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The BBC white paper is likely to be delayed until after the EU referendum.
The BBC white paper is likely to be delayed until after the EU referendum. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

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BBC white paper may be delayed until after EU referendum
Charter renewal proposals unlikely to be published before June 23 due to political considerations and huge public response to green paper

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Is closing the BBC iPlayer loophole the first step towards subscriptions?
Jane Martinson: Making users sign in to watch catch-up shows will bring in vital revenue for the BBC, but it may make the corporation seem more like pay-TV rivals such as Sky

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Netflix in talks with BBC over new-look Top Gear. P20
Miramax is bought by Qatari group. P28

Daily Telegraph
Request to end 27-year ban on Commons footage being used in comedy shows is turned down. P3
Julian Fellowes fears Downton Abbey successor may not inherit its audience. P15
Will Julian Fellowes’ Doctor Thorne be a class act? P27

Financial Times
Amazon’s Prime challenge is international growth. P20
Axel Springer earnings leap 10% amid rise in digital leadership. P20

The Times
Apple right to refuse FBI demand on iPhone, says UN. P6
Julian Fellowes puts his stamp on Trollope. Times2 P6

The Independent
Hollywood take on London terror attack offends critics and 7/7 relatives. P15
Trollstation - the ‘Candid Camera’ for the YouTube age. P39
Obituary: Emmerdale actor Shirley Stelfox. P52
Miramax snapped up by Qatari group. P60

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Life in brief: Emmerdale actor Shirley Stelfox. P12
Trollstation - the Candid Camera for the YouTube age. P25

Wall Street Journal
Disney shareholders back board at meeting. B2
James Corden interview. Magazine

Daily Mail
‘Panic’ forces BBC bosses to spend an extra £200,000 on each episode of Top Gear. P4

Daily Express
Hugh Laurie spent last two decades getting The Night Manager on the screen. P19
What has prompted the return of Charlie Dimmock? P21
Hickey: CNN gets Australia and Austria confused on on-screen caption. P21

The Sun
Viewers shocked by full frontal male nudity in crime drama Murder. P8
Sir Cliff Richard threatens to sue BBC over Jimmy Savile link in news report. P17
Coronation Street fans confused as characters pregnancy storyline has been forgotten about. P37
Tom Hollander goes up against himself in two Sunday night dramas. P37

Daily Mirror
Millions paid in ransom to data hackers. P11

Daily Star
David Hasselhoff to return to Baywatch for bigh screen version. P3
Host of top primetime shows snubbed at RTS awards bash. P5
Top TV shows blasted by equalities chief for being ‘too-white’. P14

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