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Shows such as Top Gear could be shown on a new BBC/ITV streaming service
Shows such as Top Gear could be shown on a new BBC/ITV streaming service. Photograph: John Rogers/BBC Worldwide

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BBC and ITV in talks to launch a Netflix-style streaming service
Subscription video service is likely to focus on providing popular older, archive TV content, not the first-run of shows

Top comment on MediaGuardian

Why newspapers are hunting for the ‘Queen backs Brexit’ leaker
Roy Greenslade: Political journalism relies on anonymous sources... and it’s part of the journalistic game to reveal how a rival managed to get its exclusive

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
BBC and ITV in talks to launch a Netflix-style streaming service. P9
The Sun may print more of Queen’s views on Europe, says editor. P11
Journalists attacked on trip to Chechnya. P25

Daily Telegraph
BBC to launch temporary digital Radio 2 spin-off dedicated to 50s music. P12
Brexit leak to the Sun was treason, says Tory grandee Sir Nicholas Soames. P14
Fiona Gibson: Why I’ll always be a Jackie girl. P28
Blockbusters bring record sales for Cineworld. Business P3

Financial Times
Yahoo adds members to board as it prepares for breakup fight. P18

The Times
Badger Trust complains to BBC over ‘bias’ in its coverage. P3
The Sun may print more of Queen’s views on Europe, says editor. P15
BBC to remake comedy classics. P23
Country Life editor: BBC must not give in to bullying by the badger lobby. P30
Thugs beat reporters on Chechen border. P36
Blockbusters bring record sales for Cineworld. P51

The Independent
Editorial: BBC’s Countryfile connects city dwellers to rural Britain. P2
How did Countryfile become a TV winner? P38
Obituary: sports reporter Bud Collins. P53

i
TV show leaves craft beer company BrewDog with a nasty hangover. P8
David Cameron rejects calls for inquiry on Queen backs Brexit story. P11
Alice Jones: social media, the perfect contraceptive. P16
Alf Garnett to rise again as BBC revives a host of sitcoms. P17
Why millions of us are watching Countryfile. P26

Wall Street Journal
Twitter offers payouts to halt talent flight. B1,3
Yahoo recruits directors. B3

Daily Mail
Brexit leak to the Sun was treason, says Tory grandee Sir Nicholas Soames. P7
BBC comedy classics to get PC makeover. P11
Radio 1 DJ Tommy Vance was accused of being ‘king of the orgies’ in 1970s sex probe. P31
Jan Moir: Aidan Turner is king of the TV totty. P37

Daily Express
Britain’s Got Talent’s new TV ad. P17
Neil Morrissey won’t change lifestyle following heart scare on TV show. P17

The Sun
Queen’s dislike of EU revealed in Tony Benn’s memoirs. P6-7
Editorial: Nick Clegg has been shifty over the Sun’s ‘Queen backs Brexit’ story. P10
Heston Blumenthal to unveil space recipes in Channel 4 series. P37
BBC in talks with John le Carré about second season of The Night Manager. P37

Daily Mirror
Chris Evans and son to present radio show about Buddy Holly. P3
Ian Hyland on comedy remakes flooding our TV. P8
Magistrate is struck off for ‘anti-gay’ TV remark. P28

Daily Star
James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke could become a TV series. P3
Neil Morrissey to continue on Mission Survive despite heart scare. P3
Britain’s Got Talent’s new TV ad. P4
Breaking Bad is the most binge-worthy TV boxset. P7
Cabinet minister says football matches should not be moved for TV coverage. P8
BBC faces a backlash on retreads. P16
Gillian Anderson fears The X-Files won’t be back. P22

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