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Today's media stories from the papers

Top eight stories on MediaGuardian

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Rupert Murdoch: unite to fight Amazon and Netflix
21st Century Fox chairman says industry needs to come up with serious competitor to Amazon and Netflix

Ant and Dec to host the Brit awards
Britain's Got Talent and Saturday Night Takeaway presenters to succeed James Corden, 14 years after they last fronted sho

Nigel Farage to take power in spoof doc
Channel 4 to use actors alongside real-life footage for a film imagining the party's first 100 days in Downing Street

What do foreign TV companies own?
From The Only Way is Essex to the European Music Awards, US giants have snapped up UK producers - see who has bought what

BBC refuses to include Greens in TV debates
Furious Greens say BBC is a 'brake on democratic change … contributing to the buildup of disillusionment with UK politics'

Scotsman titles to merge with job losses
Johnston Press announces flagship daily will share operations with Scotland on Sunday and the Edinburgh Evening News

The X Factor bumped for Rugby World Cup
ITV to prioritise live matches next autumn as it seeks to shore up its audience and revenues after the loss of football rights

June Sarpong: BBC3 TV closure 'completely wrong'
Former T4 presenter, recently hired by BBC2's Newsnight, says making channel online-only is a 'lost opportunity' for new talent

Top comment on MediaGuardian

How journalists are facing up to ever-shrinking newsrooms - research study
Job insecurity haunts redundancy survivors

Today's headlines

The Guardian

BBC refuses to include Green party in general election TV leader debates. P15
Nigel Farage to take power in Ukip documentary spoof. P15
Obituary: David Redfern, founder of Redferns picture library. P39

Daily Telegraph

BBC's Robert Peston says letters were stolen from his desk. P2
Facebook ban on 'offensive' breastfeeding photograph. P10
Worst is over now, says Johnston Press. Business P3

Financial Times

Advertising industry wakes up to differences between older consumers. P14
BSkyB buys $7m stake in YouTube video network Whistle Sports. P22
Johnston Press revenue decline slows. P22

The Times

BBC refuses to include Green party in general election TV leader debates. P6
Twitter comes under fire over antisemitic abuse. P9
Parents voice concern over BBC child abduction drama. P11
'Populist' Radio 3 has worst Proms ratings in 15 years. P21
Facebook ban on 'offensive' breastfeeding photograph. P29
BSkyB extends rugby deal until 2020. P56

The Independent

Phone-hacking charges 'imminent' for former Mirror Group journalists. P6
Obituary: David Redfern, founder of Redferns picture library. P52

i

Big Brother to launch online in China. P3
Graham Norton says he's ready for the future downturn of his TV fortunes. P15
Ant and Dec to host the Brit Awards. P15
Mirror staff face criminal charges in hacking inquiry. P19

Wall Street Journal Europe

Apple in talks to sell in Iran. P1,20
Twitter and IBM agree to develop data tools. P21

Daily Mail

Facebook ban on 'offensive' breastfeeding photograph. P1,7
BBC criticised over stars' pronunciation. P7
Robert Hardman criticises Jonathan Jones's Guardian article on the poppy tribute. P15
Anger at BBC for car 'theft' lessons. P27

Daily Express

Hickey: Thom Evans's Strictly departure will disappoint judge Craig Revel Horwood. P17
Joan Rivers' daughter hires lawyers to probe death. P18
BSkyB throws £4.3m into US sports site. P51

The Sun

The Sun asks if Victoria's Secret ad campaign should be banned for 'body shaming'. P12-13
Ant and Dec to present Brit awards. P23
White Dee to star in Channel 5 documentary. P37
The Apprentice coverage. P38-39

Daily Mirror

Ant and Dec to host the Brit Awards. P3
X Factor faces losing its Saturday-night spot during Rugby World Cup in 2015. P9
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P9

Daily Star

Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3
Ant and Dec to host the Brit Awards. P12
Derek Martin to reprise his role as Charlie Slater in EastEnders. P33

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