Our roundup of the day's media stories, including MPs concern over World Service and Channel 4 to broadcast from space
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*MPs oppose World Service commercialisation*
Foreign affairs committee raises concerns about budget cuts and erosion of World Service influence within BBC
*Channel 4 to broadcast from space*
Live from Space: Lap of the Planet will be broadcast live from the International Space Station
*
Huffington to launch World Post website*
Arianna Huffington and billionaire Nicolas Berggruen announce launch of new media venture that will also host novice contributors
*
BBC plans 1,200 hours of Olympic action*
Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine and Jonathan Edwards will head Corporation's staff of 95 in Russia next month
*
London Evening Standard to boost distribution to 900,000*
Paper's increase to coincide with local TV launch
*Rebekah Brooks 'protected from media'*
News International former security director tells Old Bailey that plan followed Dowler phone-hacking revelation
*Havas chief David Jones to be replaced by Yannick Bolloré*
Ad group's biggest shareholder appoints own son as global chief executive as Jones stands down after 15 years at company
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TV presenter sacked over hand gesture wins payout for sexual harassment*
Charlie Vernon was sacked for making a rude gesture live on Gems TV after colleagues insulted her through her earpiece
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*NYT: making the concept of redesign obsolete*
*Jeff Jarvis:* The Gray Lady has overhauled with 'hamburgers', native ads and clever design, but for all the good, personalisation is wanting
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Gay activists praise the Sun for 'powerful' Hitzlsperger article. P5
TV presenter sacked for hand gesture awarded £3,250. P7
Channel 4 hopes Hostages will capture Homeland fans. P15
News International security chief 'escorted Rebekah Brooks from office'. P17
Mobile operators sign Channel tunnel deal. P32
Editorial: Liberal Democrats response to NSA-GCHQ revelations – Digital drumbeat. P38
*Daily Telegraph*
Payout for presenter who made rude gesture on TV. P13
Mobile operators to offer Channel tunnel services. P17
Seen the latest Sherlock, or are you among the one in four watching on catch-up? P19
Feature: 50 years of Jackie magazine. P31
Publicis merger with Omnicom a step nearer. B4
Apple and Samsung chiefs to hold talks. B4
*Financial Times*
Personal technology. P12
21st Century Fox to delist from Australian bourse. P18
*The Times*
Rebekah Brooks 'had exit plan'. P4
BBC's Olympic plans. P4
Richard Desmond criticised for sacking theatre critic. P4
Earth's orbit in 90 minutes will be live on TV. P13
Sherlock's revival delights 12.7 million and counting. P24
T-Mobile phone grab. P43
Obituary: Al Goldstein – US pornography publisher. P59
*The Independent*
BBC's 'voice of nature' for Sochi Olympics? It's not David Attenborough. P7
MPs worried about World Service plans for funding. P10
Huffington's new platform for the super-rich … and voiceless. P11
Media portrayal of ethnic minorities 'promotes racism'. P19
Rupert Murdoch's Fox empire severs ties with his homeland. P58
Analysis of bitcoin. P60
*i*
Page 3 Profile: actor Charles Dance. P3
Radio presenter accuses PM of being 'out of touch'. P4
Romania's first migrant worker leaves his job, blaming the media. P11
Majority believe media fuels racism in Britain. P11
Hacking trail hears Rebekah Brooks 'did not routinely use notepads as editor'. P17
Shopping channel presenter wins tribunal after on-air gesture. P26
Arianna Huffington to launch The World Post. P26
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Apple gains corporate customers. P1, 18
Feature: A hearty breakfast of Google and YouTube. P14
Feature: The future of TVs? There is no future. P18
*Daily Mail*
BBC misleads public every day on scale of cuts, fumes David Cameron. P8
Shower-proof smartphone. P9
'Whore' taunt and TV girl's single-finger salute on air. P21
Comment: Benefits Street. P22
*Daily Express*
Tourists flock to TV's Benefits Street. P2
Hickey: Doctor Who actors in The Archers. P17
Strictly judge says the show will be tougher next year. P18
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P21
*The Sun*
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P3
Channel 4 to air show linking up to International Space Station. TV Biz P1
The Killing star to appear in last Sherlock episode. TV Biz P1
Channel 4's new quiz and cookery show. TV Biz P2
Gemma Cairney to present Radio 1 early breakfast show. TV Biz P2
Interview with EastEnders' Gary Lucy. TV Biz P2, P3
Sheridan Smith signs up for new ITV murder drama. TV Biz P3
*Daily Mirror*
Sherlock boss Steven Moffat confirms the show will run for at least two more series. P9
Apprentice star Karren Brady says Page 3 girls are outdated. P9
Sylvester Stallone stops using Twitter. P16
Sacked shopping channel host wins tribunal. P19
Sheridan Smith to appear in ITV crime drama based on true-life case. P23
Professor Hawkings to team up with Dermot O'Leary for live TV astronaut show. P23
MP says Channel 4's 'Benefits Street is mocking the poor'. P26
*Daily Star*
Stars of Benefits Street say Channel 4 set up many of the scenes and bribed them with booze and burgers. P1, 7
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, 4, 5
Strictly Come Dancing judge says many bitchy comments are scripted. P3
TV's Benefits Street is now a tourist attraction. P7
Shopping channel presenter wins compensation after being sacked. P8
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*MPs oppose World Service commercialisation*
Foreign affairs committee raises concerns about budget cuts and erosion of World Service influence within BBC
*Channel 4 to broadcast from space*
Live from Space: Lap of the Planet will be broadcast live from the International Space Station
*
Huffington to launch World Post website*
Arianna Huffington and billionaire Nicolas Berggruen announce launch of new media venture that will also host novice contributors
*
BBC plans 1,200 hours of Olympic action*
Clare Balding, Hazel Irvine and Jonathan Edwards will head Corporation's staff of 95 in Russia next month
*
London Evening Standard to boost distribution to 900,000*
Paper's increase to coincide with local TV launch
*Rebekah Brooks 'protected from media'*
News International former security director tells Old Bailey that plan followed Dowler phone-hacking revelation
*Havas chief David Jones to be replaced by Yannick Bolloré*
Ad group's biggest shareholder appoints own son as global chief executive as Jones stands down after 15 years at company
*
TV presenter sacked over hand gesture wins payout for sexual harassment*
Charlie Vernon was sacked for making a rude gesture live on Gems TV after colleagues insulted her through her earpiece
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*NYT: making the concept of redesign obsolete*
*Jeff Jarvis:* The Gray Lady has overhauled with 'hamburgers', native ads and clever design, but for all the good, personalisation is wanting
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Gay activists praise the Sun for 'powerful' Hitzlsperger article. P5
TV presenter sacked for hand gesture awarded £3,250. P7
Channel 4 hopes Hostages will capture Homeland fans. P15
News International security chief 'escorted Rebekah Brooks from office'. P17
Mobile operators sign Channel tunnel deal. P32
Editorial: Liberal Democrats response to NSA-GCHQ revelations – Digital drumbeat. P38
*Daily Telegraph*
Payout for presenter who made rude gesture on TV. P13
Mobile operators to offer Channel tunnel services. P17
Seen the latest Sherlock, or are you among the one in four watching on catch-up? P19
Feature: 50 years of Jackie magazine. P31
Publicis merger with Omnicom a step nearer. B4
Apple and Samsung chiefs to hold talks. B4
*Financial Times*
Personal technology. P12
21st Century Fox to delist from Australian bourse. P18
*The Times*
Rebekah Brooks 'had exit plan'. P4
BBC's Olympic plans. P4
Richard Desmond criticised for sacking theatre critic. P4
Earth's orbit in 90 minutes will be live on TV. P13
Sherlock's revival delights 12.7 million and counting. P24
T-Mobile phone grab. P43
Obituary: Al Goldstein – US pornography publisher. P59
*The Independent*
BBC's 'voice of nature' for Sochi Olympics? It's not David Attenborough. P7
MPs worried about World Service plans for funding. P10
Huffington's new platform for the super-rich … and voiceless. P11
Media portrayal of ethnic minorities 'promotes racism'. P19
Rupert Murdoch's Fox empire severs ties with his homeland. P58
Analysis of bitcoin. P60
*i*
Page 3 Profile: actor Charles Dance. P3
Radio presenter accuses PM of being 'out of touch'. P4
Romania's first migrant worker leaves his job, blaming the media. P11
Majority believe media fuels racism in Britain. P11
Hacking trail hears Rebekah Brooks 'did not routinely use notepads as editor'. P17
Shopping channel presenter wins tribunal after on-air gesture. P26
Arianna Huffington to launch The World Post. P26
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Apple gains corporate customers. P1, 18
Feature: A hearty breakfast of Google and YouTube. P14
Feature: The future of TVs? There is no future. P18
*Daily Mail*
BBC misleads public every day on scale of cuts, fumes David Cameron. P8
Shower-proof smartphone. P9
'Whore' taunt and TV girl's single-finger salute on air. P21
Comment: Benefits Street. P22
*Daily Express*
Tourists flock to TV's Benefits Street. P2
Hickey: Doctor Who actors in The Archers. P17
Strictly judge says the show will be tougher next year. P18
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P21
*The Sun*
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P3
Channel 4 to air show linking up to International Space Station. TV Biz P1
The Killing star to appear in last Sherlock episode. TV Biz P1
Channel 4's new quiz and cookery show. TV Biz P2
Gemma Cairney to present Radio 1 early breakfast show. TV Biz P2
Interview with EastEnders' Gary Lucy. TV Biz P2, P3
Sheridan Smith signs up for new ITV murder drama. TV Biz P3
*Daily Mirror*
Sherlock boss Steven Moffat confirms the show will run for at least two more series. P9
Apprentice star Karren Brady says Page 3 girls are outdated. P9
Sylvester Stallone stops using Twitter. P16
Sacked shopping channel host wins tribunal. P19
Sheridan Smith to appear in ITV crime drama based on true-life case. P23
Professor Hawkings to team up with Dermot O'Leary for live TV astronaut show. P23
MP says Channel 4's 'Benefits Street is mocking the poor'. P26
*Daily Star*
Stars of Benefits Street say Channel 4 set up many of the scenes and bribed them with booze and burgers. P1, 7
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, 4, 5
Strictly Come Dancing judge says many bitchy comments are scripted. P3
TV's Benefits Street is now a tourist attraction. P7
Shopping channel presenter wins compensation after being sacked. P8
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