The BBC announced its lead presenter line-up for a new look, soon-to-be-launched, news channel on Tuesday. As first reported in The Addition newsletter, there are five lead presenters in total. They are: Two on-air presenting roles in Washington DC will be announced in the near future. In a statement, Deborah Turness, CEO of BBC News, […]
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A new YouTube shorts monetisation programme went live on February 1, 2023, as part of a bid to lure creators and viewers to the platform and away from competition TikTok. The scheme is based on a new revenue share model because adverts are inserted as users scroll through the short-form videos from a range of
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Big-name glossy magazines still attract plenty of attention, even if newsstand numbers are dwindling. The truth is, many people engage with a magazine brand despite rarely/never picking up a print copy. As I’ve said before, I personally really enjoy settling down with a print magazine one after a day staring at a screen. The world
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It has been a while since we caught up with the Murdoch Roy family. Surely in that time they’ve all made their peace with one another and are happily running their mega-corporation together? Not according to the “Succession” season 4 trailer that just dropped. From what we can tell, the kids are still warring with
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What should publishers be looking to change in 2023? Journalist, lecturer and trainer Adam Tinworth has thoughts. Some of them are going to be controversial. He joins host Charlotte Henry to, amongst other things, urge SEO practitioners to give up their keyword spreadsheets, journalists to get off Twitter and everyone to be a bit more
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A new year is always a good time for a reset. It is all too easy for any individual or industry as a whole to keep doing the same old thing. That is no different for publishing, with its ongoing combination of opportunities and struggles. What, then, should publishers be looking to change in 2023?
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Spotify has become the latest tech/media company to announce significant layoffs. The cuts, announced by CEO Daniel Ek on Monday, total 6% of the audio streamer’s workforce. In his note to staff, Ek said: Like many other leaders, I hoped to sustain the strong tailwinds from the pandemic and believed that our broad global business
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On this week’s episode of the podcast, I am joined by tech journalist Tom Merritt to discuss the effects AI will have across journalism and media following growing attention on tools like ChatGPT and DallE. As these tools develop, simple tasks could be automated and this could allow for better, more investigative, journalism. However, there
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Apple TV+ is presenting at the Television Critics Association 2023 winter convention today, giving details of upcoming shows. A few new trailers have also been released, giving fans a chance to see what is coming up on the streaming service. “Shrinking” “Shrinking” is from “Scrubs” and “Ted Lasso” producer Bill Lawrence. It stars Jason Segel
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Since its public launch a few weeks ago, ChatGPT has captured the imagination of many in the media. And scared plenty of others. What does an AI tool that can quickly write paragraphs of (mostly accurate) text mean for journalists, ad copywriters and others? Like the image-generating tool Dall-E, there is no doubt that it
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