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John Whittingdale: BBC could be part-funded by subscriptions in future
Culture secretary tells Andrew Marr funding corporation with subscriptions on top of licence fee could be ‘direction we may wish to move in’
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Ad tech is killing the online experience
Felix Salmon: Advertising is making the mobile web almost unusable by clogging up our bandwidth – which may end up driving users to Apple News or Facebook apps
Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Greek journalists make capital out of owning their fates. P16
The readers’ editor on our ‘battle’ with the ‘living wage’ and readers who say όχι to ‘oxi’. P28
Quartz’s Bobby Ghosh: ‘We see the world through the prism of the new global, digital economy. P30
How public sector broadcasting shapes up worldwide. P31
Felix Salmon: Ad tech is killing the online experience. P32
Johnston Press’s recent woes highlight local media pressure. P32
Will S4C return to bleak times? P32
Daily Telegraph
Let a journalist help to review information laws, says David Davis. P2
Financial Times
Big brands drive surge in YouTube advertising. P19
Apple bides time over Watch’s prospects. P20
Mashable adds Asia to new launches. P21
The Times
Culture secretary defends Sun’s right to publish royal ‘Nazi’ pictures. P7
Vicar under fire over Married at First Sight. P9
Court tests police snooping on press. P11
Jonathan Dimbleby hits back at BBC’s critics. P16
Alan Yentob ‘lobbied Tony Blair’s government over charity’s unpaid tax’. P16
BBC’s Bloomsbury drama set to shock with sex scenes. P21
Journalists cooking up a slanderous attack on Vladimir Putin, says his spekesman. P29
The Independent
Will Core: reporting suicide and the ‘copycat’ effect. P31
On set of new drama Life in Squares about the Bloomsbury set. P40
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Inquiry set up in wake of Jimmy Saville scandal to talk to 30,000 victims. P2
We want an apology, says Briton held in China for watching BBC. P20
Interview with writer of new TV drama Life in Squares. P36
PR and advertising: Teneo looks to shake up corporate PR. P41
Wall Street Journal Europe
Vivendi chairman calls for changes at Canal Plus. P1
Daily Mail
Channel 4 documentary set to reveal how Prince Philip’s sister met and admired Adolf Hitler. P1,4
Royal salute film was ‘sold to Sun for four-figure sum’. P6
Daily Express
The X Factor goes on as Simon Cowell lives through pain of mum’s death. P3
The Sun
BBC ‘hid’ seven figure salaries of stars by paying them through independent production companies. P19
Jimmy Carr in line for £9.5m payout by winding up his company. P24
EastEnders coverage. P29
Daily Mirror
Jeremy Clarkson says he was barred from taking a Top Gear souvenir. P14
Sex chat doctor faces Channel 4 quiz. P16
Rita Ora says cash wasn’t a factor in BBC exit. P21
Original TV Batmobile up for sale. P27
Daily Star
Disney bosses slam ‘inappropriate’ GQ Stars Wars photo shoot. P3
Jeremy Clarkson savages BBC in live show in Australia. P3
Fans kept waiting for three hours by X Factor judges. P5
Original TV Batmobile is up for auction. P19
