Our roundup of the day's media stories, including the latest on the BBC payoffs row and UN intervenes on press freedom
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
BBC agreed to fund £687,000 payoff after executive's move to commercial arm
NAO report reveals senior managers were paid nearly £2m more than they were contractually obliged to over three-year period
BBC's Mark Thompson feared public backlash over 'enormous' Byford payout
Deputy DG Mark Byford eventually received just over £1m in 2011, but controversial sum could have as high as £2.5m
UN: Press should not be 'intimidated into silence' over state secrets
UN representatives criticise UK government following detention of David Miranda, and call for public debate over NSA revelations
Rupert Murdoch's co-operation with police 'extraordinary', says Sun reporter
Chris Pollard, who spent almost a year on bail for allegedly handling stolen phone, also condemns arrests of colleaguesy
Jeff Bezos plans for Washington Post 'golden era'
Speaking to staff for the first time on Tuesday, Amazon founder pledged his financial support for management to 'experiment'
Tesco criticised over 'misleading' horsemeat ad
Advertising watchdog says campaign attempted to shift blame to 'the whole food industry' rather than just supermarket chain
News Corp sells off 23 newspapers
US publications 'not strategically consistent' says Robert Thomson
Media Talk podcast
John Plunkett welcomes James Robinson and Paul Robinson to discuss developments at Spotify, the Sun on Sunday, ITV News and the BBC
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
The Washington Post embarks on Amazon adventure with Jeff Bezos
Dan Gillmor: The Amazon.com entrepreneur's message to Post staff is 'Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.' Not too patient, I hope
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Outgoing BBC chiefs were overpaid by £2m. P5
Ex-Sunday Mirror and News of the World journalist in court. P16
Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show. P19
Samsung joins smartwatch race. P27
Fifteen things you didn't know about Google. G2 P3
*Daily Telegraph*
Digital age 'spells end of manners'. P3
BBC boss's £700,000 payoff wrongly met from the licence fee. P9
Peter Oborne on BBC payoffs. P18
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Business P1,5
Huawei 'not interested in buying HTC or other smartphone makers'. Business P5
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. Business P110
*Financial Times*
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P1
Apple to hold launch events in California and Beijing next week. P15
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. P16
Zoopla buys four property sites from Trinity Mirror. P16
Nokia boxes clever in patent agreement> p18
SwiftKey app raises £11.3m in funding. P20
LinkedIn's $1bn secondary stock offering sparks concern. P30
*The Times*
Former News of the World and Sunday Mirror appears in court on offences linked to phone hacking. P4
BBC did not tell auditors about £700,000 payoff. P12
TV comedian Frank Carson was penniless when he died. P16
Samsung launches smartwatch. P17
Hispanic American Sofia Vergara is the highest earning female actor on US TV. P34
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. P35
News Corp sells local newspapers to affiliate of Fortress Investment Group. P38
*The Independent*
The new Samsung smartwatch. P3
Ministry of Sound vs Spotify: the playlist patent face-off. P21
*i*
BBC paid outgoing bosses £1.4m too much. P5
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P11
Samsung launches smartwatch. P17
Thunderbirds' creator's last heroes revealed. P17
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify to prevent copying of playlists. P21
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Analysis of the Microsoft-Nokia deal. P13
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P15,18
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. P17
Samsung to install security software on Android phones. P18
EU faces tough call on telecoms sector. P18
Sony zooms in on smartphone cameras. P19
*Daily Mail*
BBC gave executive £700,000 payoff at height of pay probe. P4
So what did Lord Patten know about BBC payoff deals? P4
Mobile phones 'spell end of manners'. P9
Simon Cowell coverage. P10
Midsomer Murders to film special 100th episode in Copenhagen. P13
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P13
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P20
*Daily Express*
Big Brother coverage. P3
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P9
Hickey: Star Trek actor William Shatner releases fourth album. P23
TV comedian Frank Carson dies penniless. P27
BBC 'wastes millions' on needless golden goodbyes. P29
*The Sun*
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P8
BBC payoffs overpaid by £1.4m. P9
Grand Theft Auto V to launch on 17 September. P16
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P17
Xbox One to launch before Sony PlayStation 4. P21
The X Factor coverage. TV Biz P1
EastEnders coverage. TV Biz P1
Coronation Street coverage. TV Biz P1
Matt Smith to wear a wig for his Doctor Who TV finale. TV Biz P1
Mel B interviewed on her role as a judge in ITV's Stepping Out. TV Biz P2-3
*Daily Mirror*
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P5
Coronation Street to explore right-to-die issue in storyline. P5
David Walliams to be the voice of Britain's Got Talent's Pudsey in new film. P15
Matt Smith gives new Doctor Who Peter Capaldi his seal of approval. P16
Sian Lloyd sparks a Twitter storm after showing off her new beehive hairstyle. P19
BBC wasted cash on extra payouts for managers. P32
*Daily Star*
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P1,4-5
Big Brother coverage. P8-9
Google chief Vint Cerf reckons everyone will be online in the future. P21
Stars get together for the biggest Children In Need ever. P28
Matt Smith to wear a wig for his Doctor Who TV finale. P33
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
BBC agreed to fund £687,000 payoff after executive's move to commercial arm
NAO report reveals senior managers were paid nearly £2m more than they were contractually obliged to over three-year period
BBC's Mark Thompson feared public backlash over 'enormous' Byford payout
Deputy DG Mark Byford eventually received just over £1m in 2011, but controversial sum could have as high as £2.5m
UN: Press should not be 'intimidated into silence' over state secrets
UN representatives criticise UK government following detention of David Miranda, and call for public debate over NSA revelations
Rupert Murdoch's co-operation with police 'extraordinary', says Sun reporter
Chris Pollard, who spent almost a year on bail for allegedly handling stolen phone, also condemns arrests of colleaguesy
Jeff Bezos plans for Washington Post 'golden era'
Speaking to staff for the first time on Tuesday, Amazon founder pledged his financial support for management to 'experiment'
Tesco criticised over 'misleading' horsemeat ad
Advertising watchdog says campaign attempted to shift blame to 'the whole food industry' rather than just supermarket chain
News Corp sells off 23 newspapers
US publications 'not strategically consistent' says Robert Thomson
Media Talk podcast
John Plunkett welcomes James Robinson and Paul Robinson to discuss developments at Spotify, the Sun on Sunday, ITV News and the BBC
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
The Washington Post embarks on Amazon adventure with Jeff Bezos
Dan Gillmor: The Amazon.com entrepreneur's message to Post staff is 'Put the customer first. Invent. And be patient.' Not too patient, I hope
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Outgoing BBC chiefs were overpaid by £2m. P5
Ex-Sunday Mirror and News of the World journalist in court. P16
Jon Stewart returns to The Daily Show. P19
Samsung joins smartwatch race. P27
Fifteen things you didn't know about Google. G2 P3
*Daily Telegraph*
Digital age 'spells end of manners'. P3
BBC boss's £700,000 payoff wrongly met from the licence fee. P9
Peter Oborne on BBC payoffs. P18
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Business P1,5
Huawei 'not interested in buying HTC or other smartphone makers'. Business P5
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. Business P110
*Financial Times*
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P1
Apple to hold launch events in California and Beijing next week. P15
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. P16
Zoopla buys four property sites from Trinity Mirror. P16
Nokia boxes clever in patent agreement> p18
SwiftKey app raises £11.3m in funding. P20
LinkedIn's $1bn secondary stock offering sparks concern. P30
*The Times*
Former News of the World and Sunday Mirror appears in court on offences linked to phone hacking. P4
BBC did not tell auditors about £700,000 payoff. P12
TV comedian Frank Carson was penniless when he died. P16
Samsung launches smartwatch. P17
Hispanic American Sofia Vergara is the highest earning female actor on US TV. P34
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. P35
News Corp sells local newspapers to affiliate of Fortress Investment Group. P38
*The Independent*
The new Samsung smartwatch. P3
Ministry of Sound vs Spotify: the playlist patent face-off. P21
*i*
BBC paid outgoing bosses £1.4m too much. P5
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P11
Samsung launches smartwatch. P17
Thunderbirds' creator's last heroes revealed. P17
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify to prevent copying of playlists. P21
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Analysis of the Microsoft-Nokia deal. P13
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P15,18
Ministry of Sound sues Spotify. P17
Samsung to install security software on Android phones. P18
EU faces tough call on telecoms sector. P18
Sony zooms in on smartphone cameras. P19
*Daily Mail*
BBC gave executive £700,000 payoff at height of pay probe. P4
So what did Lord Patten know about BBC payoff deals? P4
Mobile phones 'spell end of manners'. P9
Simon Cowell coverage. P10
Midsomer Murders to film special 100th episode in Copenhagen. P13
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P13
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P20
*Daily Express*
Big Brother coverage. P3
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P9
Hickey: Star Trek actor William Shatner releases fourth album. P23
TV comedian Frank Carson dies penniless. P27
BBC 'wastes millions' on needless golden goodbyes. P29
*The Sun*
Samsung launches Galaxy Gear smartwatch. P8
BBC payoffs overpaid by £1.4m. P9
Grand Theft Auto V to launch on 17 September. P16
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P17
Xbox One to launch before Sony PlayStation 4. P21
The X Factor coverage. TV Biz P1
EastEnders coverage. TV Biz P1
Coronation Street coverage. TV Biz P1
Matt Smith to wear a wig for his Doctor Who TV finale. TV Biz P1
Mel B interviewed on her role as a judge in ITV's Stepping Out. TV Biz P2-3
*Daily Mirror*
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P5
Coronation Street to explore right-to-die issue in storyline. P5
David Walliams to be the voice of Britain's Got Talent's Pudsey in new film. P15
Matt Smith gives new Doctor Who Peter Capaldi his seal of approval. P16
Sian Lloyd sparks a Twitter storm after showing off her new beehive hairstyle. P19
BBC wasted cash on extra payouts for managers. P32
*Daily Star*
Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell's trial. P1,4-5
Big Brother coverage. P8-9
Google chief Vint Cerf reckons everyone will be online in the future. P21
Stars get together for the biggest Children In Need ever. P28
Matt Smith to wear a wig for his Doctor Who TV finale. P33
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