Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business

Today’s media stories from the papers

Armed Isis flag-waver, Mosul


Top story on MediaGuardian

Google calls for anti-Isis push over ‘inhuman’ beheading videos
Executives vow YouTube will not be used as a platform for ‘brutally violent propaganda produced by terrorists’, but argue against blanket censorship

Top comment on MediaGuardian

Chris Evans will host more episodes of TFI Friday – how did we get here?
After the successful 20th-anniversary celebration, Channel 4 has announced a further eight-part run of TFI Friday with the new Top Gear host back at the helm – and not Nick Grimshaw, as Evans himself had suggested

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Chris Evans and TFI Friday to return for eight shows. P8
Freed al-Jazeera journalist: German police manipulated by Egypt. P18
Vladimir Putin’s ‘web troll factory’ shows its face in court. P18

Daily Telegraph
BBC digs itself into a ditch over Titchmarsh’s ‘potty mouth’. P7
BBC radio sacking of Judi Spiers reignites row over sexism. P7
Google steals a march on Apple with free music. P7
Comment: Pay as you read will be the last word in publishing. P20
No extra charge for faster TalkTalk broadband. B5

Financial Times
Analysis: BlackBerry – squeezing the juice. P16
Green light for €4.5bn Rocket fundraising. P18
Google has its heart set on medical advice. P18
Google heads queue of lobbyists in charm offensive with EU regulators. P19
WPP teams up with Snapchat and Daily Mail to launch native ad agency. P20
Hulu strikes deal with Showtime to offer video streaming. P21
BlackBerry bolsters software sales as earnings miss. P21
Instagram backs the human touch. P21
Liberty Global approach for Ireland’s TV3 presses UTV. P21
TalkTalk sees need for speed in trial venture. P23

The Times
Diary: media news. P9
Revival of TFI Friday sparks fears of Chris Evans burn-out. P17
Doctor Who’s missing car reappears 20 years later. P18
Facebook can identify its faceless users. P19
Getty Images focuses on Google ‘theft’. P37
Lord Ashcroft’s publishing group catches cold despite election fever. P43

The Independent
BBC staff ‘traded internships to aid their children’. P17
Australian terror suspect sparks TV debate row. P24

i
Facebook can recognise you without even seeing your face. P23
Jay-Z’s streaming service in trouble. P40

Wall Street Journal Europe
Editorial: Taylor Swift’s bite of the Apple. P14
Comment: When reportage is propaganda. P16
EU adds Getty to Google case. P21
BlackBerry presses bumpy transition. P21

Daily Mail
Graham Norton: I want to end my chat show. P2
Alan Titchmarsh, his earthy gardening term and a ludicrous apology by the BBC. P5
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P19

Daily Express
Ann Widdecombe: you have to learn to take a joke Nick Robinson. P13
Kelly’s Eye: don’t underestimate Chris Evans. P14

The Sun
BBC blasted over gardening ‘swearing’ gaffe. P3
Graham Norton hints at exit next year. P29
Dermot O’Leary rules himself out as Top Gear host. P30
Mackenzie Crook to guest star in Yonderland. P30
Stephen Mulhern signed up for fifth series of Britain’s Got More Talent. P31

Daily Mirror
TV explorer Paul Rose was jumped on by a polar bear while he slept. P3
Google beats Apple on music app. P11
Interview with Graham Norton. P15
BT boss says Sky makes it difficult for customers to leave. P44

Daily Star
Dermot O’Leary rules out Top Gear. P3
Leonardo DiCaprio’s ex signs up for Life On Mars. P3
Graham Norton is planning on retiring from TV. P26

Go to MediaGuardian

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.