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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed as ITV chairman. P4
Virgin Media reports 38% rise in profits. P24
Apple set to issue bonds worth estimated $12bn. P24
Paul Merton on 28 years of Just a Minute. G2 P16-17
Daily Telegraph
Radio 4 to air adaptation of Erica Jong’s Fear of Flying. P6
Virgin Media reports rise in profits. Business P5
Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed as ITV chairman. Business P5
Financial Times
Spotify closes in on 30 million paying subscribers as streaming demand grows. P15,17
Apple set to issue bonds worth estimated $12bn. P15
Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed as ITV chairman. P21
The Times
Radio 4 to air adaptation of Erica Jong’s Fear of Flying. P3
Scrap charter and keep BBC independent, urge Tory peers. P18
BT Sport presenter Lynsey Hipgrave faces sexist abuse online. P21
Rescue dog to star in Sky 1 series. P21
Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed as ITV chairman. P40
Independent streaming service We Are Colony takes on Netflix and Amazon. P45
The Independent
Sir Peter Bazalgette appointed as ITV chairman. P19
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Peter Bazalgette named executive chairman of ITV. P11
Viz jests offend Facebook readers. P17
Wall Street Journal
Apple set to issue bonds worth estimated $12bn. B10
Daily Mail
How John Simpson left Bake Off kitchen looking like a war zone. P8
Editorial: despite closure of BBC3 TV channel, the corporation is still a bloated monolith. P14
Daily Express
Daily Express victory over British jobs for migrants only. P22
Sir Peter Bazalgette named ITV chair. P47
The Sun
Prince William’s ex-girlfriend to appear on The Voice. P3
This Morning criticised for showing eight-year-olds pole dancing. P3
Coronation Street coverage. P33
Daily Mirror
Viewers fury after This Morning films children pole dancing. P9
Ted Reilly joins EastEnders as Johnny Carter. P15
TV star John Leslie calls for ban on naming suspects. P21
And and Dec plan to star in a sitcom. P21
Viz blocked on Facebook. P25
Sir Peter Bazalgette named executive chairman of ITV. P44
Daily Star
Trolls savage female BT Sport host over Messi penalty. P1,10
Ant and Dec to play themselves in new sitcom. P3
Peter Bazalgette named executive chairman of ITV. P3
Keeping Up Appearances is BBC’s biggest-selling show abroad. P3
TV star John Leslie calls for ban on naming suspects. P18
Danniella Westbrook and Gemma Collins sign up for counselling on new TV show. P26
