednesday. The regulator will look into comments made around COVID vaccines in an interview conducted by presenter Mark Steyn with author Dr Naomi Wolf. It said there had been 411 complaints from viewers following the interview, which aired on 4 October 2022, and explained: We consider …
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Welcome to The Addition Blog! It’s been a very exciting few months since I launched my newsletter and podcast. I am so grateful for the support I have received. The newsletter will continue to go out twice a week, with a new podcast episode once a week. If you have not yet had a chance …
“Mythic Quest” season three will premiere on 3 November. In this season, Ian Grimm (Rob McElhenney) and Poppy Li (Charlotte Nicdao) have moved out to create their own games studio and are challenging their former colleagues. Poor David Brittlesbee (David Hornsby)… The official trailer was already released on Tuesday (look out for the nice bits …
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