Our roundup of the day's media stories, including China blocks news websites and The Killing star to make UK debut
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
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China blocks foreign news sites*
Guardian and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists among sites blocked
The Killing star to make UK drama debut
Sofie Gråbøl will leave her police badge behind for her role as the governor of a remote town in Sky Atlantic drama Fortitude
*Rebekah Brooks 'sought James Murdoch's approval for Sun's backing of Tories'*
Laptops contained four News International documents and football and racing apps, the Old Bailey told
*
BBC moves editor of Radio 1's Newsbeat after bullying allegations*
Rod McKenzie, who denies the claims, is understood to have been given a final written warning
*EastEnders to get new, bigger BBC set*
Corporation will not disclose costs for development, which includes a new Queen Vic and 20% more filming space
*Mirror, Independent and Standard enjoy festive website traffic boost*
Three sites buck annual trend, but Mail, Guardian and Telegraph report month-on-month declines in daily unique browsers
*BBC keeps a cork on the champagne – but spends more on sparkling wine*
Corporation's total alcohol expenses bill for 2013 came to £42,000, according to an FoI request
*Viral Video: One Direction and Lena Dunham*
The !D boys tune out, touring with The Girls, Benedict Cumberbatch legs it – and Arnold Schwarzenegger goes to the Super Bowl.
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*BuzzFeed's success does not mean we should be slaves to clicks
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*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
The Killing star to make UK drama debut in 'Broadchurch in the Arctic. P7
Hacking trial told of Brooks's email to Times editor over Dowler story. P14
Business analysis: Pearson's US education: must try harder. P26
Nokia fails to light up Christmas with Lumia. P26
Premier League to clamp down on pub screenings. Sport 2
*Daily Telegraph*
William Roache trial coverage. P2
Charles Saatchi and Spectator columnist's feud. P27
US deal saved BlackBerry, but it must regain its street cred. B2
Profit warning from Pearson. B3
Lenovo buys IBM's x86. B3
Nokia smartphone sales plummet. B4
Chancellor looks to technology for growth. B5
Premier League crackdown on pubs screening matches. Sport 9
*Financial Times*
Personal technology. P14
Nose caricature in Japanese airline ad falls flat on its face. P14
Times Warner Cable pressed for Charter bid reply. P17
Web payment site valued at $1.75bn. P18
CNN lays off 40 news journalists. P19
Pearson warns of slowdown in US. P21
Lenovo to buy IBM's x86. P21
Ebay chief rejects Icahn breakup calls. P21
*The Times*
Charles Saatchi takes on Spectator columnist Taki. P5
Social media charges. P6
Benefits Street merchandise selling well. P6
BBC row over cost of new EastEnders set. P13
Broadchurch helps ITV to play catch-up. P17
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage P23
William Roache trial coverage. P23
Phone-hacking trial coverage. P24
I'm sorry I tore US apart, says Glenn Beck. P37
Feature: The Voice judge Ricky Wilson. T2 4-5
Pearson profit warning. P40, 43
*The Independent*
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P5
Phone-hacking trial coverage. P8
Revealed: 'climate of paranoia and fear' created by Newsbeat boss. P17
Feature: Apple Mac turns 30. P33, 34, 35
Pearson profits warning. P59
*i*
Eighty-seven-hour TV viewing a new world record. P3
U2 to give away a new song during Super Bowl. P3
BBC Newsbeat boss created a 'climate of paranoia and fear'. P6
Life in Brief: broadcaster Komla Dumor. P12
Old Bailey hears Rebekah Brooks describe leaked story as 'hit' by Labour and media. P17
EastEnders to get a new larger set. P25
Pressured Pearson issues profits warning. P48
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Nokia dents Microsoft's ambitions. P1, 17, 28
IPhones to get bigger displays. P15
Lenovo buys IBM's x86. P17, 28
Huawei turns towards Europe. P17
Amazon's challenging middleman role. P18
Comment: Ebay shouldn't unfriend PayPal. P28
*Daily Mail*
Facebook 'like a plague', say academics. P9
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P18
Jan Moir: Stan Collymore Twitter row. P31
BBC moves boss who 'bullied over two decades'. P34
Sherlock to continue, says BBC. P39
Pearson profits warning. P72
Market report: Suitors tuning in for ITV director. P74
Graeme Swann mulls Sky broadcast options. P81
*Daily Express*
William Roache trial coverage. P17
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P17
Les Dennis joins Coronation Street. P21
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P28
Pearson profits warning. P62
*The Sun*
Phone-hacking trial coverage. P6
Irvine Welsh writing comedy for HBO. P18
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P27
William Roache trial coverage. P27
Story of Shannon Matthew's kidnap to be made into TV drama. P32
Les Dennis to join Coronation Street. TV Biz P1
EastEnders to move to a bigger set. TV Biz P1
NTA coverage. TV Biz P2, P3
*Daily Mirror*
Les Dennis to join Coronation Street. P3
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P15
William Roache trial coverage. P15
The secret of Ant and Dec's success. P17
EastEnders sets to be replaced. P16
Benefits Street residents to be moved to safe-houses after death threats. P19
*Daily Star*
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, 4, 5
Benefits Street coverage. P1, P7
Top Gear test track added to Google maps. P7
Les Dennis to join Coronation Street. P8
Eastenders set to be rebuilt. P8
William Roache trial coverage. P11
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P11
Catherine Tate tipped to star in TV drama about the fake kidnap of Sharon Matthews. P27
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*
China blocks foreign news sites*
Guardian and International Consortium of Investigative Journalists among sites blocked
The Killing star to make UK drama debut
Sofie Gråbøl will leave her police badge behind for her role as the governor of a remote town in Sky Atlantic drama Fortitude
*Rebekah Brooks 'sought James Murdoch's approval for Sun's backing of Tories'*
Laptops contained four News International documents and football and racing apps, the Old Bailey told
*
BBC moves editor of Radio 1's Newsbeat after bullying allegations*
Rod McKenzie, who denies the claims, is understood to have been given a final written warning
*EastEnders to get new, bigger BBC set*
Corporation will not disclose costs for development, which includes a new Queen Vic and 20% more filming space
*Mirror, Independent and Standard enjoy festive website traffic boost*
Three sites buck annual trend, but Mail, Guardian and Telegraph report month-on-month declines in daily unique browsers
*BBC keeps a cork on the champagne – but spends more on sparkling wine*
Corporation's total alcohol expenses bill for 2013 came to £42,000, according to an FoI request
*Viral Video: One Direction and Lena Dunham*
The !D boys tune out, touring with The Girls, Benedict Cumberbatch legs it – and Arnold Schwarzenegger goes to the Super Bowl.
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*BuzzFeed's success does not mean we should be slaves to clicks
Sam Parker:* Digital news sites are obsessed with web traffic, but editors should be wary of going for quantity over quality
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
The Killing star to make UK drama debut in 'Broadchurch in the Arctic. P7
Hacking trial told of Brooks's email to Times editor over Dowler story. P14
Business analysis: Pearson's US education: must try harder. P26
Nokia fails to light up Christmas with Lumia. P26
Premier League to clamp down on pub screenings. Sport 2
*Daily Telegraph*
William Roache trial coverage. P2
Charles Saatchi and Spectator columnist's feud. P27
US deal saved BlackBerry, but it must regain its street cred. B2
Profit warning from Pearson. B3
Lenovo buys IBM's x86. B3
Nokia smartphone sales plummet. B4
Chancellor looks to technology for growth. B5
Premier League crackdown on pubs screening matches. Sport 9
*Financial Times*
Personal technology. P14
Nose caricature in Japanese airline ad falls flat on its face. P14
Times Warner Cable pressed for Charter bid reply. P17
Web payment site valued at $1.75bn. P18
CNN lays off 40 news journalists. P19
Pearson warns of slowdown in US. P21
Lenovo to buy IBM's x86. P21
Ebay chief rejects Icahn breakup calls. P21
*The Times*
Charles Saatchi takes on Spectator columnist Taki. P5
Social media charges. P6
Benefits Street merchandise selling well. P6
BBC row over cost of new EastEnders set. P13
Broadchurch helps ITV to play catch-up. P17
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage P23
William Roache trial coverage. P23
Phone-hacking trial coverage. P24
I'm sorry I tore US apart, says Glenn Beck. P37
Feature: The Voice judge Ricky Wilson. T2 4-5
Pearson profit warning. P40, 43
*The Independent*
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P5
Phone-hacking trial coverage. P8
Revealed: 'climate of paranoia and fear' created by Newsbeat boss. P17
Feature: Apple Mac turns 30. P33, 34, 35
Pearson profits warning. P59
*i*
Eighty-seven-hour TV viewing a new world record. P3
U2 to give away a new song during Super Bowl. P3
BBC Newsbeat boss created a 'climate of paranoia and fear'. P6
Life in Brief: broadcaster Komla Dumor. P12
Old Bailey hears Rebekah Brooks describe leaked story as 'hit' by Labour and media. P17
EastEnders to get a new larger set. P25
Pressured Pearson issues profits warning. P48
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
Nokia dents Microsoft's ambitions. P1, 17, 28
IPhones to get bigger displays. P15
Lenovo buys IBM's x86. P17, 28
Huawei turns towards Europe. P17
Amazon's challenging middleman role. P18
Comment: Ebay shouldn't unfriend PayPal. P28
*Daily Mail*
Facebook 'like a plague', say academics. P9
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P18
Jan Moir: Stan Collymore Twitter row. P31
BBC moves boss who 'bullied over two decades'. P34
Sherlock to continue, says BBC. P39
Pearson profits warning. P72
Market report: Suitors tuning in for ITV director. P74
Graeme Swann mulls Sky broadcast options. P81
*Daily Express*
William Roache trial coverage. P17
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P17
Les Dennis joins Coronation Street. P21
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P28
Pearson profits warning. P62
*The Sun*
Phone-hacking trial coverage. P6
Irvine Welsh writing comedy for HBO. P18
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P27
William Roache trial coverage. P27
Story of Shannon Matthew's kidnap to be made into TV drama. P32
Les Dennis to join Coronation Street. TV Biz P1
EastEnders to move to a bigger set. TV Biz P1
NTA coverage. TV Biz P2, P3
*Daily Mirror*
Les Dennis to join Coronation Street. P3
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P15
William Roache trial coverage. P15
The secret of Ant and Dec's success. P17
EastEnders sets to be replaced. P16
Benefits Street residents to be moved to safe-houses after death threats. P19
*Daily Star*
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P1, 4, 5
Benefits Street coverage. P1, P7
Top Gear test track added to Google maps. P7
Les Dennis to join Coronation Street. P8
Eastenders set to be rebuilt. P8
William Roache trial coverage. P11
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P11
Catherine Tate tipped to star in TV drama about the fake kidnap of Sharon Matthews. P27
* Go to MediaGuardian *
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