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Today's media stories from the papers
07 January 2009
ON MEDIAGUARDIAN.CO.UK TODAY:
Scottish parliament to debate Newsquest Glasgow job cuts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/07/scottish-parliament-to-debate-newsquest-glasgow-job-cuts
Radio 2 top job interviews this week
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/07/bbc-to-hold-interviews-for-radio-2-controller
Jermey adds sport to ITV portfolio
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/06/michael-jermey-itv-sport
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THE GUARDIAN
Apple drops iTunes protection. P8
Atheist bus advert goes nationwide. P9
Ladbrokes appeals against ad ban. P12
There were 41m requests to view programmes on iPlayer in December. P12
ITV buys stake in Carbon Media. P28
Which show should celebrities go on? G2, P8
ER closes after 15 years. P12
Interview with Gavin & Stacey star Mathew Horne. G2, P21
THE INDEPENDENT
Atheist bus advert goes nationwide. P10
Jonathan Ross TV chat show to return on January 23. P10
iTunes tracks to be different prices. P43
THE TIMES
Apple to change price on iTunes. P37
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
Apple opens iTunes to all players. P1
Actor Martin Shaw stalked for years by pensioner. P9
How much more of Sir Anthony O'Reilly's business empire is on the
brink of collapse? P15
Dow Jones boss Matthew Goldberg to run Lonely Planet. Business, P2
FINANCIAL TIMES
Ladbrokes accuses the ad watchdog of excessive political correctness
after ad banned. P4
Apple agrees to variable pricing on iTunes. P17
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas loses its glitz. P23
DAILY MAIL
Pensioner stalks Martin Shaw. P5
Estee Lauder anti-wrinkle advert banned. P27
DAILY EXPRESS
Actor Martin Shaw pursued by a stalker. P3
Ulrika Jonsson faces Big Brother eviction. P9
Jonathan Ross returns to BBC on January 23. P19
THE SUN
Sir Alan Sugar on terror target list. P1
Some iTunes tracks to cost 59p. P29
Friends star David Schwimmer signs up for BBC1 Who Do You Think You
Are? TV Biz, P4
DAILY MIRROR
Actor Martin Shaw stalked for years by pensioner. P7
Celebrity Big Brother coverage. P8
Former Daily Mirror royal reporter Audrey Whiting Nener dies aged 81.
P25
Ladbrokes Bingo adverts banned after one complaint. P25
Andrew Lloyd Webber writing three songs for the UK Eurovision
contestant. P26
Estee Lauder anti-wrinkle advert banned. P31
DAILY STAR
Chanelle Hayes called on to sex up Celebrity Big Brother. P1
Donal MacIntyre at risk on Dancing on Ice due to thugs. P3
Channel 4 to make suicide bomber comedy by Chris Morris. P18
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE
Apple makes major changes to iTunes. P28
WPP company Ogilvy & Mather lays off 150 employees. P28
Interpublic unit creates online ad tools. P28
AND FINALLY ...
Here's another group with reason to the thankful to Strictly Come
Dancing. The programme has fuelled a boom in dance holidays,
according to consumer group Which Holiday. Spain and Malta are
popular destinations, according to the Daily Express. Says Which:
"Britain seems to be rekindling a love of dance not seen since
wartime." P5
ON MEDIAGUARDIAN.CO.UK TODAY:
ITV buys 25% stake in Carbon Media
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/06/itv-stake-carbon-media
Ladbrokes protests as TV ads banned
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/07/ladbrokes-gambling-ad-banned-by-asa
TV ad revenue could fall 20% this month'
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/05/tv-ad-revenues-set-to-fall-in-january
Social networks facing challenging 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/jan/06/socialnetworking-digitalmedia
Freeman describes kidnap in Somalia
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/06/sunday-telegraph-colin-freeman-describes-somalia-kidnap
Atheist bus ads spread word of no God
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/06/atheist-bus-campaign-nationwide
iPlayer users make 8m Xmas requests
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2009/jan/06/bbc-iplayer
Goldberg named head of Lonely Planet
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/06/matthew-goldberg-bbc-lonely-planet
BBC confirms Ross's return date
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/05/bbc-confirms-jonathan-ross-return-date
Deal to admit journalists aborted
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/06/gaza-israel-international-media-excluded
Gavin gets nasty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jan/07/mathew-horne-television
I'm a celebrity, which show is for me?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2009/jan/07/celebrity-television-show
Emergency! ER's dying
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jan/07/er-television-drama
Last night's TV
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jan/07/last-night-s-tv-review
Radio review
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/jan/07/radio-review
Virgin Atlantic goes '80s for retro TV ad
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/05/virgin-atlantic-1980s-rubiks
Papers criticised over suicide reports
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/05/chainsaw-suicide-pcc
VW fight ad attracts over 100 complaints
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jan/05/volkswagen-fight-ad-complaints
HBO cues up US version of Shameless
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/05/hbo-to-develop-us-version-of-shameless
French public sector TV goes ad-free
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/05/advertisin-french-television-nicolas-sarkozy
New York Times prints front page advert
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/jan/06/new-york-times-advertisement
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