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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
BBC reveals plans to cut sport and comedy to plug £150m iPlayer loophole. P15
Sky launches new set-top box and ‘best of the web’ streaming service. 28
Rats in newspaper cartoons: a warning from history. G2 P2
The 20th century’s most shocking ads. G2 P10-11
Daily Telegraph
GQ guilty of contempt over phone-hacking story. P8
Telegraph apologises to Nick Robinson for claiming he ‘has forever ruined’ his voice. P8
BBC considering closing BBC4 and News Channel as part of £550m package of cuts. P10
Comment: Sky’s new set-top box to test the limit of what people will pay for TV. Business P2
Sky keeps silent over cost of new set-top box. Business P4
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg now worth £31bn. Business P4
Creative businesses in line for £40m boost via private equity fund backed by the government’s Business Bank and Edge Investments. Business P8
Financial Times
Formula One and darts at risk as BBC cuts £35m from sport. P4
Jean-David Blanc’s Molotov aims to combine TV schedules, streaming and social media. P14
Most TV programmes still watched live. P14
CCS Insight forecast predicts further consolidation in telecoms and media, including possible acquisition of ITV by BT. P19
The Times
Top BBC jobs face axe in bid to find savings of £150m. P21
Classic British comedies such as The Good Life set to join Porridge in BBC revivals. P21
GQ guilty of contempt over phone-hacking story. P26
Sky turns to Q for new box of tricks. P50
Why lads’ mags’ demise is inevitable. Times2 P2-3
The Independent
French media moved by Wembley fraternité. P12
BBC’s latest £150m cuts are ‘mere hors d’oeuvre’. P14
The Mirror facing calls from Aids charities to issue an apology. P19
Sky launches Sky Q wireless set-top box. P51
Microsoft ups its challenge to Google with big plans for Bing. P53
Formula One and athletics coverage at risk as BBC cuts costs. P61
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BBC to lose more sport in cuts. P21
Injured UK reporter’s payout is cut. P25
Sky unveils its Sky Q set-top box. P43
Wall Street Journal
Google lets users skip downloading mobile apps. B3
Daily Mail
Editorial: Waste and the BBC. P16
Diary: Emily Maitlis tipped to succeed Huw Edwards as main BBC news presenter, and ‘Alan Yentob wants to close Newsnight’. P21
Bruce Forsyth resting after surgery. P22
BBC vows to make cuts – but still has 129 press officers. P23
What losing the BBC’s Red Button would mean. P23
The 20th century’s most shocking ads. P24-25
Daily Express
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P3
The Sun
Fury at Radio 1 interview with Islamic State jihadist. P5
BBC may cull Formula One coverage as part of cuts. P30
The Apprentice coverage. P45
Tom Jones could return to The Voice if ITV snaps up show. P45
Daily Mirror
Dara O Briain on TV life-changer show. P8
Stars blast BBC plans to axe some sport coverage. P13
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P!4, P15
Sky lifts limit for TV addicts with new service. P24
Interview with TV host Piers Morgan. P28-29
Daily Star
The X Factor coverage. P3
Fugitive spotted on TV? P4
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P7
Formula One, snooker and darts face BBC axe. P16
Nigella Lawson mocked for bizarre recipes. P18
Case kept in the dark over plot of new Broadchurch series. P26
