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ITV channel suffers 6% slide in ratings but ad revenues rise
Broadcaster hit by struggling launches such as Harry Hill’s reboot of Stars in Their Eyes despite success of Britain’s Got Talent
Top comment on MediaGuardian
The BBC was not in the pocket of Labour this election. Quite the opposite
Tom Baldwin: For all its faults, the BBC is an organisation that is invested in fairness. But it has been too easily swayed by pressure from Tory-supporting newspapers
Today’s headlines
The Guardian
The Guardian publishes Prince Charles’s ‘black spider memos’. P1
Georgina Campbell, star of BBC3’s Murdered By My Boyfriend. G2 P9
Daily Telegraph
BBC may move to cash in on advertising via Facebook Instant Articles. P10
TV series CSI axed after 15 years. P22
Financial Times
Verizon looks to AOL for mobile ads edge. P18
SABMiller calls time on lager lout ads. P19
Publishers strike digital content deal with Facebook. P19
The Times
ITV strike forces soaps off schedule. P19
The Independent
Social media kills our movie star dreams says Catherine Deneuve. P7
Culture secretary under scrutiny over alleged links to Ukrainian oligarch. P13
Why John Whittingdale is a questionable addition to the cabinet. P13
The week in radio. P45
Could Verizon end up nursing a dotcom hangover? P59
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Yewtree detectives arrest new suspect. P2
Minecraft tops YouTube games list. P3
David Cameron plans freedom of information veto. P7
Culture secretary under scrutiny over alleged links to Ukrainian oligarch. P21
Wall Street Journal Europe
Verizon bets on the future in merger deal with AOL. P10-11
AOL chief’s pivot to ad tech pays dividends. P11
Opinion: Why AOL matters again. P14
Daily Mail
Tony Hall: BBC must be prepared to make concessions during charter renewal. P10
Robert Peston to interview Eddie Mair for Radio Times. P17
Foster’s boss: sexist ads put women off beer. P27
Daily Express
Fiona Phillips no longer wants to work with her editor husband. P19
Hickey: Michael Crick meets his match in Prince Charles’s aide. P23
The Sun
ITV staff walk out. P2
Coronation Street bosses fear proposed tramline could effect filming. P5
Coronation Street plans Deirdre’s final storyline. P31
CSI has been axed after 15 years. P33
Rylan Clark to appear on Celebrity MasterChef. P33
Daily Mirror
Coronation Street bosses fear proposed tramline could effect filming. P3
Prince Charles’s aide foils Channel 4 reporter. P5
Louis Walsh would love to do Strictly Come Dancing. P9
Anne Kirbride to get soap honour at awards. P18
Daily Star
Big Brother coverage. P1, P5
Anne Kirkbride to receive outstanding achievement prize at British Soap awards. P3
James Corden signs Justin Bieber for US chatshow. P3
Football legend Alan Shearer joins Twitter. P8
Kate Moss is being lined up to join The X Factor. P12
Lineup for Celebrity MasterChef announced. P26
