Our roundup of the day's media stories, including Simon Cowell urged to return to X Factor and stats on UK Facebook users
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
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Simon Cowell urged to rejoin X Factor*
ITV keen on Cowell to return as a judge as £50m negotiations over new contracts related to the talent show intensify
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Facebook: four out of five daily users log on via smartphone or tablet*
Social network undergoes mobile revolution as figures show 24 million people visit site every day and 33 million each month
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Bruce Willis Sky TV ad campaign banned*
Advertising watchdog rules Sky's use of small print to explain pricing of its broadband service was misleading
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WPP sets target for 45% of revenues to come from digital sources*
Sir Martin Sorrell reveals strategy on business website LinkedIn – the chief executive had previously shunned social networking
*Usain and the lightning bolt – the story behind the photograph*
Olivier Morin, a photographer for AFP, plays down his part in the image that travelled across the world within seconds
*BT Sport's Rangers match fails to score with just 24,000 viewers*
BT's audience for encounter between Rangers and Brechin City is dwarfed by 44,800 who attended match at Ibrox stadium
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The Sun's Page 3 alternatives – can you spot the cultural difference?*
On the island of Ireland, paper publishes different pictures
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New Breaking Bad a global hit … on BitTorrent*
Australians in particular flocking to download latest episode of US drama rather than wait for its official airing
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*Daily Mail's tasteless depiction of Kate Moss
Roy Greenslade* wonders why so many women buy the paper when it treats women so badly. Then again …
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Downton Abbey – Goodbye Matthew Crawley – and hello electric food mixer. P5
Paxman's hairy moment sets Twitter alight. P11
Rise of the autocrats: 'They have chilled the media. You don't get jailed or shot. But you do lose your job.' P18
Third journalist shot by gunmen in Benghazi. P19
Canada's 'Warren Buffett' tipped as BlackBerry bidder. P21
24,000 viewed Rangers match on BT Sport. P25
Comment: Modern TV has no class. P26
Why did BlackBerry crumble. G2 P6, 7, 8
*Daily Telegraph*
Scale of hacking scandal may never be known. P2
Half of all Britons use Facebook once a month. P2
It's pogonophobia: Paxman bristles over bosses' bias against beards. P3
YouTube videos may carry age ratings. P3
BBC staff get a bonus for 'just doing their jobs'. P3
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston broadside over sailing on TV. P3
Comment: Paxman, it's a perfectly simple question – why have you grown a beard. P19
Apple shares leap after Icahn takes a stake. B1
Ryanair prepares to sue Channel 4. B5
AQnalysis: 4G or not 4G is the wrong question. B8
*Financial Times*
Response units to offer help against cyber attacks. P2
Analysis: Internet billionaires – vanity or visionary. P7
Banks and pension funds 'key to BlackBerry rescue'. P14
Headlines boost bottom lines for India's thriving press. P16
*The Times*
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston criticises the BBC for failing to give sufficient coverage to sailing. P3
Firm investigating BBC payoffs wined and dined top executives. P9
Jeremy Paxman's beard trends on Twitter. P9 &
Paxman's beard is the biggest news story of the summer. T2 P2
The cast and crew of Bafta award-winning drama Top Boy. T2 P8
*The Independent*
Jeremy Paxman's facial hair creates a social media frenzy. P12
Pirate radio DJ and postmaster general meet 50 years on from the battle that defined British Radio. P21
Downton Abbey review. P23
Oprah Winfrey is sorry for the 'blown-up' response to her accusations of racism. P32
Journalists held ahead of Bahrain protests. P33
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Paxman bristles after criticism of his new beard. P7
Israel PR plan offers scholarships for Facebook 'likes'. P11
Facebook game helps researchers save trees. P23
Blog site Sina Corp's surprise loss in China. P42
Facebook signs up translation firm. P42
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Cities enlist helpful hackers to bolster online services. P6
*Daily Mail*
Jeremy Paxman's accuses the BBC of pogonophobia (fear of beards). P3
BBC crew live it up in Thailand when there's nothing to film for reality show. P9
Teapot valued on TV show Flog It! at £120 sells at auction for £2,200. P13
Britain loves Mary Berry because she's not cruel or vulgar. P14
Downton Abbey review. P20
*Daily Express*
Downton Abbey roars back, better than ever. P3
Jeremy Paxman's new beard causes an online storm. P11
TV food fights. P18
Battered teapot valued at £120 on TV show Flog It! fetches £2,250 at auction. P20
*The Sun*
Sir Tom Jones poised to become the third judge to quit The Voice. P3
A million expats and holidaymakers face losing UK channels following switch to new satellite. P7
Jeremy Paxman laughs off the fuss caused by his new beard. P17
Downton Abbey stars sign up for three more years. TV Biz P1
First Downton Abbey review. TB Biz P1
*Daily Mirror*
Downton Abbey bosses vow to spice up the drama with more death and romance. P3
Jeremy Paxman laughs off the fuss caused by his beard. P16
Former Hollyoaks actress cleared of assaulting a paramedic. P24
*Daily Star*
Big Brother coverage. P1, 7
Louis Walsh says he will be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing after quitting X Factor. P3
Top policeman dismisses claims that probe prompted by the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal is now a witch-hunt. P9
Coronation Street actress campaigns to beat the cancer that is killing her character. P13
Downton Abbey newcomers. P31
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*
Simon Cowell urged to rejoin X Factor*
ITV keen on Cowell to return as a judge as £50m negotiations over new contracts related to the talent show intensify
*
Facebook: four out of five daily users log on via smartphone or tablet*
Social network undergoes mobile revolution as figures show 24 million people visit site every day and 33 million each month
*
Bruce Willis Sky TV ad campaign banned*
Advertising watchdog rules Sky's use of small print to explain pricing of its broadband service was misleading
*
WPP sets target for 45% of revenues to come from digital sources*
Sir Martin Sorrell reveals strategy on business website LinkedIn – the chief executive had previously shunned social networking
*Usain and the lightning bolt – the story behind the photograph*
Olivier Morin, a photographer for AFP, plays down his part in the image that travelled across the world within seconds
*BT Sport's Rangers match fails to score with just 24,000 viewers*
BT's audience for encounter between Rangers and Brechin City is dwarfed by 44,800 who attended match at Ibrox stadium
*
The Sun's Page 3 alternatives – can you spot the cultural difference?*
On the island of Ireland, paper publishes different pictures
*
New Breaking Bad a global hit … on BitTorrent*
Australians in particular flocking to download latest episode of US drama rather than wait for its official airing
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*Daily Mail's tasteless depiction of Kate Moss
Roy Greenslade* wonders why so many women buy the paper when it treats women so badly. Then again …
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Downton Abbey – Goodbye Matthew Crawley – and hello electric food mixer. P5
Paxman's hairy moment sets Twitter alight. P11
Rise of the autocrats: 'They have chilled the media. You don't get jailed or shot. But you do lose your job.' P18
Third journalist shot by gunmen in Benghazi. P19
Canada's 'Warren Buffett' tipped as BlackBerry bidder. P21
24,000 viewed Rangers match on BT Sport. P25
Comment: Modern TV has no class. P26
Why did BlackBerry crumble. G2 P6, 7, 8
*Daily Telegraph*
Scale of hacking scandal may never be known. P2
Half of all Britons use Facebook once a month. P2
It's pogonophobia: Paxman bristles over bosses' bias against beards. P3
YouTube videos may carry age ratings. P3
BBC staff get a bonus for 'just doing their jobs'. P3
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston broadside over sailing on TV. P3
Comment: Paxman, it's a perfectly simple question – why have you grown a beard. P19
Apple shares leap after Icahn takes a stake. B1
Ryanair prepares to sue Channel 4. B5
AQnalysis: 4G or not 4G is the wrong question. B8
*Financial Times*
Response units to offer help against cyber attacks. P2
Analysis: Internet billionaires – vanity or visionary. P7
Banks and pension funds 'key to BlackBerry rescue'. P14
Headlines boost bottom lines for India's thriving press. P16
*The Times*
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston criticises the BBC for failing to give sufficient coverage to sailing. P3
Firm investigating BBC payoffs wined and dined top executives. P9
Jeremy Paxman's beard trends on Twitter. P9 &
Paxman's beard is the biggest news story of the summer. T2 P2
The cast and crew of Bafta award-winning drama Top Boy. T2 P8
*The Independent*
Jeremy Paxman's facial hair creates a social media frenzy. P12
Pirate radio DJ and postmaster general meet 50 years on from the battle that defined British Radio. P21
Downton Abbey review. P23
Oprah Winfrey is sorry for the 'blown-up' response to her accusations of racism. P32
Journalists held ahead of Bahrain protests. P33
*i
*
Paxman bristles after criticism of his new beard. P7
Israel PR plan offers scholarships for Facebook 'likes'. P11
Facebook game helps researchers save trees. P23
Blog site Sina Corp's surprise loss in China. P42
Facebook signs up translation firm. P42
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Cities enlist helpful hackers to bolster online services. P6
*Daily Mail*
Jeremy Paxman's accuses the BBC of pogonophobia (fear of beards). P3
BBC crew live it up in Thailand when there's nothing to film for reality show. P9
Teapot valued on TV show Flog It! at £120 sells at auction for £2,200. P13
Britain loves Mary Berry because she's not cruel or vulgar. P14
Downton Abbey review. P20
*Daily Express*
Downton Abbey roars back, better than ever. P3
Jeremy Paxman's new beard causes an online storm. P11
TV food fights. P18
Battered teapot valued at £120 on TV show Flog It! fetches £2,250 at auction. P20
*The Sun*
Sir Tom Jones poised to become the third judge to quit The Voice. P3
A million expats and holidaymakers face losing UK channels following switch to new satellite. P7
Jeremy Paxman laughs off the fuss caused by his new beard. P17
Downton Abbey stars sign up for three more years. TV Biz P1
First Downton Abbey review. TB Biz P1
*Daily Mirror*
Downton Abbey bosses vow to spice up the drama with more death and romance. P3
Jeremy Paxman laughs off the fuss caused by his beard. P16
Former Hollyoaks actress cleared of assaulting a paramedic. P24
*Daily Star*
Big Brother coverage. P1, 7
Louis Walsh says he will be a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing after quitting X Factor. P3
Top policeman dismisses claims that probe prompted by the Jimmy Savile abuse scandal is now a witch-hunt. P9
Coronation Street actress campaigns to beat the cancer that is killing her character. P13
Downton Abbey newcomers. P31
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