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ITV chief takes tough stance over strike and criticises BBC regulation
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How TV news let the Tories fight the election on their own terms
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Today’s headlines
The Guardian
Smartphone maker looks to iris recognition to improve security. P5
Actor behind Mr Burns quits The Simpsons. P14
ITV’s £13m boss insists strikers will not get more than 2% rise. P26
Daily Telegraph
Cut the fee and BBC will lose Olympics, says chief. P1, S12
BBC journalist compares Anjem Choudary to Gandhi. P8
Obituary: Ad-man Anthony Saxon. P27
ITV bolstered by sales as viewing figures fall. B3
BT’s pension can’t stop break-up, says TalkTalk boss. B3
Lingering handsets threaten O2 sales. B3
European overload hits smartphones. B3
Financial Times
BBC iPlayer popularity drops for first time. P4
Personal technology. P12
Analysis: Walmart and Amazon battle. P14
Comment: Tech groups valued at $1bn are risky business for small investors. P16
Mobile operators plot to block online adverts. P16
Housing.com co-founder to give away $25m worth of shares. P19
ITV’s ad sales leap as share of viewing fades. P20
TalkTalk takes on BT with plans for broadband network. P21, 29
The Times
Google PR chief leaves Silicon Valley for a spin with Uber. P5
Diary: media news. P11
Harry Shearer to leave The Simpsons. P21
Army factions fight to control state TV after Burundi coup. P36
Comment: ITV chief strikes the wrong note. P41
Strike forces ITV to recast filming. P44
TalkTalk accuses BT of ‘bullying’ tactics. P46
The Independent
Requests for BBC iPlayer shows fall for first time. P5
Voice of Mr Burns quits The Simpsons. P9
BBC to adapt Hilary Manel’s A Place of Greater Safety. P21
Inside Television. P47
Striking staff protest outside ITV’s annual meeting in London. P55
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Voice of Mr Burns quits The Simpsons. P19
BBC adapts another novel by Hilary Mantel. P19
Demand for BBC’s iPlayer falls for first time. P19
Inside Television. P37
Striking ITV staff heckle shareholders at AGM. P46
Wall Street Journal Europe
Wind and 3 Italia should join up. P28
Daily Mail
Fury as BBC compares hate cleric to Gandhi. P8
Mark Easton, the BBC’s in-house sociologist. P8
Voice of Mr Burns quits The Simpsons. P32
ITV faces the music over strikes. P73
Daily Express
Striking ITV staff joined by lookalikes on picket line. P2
ITV tackles ratings fall. P47
The Sun
The voice of Mr Burns axed from The Simpsons. P7
Gemma Oaten to leave Emmerdale. P33
Game of Thrones actor’s ancestor was a real tyrant. P33
Big Brother coverage. P35
ITV’s sales have soared despite losing viewers. P55
Daily Mirror
Phillip Schofield blasts critics of This Morning’s raunchier topics. P3
Paloma Faith to star in TV update of Peter Pan. P9
Voice of Mr Burns quits The Simpsons. P15
Interview with actor Linda Robson. P17
Public memorial service to be held for Anne Kirkbride. P24
ITV is banking on Downton Abbey to win viewers as audience share drops. P60
Daily Star
BBC calls Nigel Farage the C-word on television. P1, P2
Paloma Faith to play Tinkerbell in a new ITV version of Peter Pan. P3
Big Brother coverage. P7
Susanna Reid goes ‘missing’ as ITV workers strike. P15
Mr Burns actor quits The Simpsons. P16
