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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*BBC's 'squabbling' executives slammed by MPs amid payoffs scandal*
Performance by seven senior staff in front of MPs 'can only damage reputation of the BBC', says Margaret Hodge
*Payoffs blame-battle leaves BBC the loser*
Thompson fails to convince MPs that he can justify payoffs, while Patten struggles to defend governance
*Virgin Media strikes deal for Netflix shows*
Hit shows including Breaking Bad and Kevin Spacey's House of Cards will become available to Virgin customers
*NBC News hires Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson*
Anderson to launch international division at US broadcaster
**Striptease on Britain's Got More Talent 'crossed the line'**
ITV2 programme showing performer shaking her naked bottom before 9pm breached broadcasting code, rules Ofcom
*X Factor hits high note of 10.7 million viewers*
ITV show had highest peak of any programme over the weekend with a 9.6 million average and 37.6% share during 8pm to 9pm
*Huhne attacks 'Murdoch press' over scandal*
Former minister says he may have been targeted by Murdoch's newspapers over his speeding scandal because he called for the Metropolitan police to reopen the voicemail hacking inquiry
*Jacintha Saldanha inquest delayed as coroner 'seeks more information'*
Inquest into death of nurse who killed herself after prank call by Australian radio hosts was due to take place this week
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*BBC payoff row: a drama with no happy endings*
Emily Bell: Red-faced executives sat shoulder to shoulder, barely controlling their animosity toward one another, during a systematic grilling by MPs
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
MPs berate 'incompetent squabblers' at top of BBC. P1
Things will only get worse, warns gloomy David Attenborough. P3
'Bewildering, complex, confusing': blame battle leaves BBC the loser. P6, P7
Comment: a first-class drama with no happy endings for BBC. P7
Sketch: Lord Patten's perfect execution (of survival skills). P7
Leader: BBC hearing like a show trial. P36
*Daily Telegraph*
BBC at war as grandees turn on each other in the £1m payoff blame game. P4
Sketch: Squabbling BBC bosses perform their own version of the Apprentice. P4
Watchdog gives ITV dressing down over talent show stripper. P7
Chris Huhne is wrong to blame Murdoch press for his downfall, says Nick Clegg. P10
Bring back David Frost-style shows, says Michael Parkinson. P13
David Attenborough: humans have halted their evolution. P13
Actor Helen McCrory says TV is waking up to sexy older women. P13
Leader: BBC bosses are in a world of their own. P21
Google makes concessions to avoid EU action over competition. Business, P5
*Financial Times*
Heated debate puts BBC governance in spotlight. P2
Leader: Lessons from the BBC pay scandal. P12
*The Times*
Accusations fly as BBC bosses argue over payoffs. P1, P8
National Trust opens doors to Big Brother. P3
BBC 'paid sweeteners' to leavers. P8
Seven BBC bosses in spotlight. P9
Sketch: BBC hearing was an omnishambles car crash. P9
Mark Thompson takes gamble as new employer is left puzzled. P9
Gwyneth Paltrow rounds on Vanity Fair. P19
Chris Huhne's 'Murdoch press' conspiracy theories are scorned. P19
This may be the end for human evolution, says David Attenborough. P23
*The Independent*
BBC bosses accused of playing 'whac-a-mole' over payoffs. P1, P6
Sketch on BBC: It's time to play the blame game, so let's get whacking. P6
Analysis: Staggering incompetence, short memories and a case of broken Trust at BBC. P7
*i*
Few winners as BBC's 'grossly unedifying' confrontation leaves MPs none the wiser. P4
Sketch on BBC: It's time to play the blame game, so let's get whacking. P4
National Trust to open Big Brother house. P11
Michael Parkinson: an obsession with youth 'distorts TV standards'. P23
Interview with creator of BBC drama Peaky Blinders. P27
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Ex-BBC chief defends payouts. P20
Google offers plan to settle with EU. P21
*Daily Mail*
It's irresponsible to have big families, says David Attenborough. P3
ITV rapped for showing Britain's Got Talent stripper before watershed. P4
Tours of the Big Brother house, by the National Trust. P5
Now BBC Trust faces axe after showdown before MPs. P6, P7
Mark Byford's £1m goodbye 'kept him focused', says Mark Thompson. P6
Quentin Letts: BBC execs were like polecats fighting in a water butt. P6
Cheers of BBC staff as MPs call personnel chief a liar. P7
Leader: Trust and the BBC. P14
*Daily Express*
David Attenborough describes big families as 'irresponsible'. P4
BBC chiefs accused of blame game over payoffs scandal. P9
Big Brother House joins the National Trust. P11
*The Sun*
BBC bosses savaged over £25m payoffs scandal. P6, P7
John Cleese describes BBC comedy staff as 'very poor'. P6
The X Factor coverage. P9
National Trust opens up Big Brother house. TV Biz, P1
*Daily Mirror*
Leader: Picture painted at BBC is not pretty. P10
Mark Thompson insists £1m payoff to Mark Byford was value for money. P19
ITV slapped over bared bum on Britain's Got Talent. P25
Nick Clegg blasts Chris Huhne over press whine. P25
*Daily Star*
Chris Huhne attacks press. P2
Mark Thompson insists BBC did not lose plot over payoffs. P4
Leader: BBC must pay the price. P6
Big Brother house opens to public. P10
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*BBC's 'squabbling' executives slammed by MPs amid payoffs scandal*
Performance by seven senior staff in front of MPs 'can only damage reputation of the BBC', says Margaret Hodge
*Payoffs blame-battle leaves BBC the loser*
Thompson fails to convince MPs that he can justify payoffs, while Patten struggles to defend governance
*Virgin Media strikes deal for Netflix shows*
Hit shows including Breaking Bad and Kevin Spacey's House of Cards will become available to Virgin customers
*NBC News hires Question Time executive producer Steve Anderson*
Anderson to launch international division at US broadcaster
**Striptease on Britain's Got More Talent 'crossed the line'**
ITV2 programme showing performer shaking her naked bottom before 9pm breached broadcasting code, rules Ofcom
*X Factor hits high note of 10.7 million viewers*
ITV show had highest peak of any programme over the weekend with a 9.6 million average and 37.6% share during 8pm to 9pm
*Huhne attacks 'Murdoch press' over scandal*
Former minister says he may have been targeted by Murdoch's newspapers over his speeding scandal because he called for the Metropolitan police to reopen the voicemail hacking inquiry
*Jacintha Saldanha inquest delayed as coroner 'seeks more information'*
Inquest into death of nurse who killed herself after prank call by Australian radio hosts was due to take place this week
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*BBC payoff row: a drama with no happy endings*
Emily Bell: Red-faced executives sat shoulder to shoulder, barely controlling their animosity toward one another, during a systematic grilling by MPs
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
MPs berate 'incompetent squabblers' at top of BBC. P1
Things will only get worse, warns gloomy David Attenborough. P3
'Bewildering, complex, confusing': blame battle leaves BBC the loser. P6, P7
Comment: a first-class drama with no happy endings for BBC. P7
Sketch: Lord Patten's perfect execution (of survival skills). P7
Leader: BBC hearing like a show trial. P36
*Daily Telegraph*
BBC at war as grandees turn on each other in the £1m payoff blame game. P4
Sketch: Squabbling BBC bosses perform their own version of the Apprentice. P4
Watchdog gives ITV dressing down over talent show stripper. P7
Chris Huhne is wrong to blame Murdoch press for his downfall, says Nick Clegg. P10
Bring back David Frost-style shows, says Michael Parkinson. P13
David Attenborough: humans have halted their evolution. P13
Actor Helen McCrory says TV is waking up to sexy older women. P13
Leader: BBC bosses are in a world of their own. P21
Google makes concessions to avoid EU action over competition. Business, P5
*Financial Times*
Heated debate puts BBC governance in spotlight. P2
Leader: Lessons from the BBC pay scandal. P12
*The Times*
Accusations fly as BBC bosses argue over payoffs. P1, P8
National Trust opens doors to Big Brother. P3
BBC 'paid sweeteners' to leavers. P8
Seven BBC bosses in spotlight. P9
Sketch: BBC hearing was an omnishambles car crash. P9
Mark Thompson takes gamble as new employer is left puzzled. P9
Gwyneth Paltrow rounds on Vanity Fair. P19
Chris Huhne's 'Murdoch press' conspiracy theories are scorned. P19
This may be the end for human evolution, says David Attenborough. P23
*The Independent*
BBC bosses accused of playing 'whac-a-mole' over payoffs. P1, P6
Sketch on BBC: It's time to play the blame game, so let's get whacking. P6
Analysis: Staggering incompetence, short memories and a case of broken Trust at BBC. P7
*i*
Few winners as BBC's 'grossly unedifying' confrontation leaves MPs none the wiser. P4
Sketch on BBC: It's time to play the blame game, so let's get whacking. P4
National Trust to open Big Brother house. P11
Michael Parkinson: an obsession with youth 'distorts TV standards'. P23
Interview with creator of BBC drama Peaky Blinders. P27
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Ex-BBC chief defends payouts. P20
Google offers plan to settle with EU. P21
*Daily Mail*
It's irresponsible to have big families, says David Attenborough. P3
ITV rapped for showing Britain's Got Talent stripper before watershed. P4
Tours of the Big Brother house, by the National Trust. P5
Now BBC Trust faces axe after showdown before MPs. P6, P7
Mark Byford's £1m goodbye 'kept him focused', says Mark Thompson. P6
Quentin Letts: BBC execs were like polecats fighting in a water butt. P6
Cheers of BBC staff as MPs call personnel chief a liar. P7
Leader: Trust and the BBC. P14
*Daily Express*
David Attenborough describes big families as 'irresponsible'. P4
BBC chiefs accused of blame game over payoffs scandal. P9
Big Brother House joins the National Trust. P11
*The Sun*
BBC bosses savaged over £25m payoffs scandal. P6, P7
John Cleese describes BBC comedy staff as 'very poor'. P6
The X Factor coverage. P9
National Trust opens up Big Brother house. TV Biz, P1
*Daily Mirror*
Leader: Picture painted at BBC is not pretty. P10
Mark Thompson insists £1m payoff to Mark Byford was value for money. P19
ITV slapped over bared bum on Britain's Got Talent. P25
Nick Clegg blasts Chris Huhne over press whine. P25
*Daily Star*
Chris Huhne attacks press. P2
Mark Thompson insists BBC did not lose plot over payoffs. P4
Leader: BBC must pay the price. P6
Big Brother house opens to public. P10
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