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BBC pay U-turn, League of Gentlemen, Westworld

The League of Gentlemen hasn’t been on screens since a film version in 2005
The League of Gentlemen hasn’t been on screens since a film version in 2005 Photograph: Ronald Grant

MediaGuardian’s top stories

Government backs down on revealing pay of BBC stars

League of Gentlemen star hints at ‘Brexity’ return to TV screens

Indian Summers or Strictly? Race divide in TV viewing habits revealed

BBC kept Olympics as Discovery feared backlash if it withdrew rights

Westworld beats Game of Thrones and Fortitude to biggest Sky Atlantic debut

Questioning of Julian Assange by Swedish authorities postponed

BT’s Ryan Reynolds ad banned after Virgin Media complaint

Facebook censors Le Monde’s mammogram screening photo

Best of the rest

Playboy is releasing nudity-free apps
Playboy is releasing nudity-free apps Photograph: HANDOUT/Reuters

Ipso external review finds press regulator is independent, effective and largely compliant with Leveson (Press Gazette)

Playboy launches nudity-free magazine on Apple iTunes, Google Play (Variety)

Free internet-TV service Pluto expands into Europe with backing from ProSieben and Scripps (Financial Times £)

Ad blocking on mobile rises to nearly half among millennials (Campaign)

And finally...

Donald Trump endorsed campaign ad
Donald Trump endorsed campaign ad Photograph: Youtube

The current presidential campaign may go down as one of the craziest, nastiest, and most unbelievable in history, but as this roundup of shocking attack ads shows, the historical competition was strong.

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