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MPs demand rigorous shakeup at top of the BBC
Report recommends replacing the BBC Trust with a single board, creating a public service broadcasting commission to act as external watchdog
Top comment on MediaGuardian
Starting gun fired in BBC charter race
Jane Martinson: A group of MPs headed by a Thatcherite known to admire subscription feels the licence fee is going to be difficult to replace any time soon
Today’s headlines
The Guardian
MPs demand shakeup at top of BBC. P1-2
Jane Martinson: Starting gun in BBC charter race. P2
Al-Jazeera journalists arrested over Paris drone. P19
Court orders Apple to pay $530m for patent breach. P29
‘Pics or it didn’t happen’ – the mantra of the Instagram era. P33-35
Steve Richards: The BBC reports bewildering events but it fails to help us understand them. P39
Daily Telegraph
It’s time to scrap licence fee, MPs tell BBC. P4
RTS award nominations. P5
Google faces opposition to planned new Silicon Valley HQ. P15
Al-Jazeera journalists arrested over Paris drone. P15
Apple ordered to pay $533m over iTunes patent breach. Business P3
Financial Times
Google shakes up European units in face of tougher rules. P1
BBC licence fee on its way out – but not for a decade. P4
Decision awaited to see if ‘net neutrality’ lobbying will change US regulation. P18
Apple ordered to pay $533m over iTunes patent breach. P20
The Times
Paedophile who sued Facebook wins £20,000. P15
Block non-paying viewers, BBC told. P18
Editorial: Parliament has dodged the important task of reining in the BBC. P28
Caitlin Moran on Channel 4’s Raised by Wolves. T2 P4-5
The Independent
MPs say household levy ‘should replace the BBC licence fee’. P6
Al-Jazeera journalists arrested in Paris for flying drone. P27
Martin Clunes talks about playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Arthur and George. P42
i
Lady Gaga to join US horror TV series. P3
Scrap BBC licence fee and let rivals flourish, say MPs. P17
Comment: give the viewers choice in any changes to licence fee. P17
AI computer might mean games over for humans. P24
Al-Jazeera TV journalists held in Paris over drone use. P25
Martin Clunes talks about playing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Arthur and George. P36
Wall Street Journal Europe
Codifying net neutrality carries potential risks. P2
Paris journalists arrested for flying drone. P5
YouTube viewers don’t add up to profit. P15,17
Daily Mail
MPs to say BBC is a inept organisation. P4
BBC World Service is losing ‘war of information’. P4
BBC bosses should admit errors. P4
Send in auditors to BBC to cut down on waste. P4
BBC accused of presenting British Muslim survey as positive. P8 Comment P14
Margaret Thatcher ‘wanted to take over BBC after Falklands treachery’, P21
Tony Hall taken to task by MPs over foul smells at BBC HQ. P36
Daily Express
How the Palace blocked BBC tribute to Princess Diana. P1,3
Claudia Winkleman nominated for RTS award. P4
The return to TV of Poldark. P23
The Sun
Tory MP denies using C-word during Inside the Commons documentary. P2
John Cleese compares journalists to murderers at Hacked Off event. P2
TV’s Rover’s Return sells the cheapest pint in Britain. P3
Russell Crowe reveals he’s an Emmerdale fan. P3
BBC blasted over waste and scandals. P15
MPs say licence fee should go. P15
BBC axed Princess Diana film over fears it would upset Prince Charles. P15
Police to probe gang threats to Channel 4 film crew. P19
Claudia Winkleman nominated for RTS award. P33
Liz Hurley on raunchy show The Royals. P33
Daily Mirror
Tory MP denies using C-word during Inside the Commons documentary. P9
New TV station to broadcast old Crossroads episodes. P18
MPs say BBC licence fee should be scrapped within the next 15 years. P29
Daily Star
Simon Cowell says Katie Price won’t be joining Britain’s Got Talent panel. P3
TV’s Rover’s Return sells the cheapest pint in Britain. P10
Claudia Winkleman nominated for RTS award. P26
