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Murdoch faces scrutiny, BBC1 tops ratings and EU charges Facebook

Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch at an awards ceremony in the US 10 years after their meeting about the BT-Sky deal
Tony Blair and Rupert Murdoch in 2008, 10 years after they held a meeting about the BT-Sky deal. Photograph: Mike Theiler/EPA

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Meeting notes contradict Murdoch claim not to have asked PMs for help

Ed Miliband slams Sky bid: ‘Murdoch has learned nothing’

BBC1 shows dominate 2016 TV ratings

EU charges Facebook with giving ‘misleading’ information over WhatsApp

Paul Dacre retains title as best-paid newspaper editor

Samantha Bee meets Glenn Beck: ‘It’s all of us against Trumpism’

Orange Goblin frontman sets up JustGiving campaign for Team Rock

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BBC Studios boss Mark Linsey
The head of BBC Studios, Mark Linsey. Photograph: BBC

BBC Trust signs off Studios (Broadcast, £)

Disney shifts oversight of Maker Studios, Courtney Holt steps down (Variety)

Digital ads: Russian ring of crooks is reportedly making over $3 million a day (AdWeek)

Nielsen to buy Gracenote to help track digital consumers’ habits (Financial Times, £)

And finally...

Philomena Cunk on Christmas
Philomena Cunk gets to grips with Christmas. Photograph: Grab/BBC/House of Tomorrow (Part of Endemol Shine Group)

Many may be looking forward to seeing how Charlie Brooker fits this whirlwind year into his 2016 Wipe. In the meantime, here’s the show’s other star, Philomena Cunk, casting her eye over festive food, from sprouts to rubbish advent calendar chocolates.

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