Stig Östlund

måndag, juni 06, 2011

Today's headlines

The Guardian
Apple's Steve Jobs to launch iCloud today. P8
Lady Gaga most-played artist on UK radio last year. P8
E3 games expo kicks off. P12
BBC4 plans to ditch drama and comedy. P13
Nintendo latest to succumb to cyber attacks. P21
Media Guardian
TV companies lobbying for law change to allow cameras in court. P1
Sheffield International Documentary Festival. P3 and supplement
Interview with Audioboo founder Mark Rock. P5
Dan Sabbagh on News Corp/BSkyB. P4
How valuable is owning the TV rights to the Olympics? P6
Analysis of Rajar system. P6

The Independent
HMV close to securing refinance deal. P35
Miriam O'Reilly returns to TV. P7

Daily Telegraph
Aegis in talks to sell Synovate. Business P3
Feature on CNBC. Business P4

The Times
Apple's Steve Jobs to launch iCloud today. P15
Ipsos makes approach for Synovate. P31
Virgin could team up with owners of Absolute Radio to take control. P34
Royalties battle between ITV and Sharpe Film. P34
Aegis in talks with Ipsos over Synovate. P34
INM chairman Brian Hillery to leave. P43

Financial Times
Vodafone calls for internet companies to comply with privacy rules. P1, 11
Interview with MTV's Bill Roedy. P14
Ipsos makes approach for Synovate. P18
Console makers to respons to threat from smartphones at E3 this week. P24
Sony battles to regain equilibrium. P24
Float date fails to end Groupon value debate. P24

Wall Street Journal Europe
News Corporation weighs MySpace partnership. P20
Hackers hit Nintendo servers. P21
Daily Mail
Britain's Got Talent coverage. P3
BBC bill for first and business class travel rises 60%. P29
HMV close to securing refinance deal. P57
Daily Express
Britain's Got Talent coverage. P9
Aegis looks at Synovate sale. P44
The Sun
Cheryl Cole and The X Factor. P9
Britain's Got Talent coverage. P13

Daily Mirror
Cheryl Cole and The X Factor. P9

Daily Star
Britain's Got Talent coverage. P6,7

And finally ...Gary Barlow seems to have taken to his role as a judge on The X Factor with a little too much gusto. Take That's 'Mr Nice Guy' was given the role on the proviso he fill the Cowell-shaped void on the judging panel. According to a Sun source, Barlow's 'evil twin' turned up and has been laying into wannabes at the live auditions. One female singer was labelled a man and another auditonee said they 'felt like killing themselves' after being criticised by Barlow. While he has been asked to 'tone it down' by complaining contestants, one production source said he was a 'complete natural'. The Sun TV Biz P1

/The Guardian

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