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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Jeremy Clarkson in fresh controversy – but this time it’s fictional. P4
Body found in search for BBC journalist missing in Mekong river trip. P10
Andy Coulson perjury trial delayed until after general election. P12
Labour manifesto: Top clubs must invest 5% of TV money in grassroots football. S4
How we made … Drop the Dead Donkey. G2. P19
Daily Telegraph
Two footballers in court on bribery charges after Telegraph match-fixing report. P1, 2
Christopher Eccleston: I refused to be a posh Doctor. P3
Nick Robinson returns to BBC after cancer surgery. P6
George Osborne warns BBC to raise its game on box-sets as he looks at future funding. P6
Data company’s shock as Twitter pulls plug. B3
Financial Times
Feature: Tech tools that track how we perform need monitoring too. P12
IBM strikes Apple digital health deal. P16
Amazon to bring cloud service out of the shadows. P17
Qualcomm rejects activist’s call for break-up. P18
Tech groups pose challenge to landlords. P21
Netflix the one to watch on stock market after second upgrade. P29
The Times
Warning to BBC over ‘suffocating local papers’. P9
Hugh Bonneville: W1A health and safety jokes are too close to real life. P11
Cruelty claims over Britain’s Got Talent dog act. P14
£1.20 iPhone test could diagnose cancer from home in two minutes. P16
BBC changes W1A script to reflect Jeremy Clarkson sacking. P18
Editorial: Website imperialism – The BBC has parked its tanks on local newspapers’ front lawns and should withdraw. P27
Viacom seeks allies as advert boycott bites. P51
Review: TV coverage of the golf Masters. P61
The Independent
George Osborne: BBC has nothing fear from Ofcom. P6, 7
Election 2015: Voter’s handbook – broadcasting. P10
Review: W1A. P36, 37
i
Jon Snow to receive Bafta fellowship. P3
George Osborne suggests regulation of BBC could be handed to Ofcom. P4
Game of Thrones pirated before its premiere. P17 Comment. P20
BBC to stage national music celebration. P23
Piers Morgan’s morning show debut gets mixed response. P23
Interview with W1A actor Hugh Bonneville. P36
Wall Street Journal Europe
In depth: Behind Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes’s web TV pitch. P10, 11
Breaking up Qualcomm may prove hard to do. P13
Telecoms sue over net rules. P18
Microsoft brings back chief executive for strategy job. P18
Daily Mail
Clare Balding: I’ve been on TV too much since Olympics. P4
Britain’s Got Talent coverage. P7
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P19
Christopher Eccleston interview. P14
Body found in search for BBC journalist missing in Mekong river trip. P26
Michael Grade’s nemesis back with plot to oust Pinewood boss. P73
Daily Express
Britain’s Got Talent coverage. P1, 3
Susanna Reid apologises over guest’s swearing on Good Morning Britain. P8
Body found in search for BBC journalist missing in Mekong river trip. P13
The Sun
BBC political editor Nick Robinson returns to work. P6
Ally Ross on TV. P11
Jeremy Clarkson censored from W1A. P27
Britain’s Got Talent coverage. P27
Piers Morgan has sticky moment on GMB as guest swears. P28
Alfie Allen to star in new BBC drama. P28
Daily Mirror
Christopher Eccleston interview. P9
Susanna Reid apologises over guest’s swearing on Good Morning Britain. P25
Daily Star
Big Brother fixes new series with secret cast. P1, 5
Piers Morgan’s breakfast show debut. P3
New family to appear in Benidorm. P26
