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Today's media stories from the papers

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Top Gear’s Andy Wilman tells staff ‘au revoir’ after Jeremy Clarkson exit
BBC show’s executive producer thanks team in apparent farewell email – but corporation denies he has quit

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Meerkat and Periscope: will live-streaming apps transform news?
Twitter app and its rival have only just launched, but news organisations are already experimenting with their potential

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Stan Lee creates superhero for Sky1 series starring James Nesbit. P9
Jay-Z aims to topple Spotify with music streaming service Tidal. P13
Stephen Fry quits Instagram. P14
BBC2 to screen Stephen Poliakoff intelligence drama. P14
Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. P17

Daily Telegraph
Poldark’s Aidan Turner faces steamy questioning in Twitter Q&A. P9
Sky buys 60% stake in Jupiter Entertainmant. Business P5

Financial Times
Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. P17
US hedge fund challenges Vivendi governance. P18

The Times
Andrew Marr claims Jeremy Paxman is ‘tortured and angry’. P9
Crisis talks over £20m Operation Elveden. P15
Editorial: In praise of Jeremy Paxman. P29

The Independent
BBC staff told to ‘keep it balanced’ during election coverage. P12
Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on the Daily Show. P23

i
BBC’s Nick Robinson hopes to hit election trail following lung operation. P10
Poldark star gets indecent offers in Twitter Q&A. P19
Game of Thrones actress Maisie Williams to guest star in Doctor Who. P19

Wall Street Journal Europe
UK game firms to get tax breaks. P1,16
Jeffrey Katzenberg calls for rewrite of DreamWorks script. P10-11
Lawsuit exposes tensions in Thomson Reuters family. P17
Vivendi’s Vincent Bolloré under fire again. P17
Trevor Noah to replace Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. P19

Daily Mail
TV shows told: you must protect children. P19
Andrew Marr claims Jeremy Paxman is ‘tortured and angry’. P20
BBC decides against rerun of Andrew Neil’s 2010 election boat party. P37

Daily Express
Poldark star gets indecent offers during Twitter Q&A. P4
BBC’s Nick Robinson says operation was a success. P5

The Sun
Ally Ross on E!’s The Royals. P13
Simon Cowell could drop Louis Walsh from The X Factor. P19
Janice Dickinson to appear in celebrity Big Brother. P33
Interview with Modern Family’s Sofia Vergara. P34-35
Simon Cowell plans shakeup of Britain’s Got Talent live shows. P35

Daily Mirror
BBC’s Nick Robinson to return to work following operation. P2
Poldark star gets indecent offers during Twitter Q&A. P3
Katie Hopkins facing race hate probe. P6
Noel Edmonds named top children’s TV presenter. P6
Jonathan Ross to try to crack the US with magic show. P11
BBC blasted over 999 call. P20

Daily Star
BBC’s Nick Robinson to return to work following operation. P2
Poldark star gets indecent offers during Twitter Q&A. P3
Katie Hopkins facing race hate probe. P6
Noel Edmonds named top children’s TV presenter. P6
Jonathan Ross to try to crack the US with magic show. P11
BBC blasted over 999 call. P20

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