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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
IBM abandons ‘sexist’ hairdryer ad campaign. P5
The Archers women bare all for story. P10
Actor who found fame in BBC comedy dies aged 81. P16
I’m a Celebrity spider stunt attracts 553 complaints. P17
The Guardian named newspaper of the year by Football Supporters’ Federation. P3
Daily Telegraph
ITV cutting quality drama as profits soar, claims BBC. P11
The Archers women bare all for story. P11
Obituary: Opera critic Rodney Milnes. P29
Obituary: TV director Robert Chetwyn. P29
The most exciting tech devices on the market. Pullout.
New-look Monday Night Football on Sky Sports. S10
Financial Times
Blow for Publicis as P&G shifts US accounts over to Omnicom. P19
European broadcasters seek to retain sports on free-to-air. P20
The Times
Actor who found fame in BBC comedy dies aged 81. P4
Diary: media news. P15
How the BBC beat Germany to colour TV. P19
Serbian minister fired for sexist remark about journalist. P36
Mog and the ‘sadvert’ trend making viewers smile. P52
Obituary: Are You Being Served actor Nicholas Smith. P61
Sky adjusts to life without Gary Neville. P71
The Independent
Are You Being Served actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81. P18
BBC subtitle slip mixes up Aston Villa with Hezbollah. P22
Pope’s advisers may testify in leaks trial. P28
Google scraps European start-up fund. P59
i
Female members of The Archers strip for Radio Times photo. P9
Grace Dent: A weekly dose of Top of the Pops would go down a treat. P13
Sir David Attenborough says he gave UK colour TV ahead of Germany. P17
Are You Being Served actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81. P21
Google scraps start-up EU fund after 18 months. P51
Wall Street Journal Europe
Vivendi increases Gameloft stake. B3
Daily Mail
I’m a Celebrity spider stunt attracts 553 complaints. P3
Are You Being Served actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81. P12
The Archers women bare all for story. P13
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P19
Freedom of Information Act curbs ‘would take us back to the dark ages’. P19
BBC keeps hiring despite freeze. P19
Daily Express
The Archers women bare all for story. P3
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P10
Are You Being Served actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81. P15
Hickey on media. P19
The Sun
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P6, 7
Ally Ross on TV. P13
Sir David Attenborough says he gave UK colour TV ahead of Germany. P33
The X Factor coverage. P33
Female members of The Archers strip for Radio Times photo. P33
Daily Mirror
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P10, 11
Are You Being Served actor Nicholas Smith dies aged 81. P13
BBC subtitle slip mixes up Aston Villa with Hezbollah. P16
X Factor contestant hits out at allowance. P18
Daily Star
I’m a Celebrity. P4
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P11
X Factor too stressful, says contestant. P15
