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måndag, april 11, 2011

Today's headlines (England)

The Guardian
Sir Gus O'Donnell, the cabinet secretary, blocked judicial inquiry into News of the World phone hacking. P1, 2
Outrage at treatment of alleged WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning. P1, 2
BBC under fire for Grand National coverage. P3
Former Google chief Eric Schmidt to deliver MacTaggart lecture. P5

Media Guardian
Unanswered questions on phone hacking. P1, 2
Story of our digital media startup continues. P2
TV market conditions in China. P3
Press Awards: where are all the women? P3
Dan Sabbagh: YouTube content deal shows where TV is heading. P4
Maggie Brown: TV gold is needed for silver generation. P4
Interview: Bob Shennan, BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music controller. P5
Viacom wants cash for stars on iPad TV. P6
Porn producers live in a parallel world. P6

The Independent
Payouts over News of the World phone hacking 'could reach £40m'. P6, 7
Chris Evans late for Radio 5 Live show. P15
Leader: Only a full inquiry will suffice in phone hacking scandal. Viewspaper P2
Donald Trelford: Rupert Murdoch's enemies are winning phone hacking battle. Viewspaper P4
Top Gear goes to China. P22
Ofcom cuts mobile transfer to one day. P34

Daily Telegraph
WikiLeaks soldier's treatment 'degrading and illegal'. P2
Hacking scandal will not affect BSkyB takeover, insists cabinet minister Danny Alexander. P8
Adele's 21 most downloaded album ever on Amazon.co.uk. P8
Smartphones undermine parental tabs on internet use. P13
Mobile phone users overpaying by £195. P16
Music firms help out HMV. Business P2

The Times
Boris Johnson calls for newspaper editors to tell truth on phone hacking. P4
TV now 'good for kids'. Times 2 P7

Financial Times
Demand for wider probe into phone hacking at News of the World. P4
Interview: George Garrahan, president of ESPN
Big media names back boutique bank Raine. P17
Broadcasters warn government over changes to copyright laws. P19
Boo founder fears 'greed-fuelled' net bubble. P20

Wall Street Journal Europe
News International apologises over phone hacking. P19
Mobile devices and social networks are key malware targets. P27

Daily Mail
BBC under fire for Grand National coverage. P10

Daily Express
Up to 7,000 may be victims of phone hacking. P4
Chris Evans late for Radio 5 Live show. P16

The Sun
Simon Cowell urged to slow busy workload. P5

Daily Mirror
JK Rowling helped Kate McCann write book on missing Madeleine. P1, 7

Daily Star
Katie Price demands Channel 4 sack chief executive David Abraham. P5
Sky axes Wayne Rooney Street Striker show. P6
The X Factor coverage. P8
BBC to use 850 staff for royal wedding; ITV and Sky will send 460 in total. P13

And finally ...

Chris Evans could be relied upon to turn up late - or even fail to show up at all - in his 90s heyday, but many thought he had turned a corner when he took over from Terry Wogan on Radio 2. Alas not. Evans turned up almost half an hour late to his Radio 5 Live broadcast of the US Masters on Saturday night. 'I apologise profusely,' he panted into the microphone. 'I ran in from where I was. I had no idea we started at 9pm. I was in the foyer having a water and a chat.' The Independent P15

Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today

Radio 2 boss takes on his critics

Bob Shennan defends station from attacks by commercial rivals and BBC Trust, saying he is not chasing a younger audience

Julian Assange claims WikiLeaks is more accountable than governments

WikiLeaks founder defends organisation in his first formal public appearance since being arrested over sexual assault allegations

Pinewood Shepperton gets takeover bid

Property group Peel Holdings makes offer for studios where latest Harry Potter film and James Bond franchise were shot

Time Warner and Viacom go to court over iPad streaming row

Media giants clash over whether cable firm should be allowed to stream channels such as Comedy Central and MTV on tablet

Wolverhampton publisher to axe 90 staff

Publisher of Britain's biggest-selling regional daily, the Express & Star, is seeking to axe 10% of its workforce

Video search engine Blinkx to buy Burst Media

Deal worth $30m for online advertising services company expected to add revenues of $34m

Richard Desmond's papers 'to almost double profits in two years'

Barclays Capital document provides insight into sort of valuation the entrepreneur's Express and Star titles might fetch

Miriam O'Reilly to co-host BBC1's Crimewatch Roadshow

Presenter who won age discrimination case against BBC over sacking from Countryfile to join live daytime series

Lord Bell gets rolling contract at Chime as pay soars to £1.14m

PR firm founder has contract amended so he never has to retire

Sir David Attenborough's TV life: the BBC looks back

Retrospective expected to be aired next year will mark 60 years since the naturalist joined the corporation in 1952

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