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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
The Great British Bake Off has 12 million viewers and ‘still rising’. P5
The readers’ editor: Battle lines drawn over the origins of the Bandiera Rossa. P30
Johnston Press chief Ashley Highfield: ‘We can find a win-win relationship with the BBC’. P34
Could it be goodnight for Newsnight if the BBC 10pm news is extended? P35
Felix Salmon: Can ad blockers put an end to the ad tech arms race? P35
Daily Telegraph
The Archers stars avoid speaking with their mouths full. P1,7
Why Poldark’s scything scene was nearly axed. P1,7
Telegraph launches improved tablet app. P2
ITV set to suffer if England exit Rugby World Cup. P3
Bruce Forsyth: BBC3 and BBC4 should be scrapped. P7
Paul Hollywood hits out at The Great British Bake Off edits. P7
Robert Peston: ‘bonkers’ that I should be expected to wear a tie. P7
Sue Perkins interview. P25
Virgin Media boss: Sky and BT’s soccer tussle ‘hits viewers’. Business P1
Spotify and Netflix oust Rolex and Sony as most desired brands. Business P3
Interview with Twitter head of sales Adam Bain. P5
Financial Times
Facebook boosts investment in virtual reality. P19
The Times
Ipso dismisses academic’s complaint against the Times. P2
Robert Peston: I don’t need a tie for gravitas. P3
Why Poldark’s scything scene was nearly axed. P11
The Archers stars avoid speaking with their mouths full. P18
The Pope criticises social media. P31
The Independent
YouTube will turn self-starters into stars. P9
Charlie Hebdo loses leading lights as infighting takes its toll. P28
Rugby World Cup: ITV buys into a winning formula - pundits who actually offer insight. P28
The dilemma facing TV soaps today. P38
New Sun chief takes aim at the BBC. P39
Radio heads jostle in the marketplace. P39
In search of television’s missing past. P41
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UK firms to star in YouTube ad campaign. P2
Facebook offers to bring the web to refugee camps. P11, {23
NFL fans angry over BBC deal. P23
Top hacks exit Charles Hebdo due to ‘malaise’. P25
The dilemma facing TV soaps today. P41
PR and advertising: Authenticity is great, but so is strategy. P41
New Sun chief takes aim at the BBC. P41
Interesting times for Radios 1 and 2. P41
Wall Street Journal Europe
How live video streaming such as Periscope eats up mobile data. B1
Ad blocking is hot topic for media. B1-2
Daily Mail
Hypocrisy of Jeremy Kyle who trades in heartbreak. P3
BBC feared another Jeremy Corbyn snub. P11
Peter McKay: The Archers fans have gone radio gaga. P17
Topless Poldark was almost cut. P19
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P27
My plan to fix the BBC by Bruce Forsyth. P27
Daily Express
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P3
Mel Giedroyc to host Strictly Come Dancing tour. P3
Ventriloquist from Wimbledon wins America’s Got Talent. P23
The Sun
Poldark locations ‘invaded by doggers’. P9
Hollyoaks actor ‘blinded by a greenfly’. P11
The X Factor coverage. P14
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P15
Desmond Morris: football World Cup should be run like Eurovision. P20
Doctor Who ratings crisis as it loses a million viewers in a week. P22
Apple rated UK’s top brand. P28
The Great British Bake Off coverage. P35
Daily Mirror
Louis Walsh turns down I’m a Celebrity for The X Factor. P11
Peter Capaldi turns down BBC requests for extra Doctor Who episodes. P11
Paul Hollywood says editors cut his kind words to make him look harsh. P17
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P23
Daily Star
Paul Hollywood slams BBC bosses for making him ‘Mr Nasty’. P3
The X Factor coverage. P5
Strictly Come Dancing coverage. P5
Call the Midwife to tackle the issue of Thalidomide babies in new series. P29
