Our roundup of the day's media stories, including Arianna Huffington to launch World Post website and Sherlock to return
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
Arianna Huffington to launch World Post website
Arianna Huffington and billionaire Nicolas Berggruen announce launch of new media venture that will also host novice contributors
Sherlock will be back for fourth series
Writer defends reboot from accusations of self-indulgence, saying it is not a detective show but 'a show about a detective'
Ipso is just the PCC with bells and whistles
Roy Greenslade: Ipso is a creature of the publishers in which they will continue to hold the strings – including the purse-strings
Liverpool's Sunday Echo could make waves
Steve Dyson: If Trinity Mirror's Merseyside experiment works, other publishers could follow its lead by launching seventh-day editions
Abducted Swedish journalists released in Syria
Writer Magnus Falkehed and photographer Niclas Hammarström were abducted as they were leaving Syria in November
Petition calls for Benefits Street to be axed
Channel 4 says controversial documentary was fair and balanced amid accusations programme had 'stirred up hatred'
Arrested Iranian activists accused of BBC links
Allegations believed to be part of effort by Revolutionary Guards to undermine president's moves to improve contact with the west
Rebekah Brooks's PAs 'effectively ran her life'
Hacking trial hears that Cheryl Carter and Deborah Keegan duties said to have included withdrawing cash and dealing with Brooks's mortgages
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
Hidden Kingdoms will be hard to watch
Mark Lawson: A BBC three-part series has sequences with animals filmed in the studio that make you wonder about the truth of the rest of it
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Roy Greenslade on how press regulator Ipso is taking shape. P13
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P17
Sherlock to return for a fourth series. P16
Rebekah Brooks was upset by Milly Dowler hacking, phone-hacking trail hears. P16
Guardian website blocked by Chinese censors. P20
Ricky Wilson on joining The Voice. G2 P9-11
*Daily Telegraph*
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P2
Mary Berry: swearing on TV is inexcusable. P5
Downton Abbey fans told: it's not ending yet. P9
James Murdoch brought in to tighten controls on payments, phone-hacking trial hears. P12
Philip Johnson: Time for David Cameron to turn his back on state interference in the press. P21
The 7.39: railway romance or train wreck? P24
Neil McCormick on BBC4 music series Born to be Wild. P27
Sky and BT face early rematch over rights. Business P1
Comment: Premier League should beware of over-inflated TV rights deals. Business 'P2
Facebook buys Indian mobile app startup Little Eye Labs. Business P5
Summly reborn as Yahoo app. Business P5
*Financial Times*
French smartphones tax proposal revived to aid films. P6
Yannick Bolloré appointed global head of Havas. P13
Huffington Post to launch The World Post. P14
Facebook buys Indian mobile app startup Little Eye Labs. P17
*The Times*
Bletchley Circle's Rachael Stirling speaks out on socail media. P3
Rebekah Brooks's life was run by her assistants, phone-hacking trial told. P8
BBC 'faking' more wildlife footage. P13
Editorial: Twitter catching up with online trolls. P30
Deborah Ross: How to be an internet troll. Times2 P2
*The Independent*
Thousands sign petition to pull Benefits Street. P7
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in Splash! P11
Owen Jones: Benefits Street is prejudiced, distorted and divisive. P13
Hacking trial told Rebekah Brooks was a technophobe who was 'wedded to her BlackBerry'. P17
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Web privacy aggravates US-EU rift. P1,18
Phone-hacking trial turns to Rebekah Brooks's PA. P16
How Amazon puts new recruits to the test. P17
*Daily Mail*
Benefits Street coverage. P10
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P27
Hacker stole Downton Abbey plot. P28
*Daily Express*
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P1, P3
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P13
Sir David Jason asks Twitter users to help campaign for a new Only Fools And Horse series. P18
Celebrity Big Brother beats Nigella Lawson's new show in ratings. P22
*The Sun*
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P7
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P22-23
Emmerdale coverage. TV Biz P1
Sir David Jason on Only Fools and Horses one-off special. TV Biz P1
Splash! coverage. TV Biz P2
The Taste draws fewer than 2 million viewers. TV Biz P2
Interview with Mr Selfridge's Jeremy Piven. TV Biz P2-3
*Daily Mirror*
Peter Capaldi says he was born for Doctor Who role. P3
Benefits Street coverage. P4
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P27
*Daily Star*
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, P4-5
Nigella Lawson's new show a hit with critics and viewers. P3
Top Gear Live enjoyed a record year in 2013. P3
Police reveal a catalogue of crimes they've had to tackle on TV's Benefits Street. P9
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
Arianna Huffington to launch World Post website
Arianna Huffington and billionaire Nicolas Berggruen announce launch of new media venture that will also host novice contributors
Sherlock will be back for fourth series
Writer defends reboot from accusations of self-indulgence, saying it is not a detective show but 'a show about a detective'
Ipso is just the PCC with bells and whistles
Roy Greenslade: Ipso is a creature of the publishers in which they will continue to hold the strings – including the purse-strings
Liverpool's Sunday Echo could make waves
Steve Dyson: If Trinity Mirror's Merseyside experiment works, other publishers could follow its lead by launching seventh-day editions
Abducted Swedish journalists released in Syria
Writer Magnus Falkehed and photographer Niclas Hammarström were abducted as they were leaving Syria in November
Petition calls for Benefits Street to be axed
Channel 4 says controversial documentary was fair and balanced amid accusations programme had 'stirred up hatred'
Arrested Iranian activists accused of BBC links
Allegations believed to be part of effort by Revolutionary Guards to undermine president's moves to improve contact with the west
Rebekah Brooks's PAs 'effectively ran her life'
Hacking trial hears that Cheryl Carter and Deborah Keegan duties said to have included withdrawing cash and dealing with Brooks's mortgages
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
Hidden Kingdoms will be hard to watch
Mark Lawson: A BBC three-part series has sequences with animals filmed in the studio that make you wonder about the truth of the rest of it
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Roy Greenslade on how press regulator Ipso is taking shape. P13
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P17
Sherlock to return for a fourth series. P16
Rebekah Brooks was upset by Milly Dowler hacking, phone-hacking trail hears. P16
Guardian website blocked by Chinese censors. P20
Ricky Wilson on joining The Voice. G2 P9-11
*Daily Telegraph*
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P2
Mary Berry: swearing on TV is inexcusable. P5
Downton Abbey fans told: it's not ending yet. P9
James Murdoch brought in to tighten controls on payments, phone-hacking trial hears. P12
Philip Johnson: Time for David Cameron to turn his back on state interference in the press. P21
The 7.39: railway romance or train wreck? P24
Neil McCormick on BBC4 music series Born to be Wild. P27
Sky and BT face early rematch over rights. Business P1
Comment: Premier League should beware of over-inflated TV rights deals. Business 'P2
Facebook buys Indian mobile app startup Little Eye Labs. Business P5
Summly reborn as Yahoo app. Business P5
*Financial Times*
French smartphones tax proposal revived to aid films. P6
Yannick Bolloré appointed global head of Havas. P13
Huffington Post to launch The World Post. P14
Facebook buys Indian mobile app startup Little Eye Labs. P17
*The Times*
Bletchley Circle's Rachael Stirling speaks out on socail media. P3
Rebekah Brooks's life was run by her assistants, phone-hacking trial told. P8
BBC 'faking' more wildlife footage. P13
Editorial: Twitter catching up with online trolls. P30
Deborah Ross: How to be an internet troll. Times2 P2
*The Independent*
Thousands sign petition to pull Benefits Street. P7
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in Splash! P11
Owen Jones: Benefits Street is prejudiced, distorted and divisive. P13
Hacking trial told Rebekah Brooks was a technophobe who was 'wedded to her BlackBerry'. P17
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Web privacy aggravates US-EU rift. P1,18
Phone-hacking trial turns to Rebekah Brooks's PA. P16
How Amazon puts new recruits to the test. P17
*Daily Mail*
Benefits Street coverage. P10
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P27
Hacker stole Downton Abbey plot. P28
*Daily Express*
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P1, P3
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P13
Sir David Jason asks Twitter users to help campaign for a new Only Fools And Horse series. P18
Celebrity Big Brother beats Nigella Lawson's new show in ratings. P22
*The Sun*
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P7
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P22-23
Emmerdale coverage. TV Biz P1
Sir David Jason on Only Fools and Horses one-off special. TV Biz P1
Splash! coverage. TV Biz P2
The Taste draws fewer than 2 million viewers. TV Biz P2
Interview with Mr Selfridge's Jeremy Piven. TV Biz P2-3
*Daily Mirror*
Peter Capaldi says he was born for Doctor Who role. P3
Benefits Street coverage. P4
Tory MP Penny Mordaunt to appear in ITV's Splash! P27
*Daily Star*
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, P4-5
Nigella Lawson's new show a hit with critics and viewers. P3
Top Gear Live enjoyed a record year in 2013. P3
Police reveal a catalogue of crimes they've had to tackle on TV's Benefits Street. P9
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