People are always complaining that not enough sports coverage is free-to-air in the UK. Well, ITV looks set to be changing that by adding the inaugural rugby Nations Championship to its roster. Per The Telegraph, the company has put in a £90m bid for the bi-annual tournament, blowing opponents out of the water. Where does […]
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Co-hosts Charlotte Henry and Chuck Joiner look at Apple TV’s high IMDB scores. It seems to endorse the quality over quantity approach, but is that enough? The also look at the changes to MLS coverage, with Apple expeditating its exit from its contract. Plus there is the discussion of MLB rights and the possibilities that
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Oh, Anthony Joshua I’m thoroughly despondent about the upcoming Anthony Joshua vs Jake Paul “fight”, to be broadcast on Netflix. AJ is pretty much my favourite boxer, but this event is symptomatic of the current media era. A YouTuber being paid by Netflix for a fight! Except, it’s also hugely dangerous. AJ is an actual
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Last week, I attended Newsrewired. (Indeed, The Addition was a media partner of the event.) You can read my live blog here. It was a great day, with fascinating speakers. AI was the key theme, as it so often is. The difference, though, was that the tone was generally positive. Everyone is fully aware of
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Premier League Arsenal vs Chelsea: First plays second in what could be, if not a title-decider, then a crucial match in the fight for the Premier League. Players are returning for the Gunners, although Gabriel is still a significant absentee. It has not stopped them blowing away Spurs and Bayern Munich in the last few days.
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There is growing concern about the WSL TV viewing figures. Per Matt Hughes at The Guardian, meagre 55,900 tuned in to watch Arsenal vs Chelsea on Sky Sports Main Event on Saturday, 8th November. That’s fewer people than were actually in the Emirates Stadium. Viewership on Sky Sports Premier League took the total viewership, monitored
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Host Charlotte Henry is joined by Jamie Angus, a former director of BBC World Service and now a trustee at the Henry Jackson Society, discuss the recent controversies surrounding the BBC, particularly focusing on the Trump editing scandal and the subsequent resignations of key figures. They delve into the governance issues within the BBC, the
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Cricket The Ashes First Test: England head down under to try and win the urn away from home for the first time in 15 years. The tourists have a strong pace attack, but the top order is in poor form. The Aussies will be without skipper Pat Cummins. Steve Smith leads the team in his
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I remember being in bed at university with the radio on as the 2006/2007 Ashes series got underway. As I lay there in the dark, the Test Match Special team described Steve Harmison bowling *that* delivery. Almost two decades on (!!!!), I was screaming in my lounge, Sky Sports commentary blaring, as Stuart Broad delivered
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