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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Met Office loses BBC weather contract. P9
Alex Salmond hits out at BBC referendum coverage. P9
Sir Tony Robinson plots new series of Blackadder. P11
The readers’ editor on the Guardian’s weather coverage. P26
Discovery US boss: we’re in ‘hand to hand combat’ with Netfli. P30
40 years of MacTaggart: one speech with a track record of changing TV. P31
New York Times v Amazon: a clash of cultures. P31
Daily Telegraph
BBC could be lining up an heir to Downton Abbey. P7
Alex Salmond hits out at BBC referendum coverage. P8
BBC sacks Met Office in ‘dumbing down’ row. P9
Surge in calls to revenge porn hotline after Channel 4 documentary. P12
Tim Stanley: a storm in a teacup over the BBC weather. P16
Sanjeev Bhaskar interviewed on Goodness Gracious Me. P23
Take control of broadband away from BT, says Chris Bryant. P27
Chris Bryant: Britain’s digital consumers have waited too long for better service. P28
Financial Times
Jeremy Corbyn targets Rupert Murdoch’s empire with talk of change to media ownership rules. P1
BT chief calls on US telecoms groups to open up networks. P17
Facebook backer Lakestar launches €350m fund. P18
WPP to report half-year results. P28
The Times
Met Office loses BBC weather contract after 93 years. P17
Alex Salmond hits out at BBC referendum coverage. P17
Editorial on the Met Office losing the BBC contract. P27
BuzzFeed faces competition with Japanese launch. P36
The Independent
Gratn Shaps unable to unmask Wikipedia contributor. P9
Storm over BBC decision to end contract with Met Office. P11
How pirate radio went legit. P13
BBC is looking to make new ‘Downton Abbey’. P18
Culture secretary will be cente of attention at TV festival. P35
Online bullying - by newspapers. P35
Obituary: journalist Peter Jones. P45
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Page 3 Profile: former Blue Peter presenter Janet Ellis. P3
Met Office frozen out of new BBC weather contract. P11
Tony Robinson hints Blackadder may ride again. P19
Stefano Hatfield: trolls are a threat to free speech. P18
Pirate radio sales on. P25
John Whittingdale under the spotlight at Edinburgh TV Festival. P45
Websites take bad tast to new levels. P45
Marketing and branding: ad blockers post threat to digital economy. P4
Wall Street Journal Europe
Europe deepens its probe into Google. P15
Daily Mail
Met Office loses BBC weather contract but presenters to stay on. P10
Editorial: Met Office feels icy blast of competition. P16
Quentin Letts: I bet the Met office didn’t see this storm coming. P17
Peter McKay on Jodie Kidd and Top Gear. P19
Why Mel and Sue are The Great British Bake Off’s magic ingredient. P22-23
BBC could be lining up an heir to Downton Abbey. P31
Daily Express
Our favourite weather forecasters. P19
Blackadder could return after 26 years. P23
The Sun
The Great British Bake Off’s Mary Berry pictured on motorbike. P11
Olly Murs stands up for Tom Jones in The Voice row. P17
Cilla Black character to appear in Danny Baker’s BBC drama. P29
HBO to stop filming Game of Thrones in Croatia. P30
Interview with Towie’s Gemma Collins. P30-31
Daily Mirror
BBC axes Met Office after 93 years. P19
Daily Star
TV licence fines hit English harder. P2
BBC will be ‘torn apart’ by the Jimmy Savile inquiry. P14
New species of spider to be introduced to I’m a Celebrity. P26
