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Jimmy Savile report leak reveals scathing criticism of BBC
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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Jimmy Savile inquiry link reveals damning criticism of BBC. P2
Grace Coddington to step down as creative director of American Vogue. P4
Seven killed in suicide attack on Afghan TV station. P22
Star Wars outing awaits US reporter released by Iran. P22
Have I not got news for you – the art of reporting on a slow news day. G2 P2
Daily Telegraph
Leaked report condemns BBC for ‘awareness’ of Jimmy Savile’s abuse. P2
Downton Abbey wins best drama prize at National Television awards. P2
‘Misleading’ broadband price adverts to be banned. P10
Obituary: BBC engineer Robert Mears. P25
Get used to low growth, warns WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell. Business P5
Financial Times
Apple aims to bite into Indian market. P18
Kenya brands Netflix a security threat. P18
Deezer secures €100m in latest funding round. P21
The Times
Clive Woodward switches to ITV’s Six Nations commentating team. P64
The Independent
Holly Baxter: TV is sexist because women aren’t in front of, or behind, the camera. P28
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Broadband adverts to clean up their act. P2
Holly Baxter: we can’t have an equal society if there are fewer women on TV. P13
Top five of Tatler’s list of People Who Really Matter are royals. P15
Music amateurs to be sounded out as TV stars. P17
Journalists killed in Taliban suicide car bomb attack in Kabul. P24
Deezer drums up £77m in private funding. P43
Wall Street Journal
Indian regulator criticises Facebook. B4
Apple aims to bite into Indian market. B4
Daily Mail
‘Independent’ press regulator Impress is propped up by Max Mosley’s millions. P2
Baz Mamigboye: Stop whingeing about the Oscars being too white. P24-25
Iranian-born BBC presenter barred by US. P36
BBC and ITV set for ratings battle as they split Six NAtions rugby coverage. P91
Daily Express
National Television awards coverage. P1, P3
Sir David Jason slams today’s programme’s for being to crude. P18
The Sun
National Television awards coverage. P3,37
Tory spin chief Lynton Crosby was paid £2.4m last year. P18
Daily Mirror
National Television Awards coverage. P3,14-15
Gemma Collins and Jonathan Cheban to star in three-part reality series. P18
Lorraine Kelly’s company makes £1.8m profit. P20
Anne Robinson to make a series on parenting. P21
Daily Star
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, P9
National Television awards coverage. P1,4-5
David Duchovny to strip off in new series of The X Files. P3
Joe Swash wants to return to EastEnders. P22
Arlene Phillips defends Strictly Come Dancing. P22
