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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Police will not take further action over Jeremy Clarkson’s clash with producer. P3
Scottish party leaders clash in TV debate. P6
Victoria Derbyshire’s BBC2 series aims to lure Jeremy Kyle viewers. P8
Teletubbies to return with star-studded cast. P9
Ricky Gervais film to premiere on Netflix. P12
ITV in £630m talks to buy Weinstein TV arm. P21
Vanessa Engle on BBC2’s Inside Harley Street. G2 P16-17
Daily Telegraph
Doctor Who will last at least another five years, says Steven Moffat. P2
Sam Delaney on the women who shaped Madison Avenue. P23
Google bid rumour adds £1bn to Twitter. Business P3
ITV considering takeover of Weinsteins’ TV division. Business P5
Financial Times
Scottish party leaders clash in TV debate. P1,2
Vivendi closes in on Dailymotion deal. P19
The Times
Scottish party leaders clash in TV debate. P8-9
Jeremy Clarkson free to seek new job as police end inquiry. P15
The Independent
TV show called the ‘black Dynasty’ to air in UK. P10
Anna Maxwell Martin to star in new ITV supernatural drama. P14
Paris Metro’s ad campaign derailed by 110-year-old French ‘secularity’ law. P23
With Thunderbirds and Teletubbies returning, are there no kids’ TV ideas? P34
Vivendi confirms bid for Dailymotion. P50
Weinstein TV takeover could cost ITV $1bn. P53
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Simon Kelner: Where would golf be without Peter Alliss? P16
Hit series dubbed ‘Black Dynasty’ to air on E4. P17
Teletubbies reboot is another case of back to the future for children’s TV. P23
New head of state TV is appointed in China. P25
ITV in talks with Weinstein to take over TV arm. P39
Wall Street Journal Europe
Orange and Vivendi in deal over Dailymotion. P17
Daily Mail
Dukes of Hazzard sheriff dies at 88. P13
Editorial: BBC’s liberal bias. P14
John Travolta defends Scientology after TV show’s claims. P19
No charges for Jeremy Clarkson over ‘fracas’. P21
Daily Express
Police drop Jeremy Clarkson attack inquiry. P7
Hickey: Fern Britton says men can get away with looking older on small screen. P21
ITV emerges as potential buyer of the television arm of The Weinstein Company. P47
The Sun
Doctor Who will stay on TV for at least five more years. P3
No charges for Jeremy Clarkson over ‘fracas’. P7
Jim Davidson: ‘my past as a drugs supplier’. P11
David Walliams to miss Britain’s Got Talent launch. P29
Interview with Hollyoaks’ Zoe Lucker. P30-31
Daily Mirror
Dukes of Hazzard actor James Best dies aged 88. P3
Jeremy Clarkson to stage his TV comeback with Have I Got News For You appearance. P3
Interview with Poldark actor Eleanor Tomlinson. P17
Daily Star
Jeremy Clarkson won’t be charged by police. P11
Dukes of Hazzard actor James Best dies aged 88. P15
Doctor Who will stay on TV for at least five more years. P19
