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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Tyson Fury and Andy Murray enter fray for BBC Sports Personality award. P3
Badaptations: sexing up the classics for TV. G2. P2
Daily Telegraph
Test run for Amazon’s drone delivery. P7
Viewers expect repeats at Christmas, says BBC chief. P8
CBBC shows will run until 9pm to ‘keep children safe’. P8
Pearson completes sale of Financial Times to Nikkei. B5
Financial Times
Letter from the editor on new FT owners. P1
Competition watchdog investigates online storage. P2
Inventor of the ‘Like’ button attempts to remake work. P12
Swatch takes on Apple with Visa tie-up. P16
Alibaba dents rival-backed group’s fundraising with $1bn sale. P20
The Times
BBC to feature fewer repeats this Christmas. P3
Apple pays damages after deleting iPhone’s contents. P4
Internet beam 100 times faster than Wi-Fi. P22
Test run for Amazon’s drone delivery. P50
Tyson Fury and Andy Murray enter fray for BBC Sports Personality award. P71
The Independent
Search for honest civil servant hits reality TV in Liberia. P24
Comment: Cold Feet belongs in the past. P37
Tribune Publishing’s big titles not up for sale. P52
i
BBC plans i-licence fee to include digital. P2
BBC promises fewer repeats at Christmas. P11
Will.i.am misses Tom Jones being on The Voice. P15
TV stardom beckons for honest public servants in Liberia. P25
US newspaper group Tribune Publishing denies imminent sales. P44
Wall Street Journal Europe
Start-up tries to shake Japan’s tech slump. B1, 3
Microsoft angles for calls. B3
VTech: customer info leaked in data breach. B3
Media firm Naspers considers increase in capital. B3
Battle over TV rights heats up. B4
Daily Mail
Poldark actor sparks baby name boom. P5
Ephraim Hardcastle on media. P21
Apple pays damages after deleting iPhone’s contents. P22
Test run for Amazon’s drone delivery. P27
Comment: Why the BBC’s beyond satire. P33
Tyson Fury: No chance I’ll win BBC award. P70
Grand National start time pushed back to attract bigger TV audience. P76
Daily Express
Adele album is fastest ever UK million-seller. P3
Philip Schofield says he’s introverted off camera. P17
The Sun
Apprentice candidate says the show is a ‘fix’. P7
BBC blasted after rise in executives’ earnings. P7
Ally Ross on TV. P13
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P19
Alan Partridge to host TFI Friday’s Christmas Comedy Special. P33
Alan Carr handed £5m ‘golden handcuffs’ deal with Channel 4. P33
Daily Mirror
Harvey Keitel wants cameo role in Doc Martin. P3
Apple pays up after deleting wedding pics. P6
The X Factor coverage. P7
Poldark actor sparks baby name boom. P9
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P10, 11
Peter Andre lands role in David Brent movie. P21
Daily Star
I’m a Celebrity coverage. P1, 5
Jeremy Clarkson struggles to get to first day filming on new show. P3
The X Factor coverage. P8
Obsessed fan stalks Coronation Street actor. P18
Peter Andre lands role in David Brent movie. P26
