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Star Wars


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Star Wars leads charge as Sky gears up for an attack on its empire
Sky Cinema and eSports projects launched to counter threats from entertainment rivals Netflix, Amazon and BT

Top comment on MediaGuardian

Will there be any good news for the BBC, C4 and the press after Brexit?
Jane Martinson:
Questions over trust in the newspapers, allegiance to the political elite and the next move by pro-leave culture secretary John Whittingdale

Today’s headlines

The Guardian
Candid photos of BBC comics released. P14
Interview: Advertising guru and diversity champion Cindy Gallop. P28
Sky gears up for an attack on its empire. P29
Comment: Will Brexit bring any good news for the media? P29
Media Monkey’s Diary. P29

Daily Telegraph
Matt LeBlanc ‘plans to quit Top Gear’ unless Chris Evans is sacked. P13
Donald Trump welcomes Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall to his Scottish golf club. P17
Obituary: Author and journalist Michael Herr. P29
Footballing upsets continue as ITV takes an early lead. S10

Financial Times
Intel looks at selling former McAfee cyber security unit. P19
UK risks missing full benefits of cloud computing as data ringfencing looms. P21

The Times
Tony Blackburn hired by Thames Radio. P16

i
Vinyl cancellation comes as a blow to James Jagger. P21
British referendum won’t impact Eurovision. P21
Seethe all about it: social media has made the press more shrill. P41

Wall Street Journal
Amazon doubles down on push-button orders. B1
EU and US agree on data plan. B3
China sets new rules for search on the web. B3
Tsinghua to boost technology spending. B3

Daily Mail
Matt LeBlanc ‘plans to quit Top Gear’ unless Chris Evans is sacked. P23

Daily Express
Hickey on media. P21
North to ‘see digital jobs boom’. P44

The Sun
Strictly’s Len Goodman earns £3.3m in a bumper year. P3
Telly’s EU reshuffle. P6
Simon Cowell’s company makes hard-hitting crime investigation series. P33
Will.i.am rips into The Voice and praises Simon Cowell. P33

Daily Mirror
Simon Cowell’s new ITV series The Investigator. P21
Marvel comic cover is sold for £44,000. P22
First gay couple to present ITV’s This Morning. P27

Daily Star
Simon Cowell goes on vitamin drip before X Factor shows. P3

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