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Today's media stories from the papers

Sajid Javid

Top story on MediaGuardian

BBC licence fee: decriminalisation of non-payment pushed back until 2017
Move led by former BBC chairman Lord Grade delays legal change over fears of impact on corporation

Top blog on MediaGuardian

Rotherham councillors were foolish to blame 'the Murdoch press'
Roy Greenslade:
They naively tried to avoid scrutiny by accusing the Times of telling lies

Today's headlines

The Guardian

Twitter chief takes blame for failure to act on trolls. P1, 2
Sony chief resigns in wake of hacking scandal. P3
Premier League waits for broadcasters' billion-pound bids to flood in. P7
NBC anchor apologises for untrue Iraq tribute. P21
BT returns to mobile market as it seals £12.5bn deal for EE. P31

Daily Telegraph

Foreign TV stations stop integration, warns Boris Johnson. P7
Sajid Javid appalled by police snooping on journalists. P8
TV licence fee dodgers are still criminals. P9
Twitter chief takes blame for failure to act on trolls. P11
BT seals £12.5bn deal for EE. B1, 5
Sony chief resigns in wake of hacking scandal. 4
Raspberry Pi discounting knocks Premier Farnell. B5
Vlogging 'a minor force' for advertisers, polls warn. B8
Premier League TV rights auction coverage. S10, 11
Super League seals TV deals around the world. S17

Financial Times

Sony chief resigns in wake of hacking scandal. P1, 14
Broadband groups fear utility move will mean 'pipe' sharing. P8
Personal technology. P12
Blokeish crowdsourcing fuels the Lad Bible's unholy success. P12
Analysis: BT and EE. P14
London technology investors bet $2bn on mirroring success of Silicon Valley. P15, 21
Cyber risks too big to cover, says head of insurance firm. P16
Comment: Wall Street raiders break down the gates of Silicon Valley. P16
Advertising firm Interpublic agrees to board shake-up. P17
Indian court opens Xiaomi inquiry. P18
BT seals £12.5bn deal for EE. P18
Web of intrigue led to Silk Road creator. P18
Vodafone 4G service helps to arrest slide in revenues. P21

The Times

Wolf Hall is about defeating BBC's foes, says Mark Rylance. P7
New signings are a turn-off for Radio 5 Live listeners. P7
Twitter chief takes blame for failure to act on trolls. P19
TV licence fee dodgers are still criminals. P24
BT seals £12.5bn deal for EE. P46
Vodafone turns the corner on sales. P46
Bidding for football rights is a super-secret exercise conducted on paper only. P47
Avanti shares take off as satellite doubts vanish. P51
Analysis: Premier League TV rights auction. P65

The Independent

Twitter chief takes blame for failure to act on trolls. P7
Rupert Murdoch faces a digital challenge – from his own grandson. P11
Skip pointless meetings, Microsoft chief tells staff. P23
Sony chief resigns in wake of hacking scandal. P29
Obituary: BBC producer and director Nancy Thomas. P53
Vodafone issues warning over BT mobile takeover. P61

i

Twitter chief admits failure to tackle trolls. P10
Saved by the Bell reunion. P15
Judge 'must authorise' police access to journalists phones. P21
Rupert Murdoch's grandson is the entrepreneur behind game-changing news app. P27
Inside Television. P39

Wall Street Journal Europe

BT seals £12.5bn deal for EE. P1, 19
Peter Greste to fight for colleagues' release. P9
Sony chief resigns in wake of hacking scandal. P15
Swatch to roll out a new smart watch. P19

Daily Mail

Dodging licence fee will remain a criminal offence. P10
Don't treat journalists as terrorists, says culture secretary. P12
Twitter vows to ban trolls. P13
Wonderfully silly mistakes in live TV subtitles. P22
Bafta fever taking hold in the countdown to awards. P51

Daily Express

Hickey: One half of the Chuckle Brothers appears on Daily Politics show. P20

The Sun

New Tory government could axed funding for the BBC. P4
Culture secretary slams police for treating journalists like terrorists. P4
Chris Moyles makes Comic Relief comeback. P19
Jeremy Kyle Show guest was told to wear tracksuit so host could ridicule him. P20
Twitter chief vows to crackdown on trolls. P22
The Jump coverage. P33
Zoe Lucker to join Hollyoaks cast. P34
Benidorm recommissioned for eighth series. P35
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P35
Cut-price web and TV deals as telecom market gets set for price war. P55

Daily Mirror

The Jump coverage. P3, P39
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P11
Radio 5 Live lost 700,000 listeners with new line-up. P19
Saved by the Bell reunion. P20
Twitter boss admits they have no control over trolls. P25

Daily Star

Football pundit mocked for 'whispering' during FA Cup commentary. P3
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P4, 5
Rolf Harris quizzed on more sex claims. P19
Twitter chief vows to crackdown on trolls. P19
The Jump coverage. P21
Fred Talbot trial coverage. P24
Benidorm recommissioned for eighth series. P33

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