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BBC's Mark Thompson named new CEO of the New York Times
Outgoing director general of the public broadcaster had said he would step down after the London Olympics
BBC's Olympics coverage secured more than a third of all viewers
BBC1's audience was up by 40%, while BBC3's share rose to 4.8% during the Games to overtake Channel 4 and Channel 5
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Anton Vickerman, whose surfthechannel.com had 400,000 users a day, sentenced on two counts of conspiracy to defraud
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Today's headlines
The GuardianEcuador will grant asylum to Julian Assange, say officials. P1
Owner of file-sharing website jailed for conspiracy to defraud. P6
Huge spike in data use reveal hits of the Games. P10
Nobel laureates attack US war game reality show. P18
Obituary: Helen Gurley Brown. P34
The comics market that's thriving. G2, P2
Tribute to the late Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown. G2, P10
The Independent
Doctor Who review. P15
The X Factor faces BBC "double whammy". P15
Desperate times at Dandy. P25
NBC rejects calls to cancel show that "glorifies war". P29
Obituary: Helen Gurley Brown. P43
Bad news for Reuters. P47
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Profile: Desperate Dan. P3
Nobel laureates protest at NBC's war reality show. P11
Remembering Helen Gurley Brown. P13
Doctor Who preview. P17
Steve Jobs' home burgled. P24
Daily Telegraph
Radio 1 cuts out jingles at breakfast. P1
DJ's £250,000 from illegal downloads. P5
Laureates condemn TV show "glorifying war". P14
Tribute to Helen Gurley Brown. P15
Here's how we counter the BBC's liberal bias. P16
Time for Desperate Dan to ride off into the sunset. P19
Obituary: Helen Gurley Brown. P25
Small cities provide biggest shocks in local TV bidding. B3
Android phone system extends lead over Apple. B5
Google goes local in the battle for listeings. B5
Dandy could close. B5
The Times
Jail term for "ruined" internet film pirate. P11
Remembering Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown. Times2, P4
Financial Times
WikiLeaks back online after cyber attack. P5
Facebook braced as fresh instalment of shares hits the market. P15
RIM sets BlackBerry 10 model in motion. P16
Dandy faces closure. P17
ITV investors tune into payout possibilities amid higher ad sales. P28
Wall Street Journal Europe
Teens tune into YouTube. P20
Internet breadth helps buoy Tencent. P22
Samsung widens handset lead over Nokia and Apple. P22
Daily Mail
Liz Jones on legendary Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown. P22
Simon Heffer on the Dandy. P28
Daily Express
Dandy faces closure. P3
EastEnders actor cleared. P19
The Sun
BBC bosses buy more copies of the Guardian than any other newspaper. P16
Dandy faces axe. P27
Superstars to return with Team GB winners. TVBiz, P1
Daily Mirror
How did it get so desperate for Dandy? P8
EastEnders star cleared. P12
Interview: former Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien. P19
Doctor Who returns. P29
Daily Star
The Dandy facing closure. P3
Big Brother winner. P11
EastEnders star cleared. P12
New version of Simon Cowell biography to coincide with return of The X Factor. P33
And finally ...
A difference of opinion between the Times and the Independent over how much attention we need to pay to Kevin Pietersen's exclusion from the England cricket team for the third Test match against South Africa. Pietersen, you may remember, well, it's complicated. "We need to talk about Kevin," says the Times leader. "No player is bigger than the team but England has fumbled over Pietersen's talents." And the equivalent column in the Independent? "We really don't need to talk about Kevin." Wishful thinking on their part, we feel. THE TIMES, P2, THE INDEPENDENT, P16
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UK's oldest comic The Dandy faces closure
Home of Desperate Dan has suffered circulation decline from 2m in its heyday to below 8,000
Julian Assange will be granted asylum, says official
Ecuador's president Rafael Correa has agreed to give the WikiLeaks founder asylum, according to an official in Quito
Julia Child honoured in Google doodle
Search engine marks hundredth anniversary of birth of American TV cook and author of seminal recipe book
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Sharon's return to EastEnders sees off ITV's new Ruth Rendell drama
Return of Letitia Dean to BBC1 draws 6.7 million between 9pm and 9.30pm, against 4.3 million for Thirteen Steps Down
Attacks on Nigerian photojournalists
Gangs beat photographers as they try to take pictures
Syrian TV crew kidnapped by rebels
Online video reveals that cameraman has