Top story on MediaGuardian
Financial Times sold to Japanese media group Nikkei for £844m
Sale by Pearson does not include 50% stake in the Economist or the newspaper’s Southwark Bridge headquarters
Top comment on MediaGuardian
The Guardian view on media globalisation: good news for the Financial Times
Editorial: It may not prove easy to marry British and Japanese journalistic cultures. But in a global media world this deal makes sense
Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Japanese media giant Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. P7. Editorial: P30
Vestager becomes Hollywood block buster in Sky pay-TV row. P25
Daily Telegraph
DJ Neil Fox in court on sex offence charges. P10
Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. B1, 2, 5
Fall in traditional advertising hits Daily Mail group’s shares. B5
Sky accused of strangling customer access to US films. B5
Financial Times
Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. P1, 17, 20
Broadband groups face paying to extend access to all. P2
Comment: Samsung reveals the limits to activist funds. P11
Personal technology. P12
Sky accused over antitrust law. P15
Comment: Tsinghua’s hopes for Micron signal a shift in China’s ambitions. P16
‘Mobile device hijacking’ misleads marketers. P16
Germany’s Axel Springer beaten to the punch on FT purchase. P17
DMGT hits ‘nasty speed bump’ as advertising slips. P20
The Times
Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. P37. Analysis: P43
Sky accused of blocking customer access to US films. P39
Fall in advertising hits DMGT’s shares. P42
The Independent
Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. P55
Fall in advertising hits DMGT’s shares. P56
Sky series 24 nets Rupert Murdoch £7m tax rebate. P60
i
Pearson sells FT to Nikkei for £844m. P2, P48
Inside Television. P39
Fox films gets £7m tax boost. P51
DMGT warning on weak advertising. P50
Wall Street Journal Europe
Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. P1. 16, 28
Sky accused of blocking customer access to US films. P17
Samsung sets buyback in wake of deal approval. P17
Technicolor to buy Cisco’s TV set-top unit. P17
Daily Mail
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P19
Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. P66
Digital revenue up at DMGT. P66
Gary Lineker keeps silent in Steve Rider spat. P77
Daily Express
Hickey on media. P21
DJ Neil Fox in court on sex offence charges. P22
Nikkei buys Financial Times for £844m. P47
The Sun
Ad billboard that uses Xbox technology being trialled. P11
Danniella Westbrook in deal to appear on Celebrity Big Brother. P11
Gemma Collins to return to I’m a Celebrity. P28
X Factor hosts are not to fly to exotic locations for judges’ houses. P31
Judy Murray to address Edinburgh TV Festival. P31
EastEnders actor Declan Bennett has been axed. P32
Robert Lindsay and Maureen Lipman to star in new sitcom. P32
Daily Mirror
BBC bars EastEnders actor from judging gay strip show. P21
Experimental ad billboard talks to people. P29
Jan Moir: Why did the BBC only want a woman for political editor role? P29
Daily Star
Eamonn Holmes appeared to flick the V-sign while live on air. P3
Dr Who showrunner attacks Tories. P5
DJ Neil Fox trial coverage. P7
Reality show Life on Marbs launches with 160,000 viewers. P27
