Our roundup of the day's media stories, including Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten and Michael Grade calls for smaller BBC
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten*
Former BBC director general says Patten did not do enough to back Entwhistle at the height on the Savile scandal
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Michael Grade calls for smaller BBC*
Ex-Channel 4 chief says no one could be successful in role of director general and corporation must outsource business
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BBC2 controller steps down*
Janice Hadlow to take up new position at corporation in charge of special projects and seasons
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TV execs push for interactive debates*
Media chiefs met with resistance amid plans to boost turnout with more audience participation in party leader debates
*Twilight's Taylor Lautner to star in BBC sitcom*
Actor to take lead role alongside Helen Baxendale in second series of hit BBC3 comedy show Cuckoo
*Press regulation: advert seeks 'resilient and independent' recognition panel chief*
Headhunting firm wants someone to take on 'challenging role'
*Benefits Street ending pulls in 4.5 million*
Channel 4 documentary ends run as broadcaster confirms it is considering commission of second series by Love Productions
*Greenwald site launches with NSA revelations*
The Intercept one of several sites to be launched by new media company First Look, started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
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The BBC Sochi team delivered BEAUTIFUL! SOLID! COMMENTARY!*
*Stuart Heritage:* I wouldn't want to hang out with Aimee Fuller, Ed Leigh or Tim Warwood – but it's nice to have an alternative to a team of balanced professionals
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Morrissey the loser in Hatchet Job of the Year. P10
Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten over 'dismal' year at the BBC. P13
Nokia to unveil new Android-based mobile. P26
Comment: The BBC's Olympics team yelled until they were an exhausted, sobbing mess. Brilliant! P29
Society: Filming people without a home in Swansea – Benefits Street this is not. P32
Appreciation: Georgina Henry. P41
*Daily Telegraph*
Russia accuses Channel 4 of gay propaganda. P3
Eric Cantona beer advert banned over Frenchness. P9
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P13
Rise of iPlayer will mean end of licence fee, Greg Dyke warns. P13
David Attenborough reveals beer battle with BBC. P13
I'm not that black actor, Samuel L Jackson tells newsman. P16
Media comment: Why it matters that LBC is going national. P28
Vodafone faces rejection by Ono. B1
Israeli tech firms keen to list on London market. B3
BlackRock lifts stake in embattled Blinkx. B3
*Financial Times*
MPs voice funding fears over BBC World Service. P4
French 'techies' turn corner of California into Vallee Silicon. P8
Hackers and cyber-spies pose twin threat to Sochi. P10
Big data lets us see a little further into the unknown. P13
Charter nominates Time Warner Cable directors. P18
*The Times*
The killing in dramas has to stop, pleads David Hare. P3
Biggest ever cyber-attack hits Europe. P5
Let someone else make Strictly and cut BBC down to size, says Michael Grade. P14
Comment: William Roache trial. P25
Spanish give acquisitive Vodafone the brush-off. P42
Board games at the heart of a play for Time Warner Cable. P42
*The Independent*
BBC should only produce news, says Michael Grade. P14
David Hare slams the mounting body count in TV dramas. P16
DWP fails to silence fake Twitter account. P20
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P24
Michael Grade: My blueprint for the BBC. P35
Television: Why boring is the new Borgen. P39
Advertising watchdog bans Kronenbourg commercial. P53
Licences renewed for ITV, STV, UTV and Channel 5. P55
*i*
Head of BBC World Service says broadcasts to North Korea 'not feasible'. P2
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P2
Prince Charles called 'cool' by pop star while visiting BBC studios. P15
Benefits Street gets second series. P20
Bid to silence spoof Jobcentre Plus Twitter account fails. P22
Sir David Hare criticises body count and lack of realism in contemporary drama. P23
Kronenbourg ordered to pull UK ads due to French beer claims. P40
Ofcom renews TV licences for Channel 5, ITV, STV and UTV. P42
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
EU steps up call to globalise internet. P15
To Flappy Bird creator, game 'was too addictive'. P15, 18
French media group Lagardere upbeat on profit growth for 2013. P20
*Daily Mail*
Midsomer Murders to get Nordic Noir makeover for 100th episode. P19
Backlash as TV star Nick Knowles says he won't be there to see son's birth. P21
Kronenbourg ads banned for suggesting it was French. P28
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P28
Martin Samuel: Memo to the BBC: put an end to this childish cheerleading. P72
*Daily Express*
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit BBC and Global Radio. P9
Kelly's Eye: BBC's Winter Olympic commentators. P14
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P17
TV favourite Bagpuss reunited with owner Emily for 40th birthday. P25
*The Sun*
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit BBC and Global Radio. P7
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P6
Kronenbourg ad banned for suggesting it was French. P21
BBC axes drama The Paradise. P31
Twilight's Taylor Lautner to star in BBC3 comedy. P32
Simon Cowell interview. P32, 33
*Daily Mirror*
Appy days: Ideas that make a packet. P8
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P
Samuel L Jackson rant at reporter's race blunder. P19
Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten over Savile scandal. P23
Warner Bros buys stake in Eyeworks. P44
*Daily Star*
Benefits Street residents hit out at TV bosses for making millions by selling the show worldwide. P1, 9
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P9
Davina McCall feared she would drown during Sports Relief challenge. P19
Simon Cowell interview. P30, 31
Twilight's Taylor Lautner to star in BBC3 comedy. P35
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*Top eight stories on MediaGuardian*
*Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten*
Former BBC director general says Patten did not do enough to back Entwhistle at the height on the Savile scandal
*
Michael Grade calls for smaller BBC*
Ex-Channel 4 chief says no one could be successful in role of director general and corporation must outsource business
*
BBC2 controller steps down*
Janice Hadlow to take up new position at corporation in charge of special projects and seasons
*
TV execs push for interactive debates*
Media chiefs met with resistance amid plans to boost turnout with more audience participation in party leader debates
*Twilight's Taylor Lautner to star in BBC sitcom*
Actor to take lead role alongside Helen Baxendale in second series of hit BBC3 comedy show Cuckoo
*Press regulation: advert seeks 'resilient and independent' recognition panel chief*
Headhunting firm wants someone to take on 'challenging role'
*Benefits Street ending pulls in 4.5 million*
Channel 4 documentary ends run as broadcaster confirms it is considering commission of second series by Love Productions
*Greenwald site launches with NSA revelations*
The Intercept one of several sites to be launched by new media company First Look, started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar
*Top comment on MediaGuardian*
*
The BBC Sochi team delivered BEAUTIFUL! SOLID! COMMENTARY!*
*Stuart Heritage:* I wouldn't want to hang out with Aimee Fuller, Ed Leigh or Tim Warwood – but it's nice to have an alternative to a team of balanced professionals
*Today's headlines*
*The Guardian*
Morrissey the loser in Hatchet Job of the Year. P10
Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten over 'dismal' year at the BBC. P13
Nokia to unveil new Android-based mobile. P26
Comment: The BBC's Olympics team yelled until they were an exhausted, sobbing mess. Brilliant! P29
Society: Filming people without a home in Swansea – Benefits Street this is not. P32
Appreciation: Georgina Henry. P41
*Daily Telegraph*
Russia accuses Channel 4 of gay propaganda. P3
Eric Cantona beer advert banned over Frenchness. P9
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P13
Rise of iPlayer will mean end of licence fee, Greg Dyke warns. P13
David Attenborough reveals beer battle with BBC. P13
I'm not that black actor, Samuel L Jackson tells newsman. P16
Media comment: Why it matters that LBC is going national. P28
Vodafone faces rejection by Ono. B1
Israeli tech firms keen to list on London market. B3
BlackRock lifts stake in embattled Blinkx. B3
*Financial Times*
MPs voice funding fears over BBC World Service. P4
French 'techies' turn corner of California into Vallee Silicon. P8
Hackers and cyber-spies pose twin threat to Sochi. P10
Big data lets us see a little further into the unknown. P13
Charter nominates Time Warner Cable directors. P18
*The Times*
The killing in dramas has to stop, pleads David Hare. P3
Biggest ever cyber-attack hits Europe. P5
Let someone else make Strictly and cut BBC down to size, says Michael Grade. P14
Comment: William Roache trial. P25
Spanish give acquisitive Vodafone the brush-off. P42
Board games at the heart of a play for Time Warner Cable. P42
*The Independent*
BBC should only produce news, says Michael Grade. P14
David Hare slams the mounting body count in TV dramas. P16
DWP fails to silence fake Twitter account. P20
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P24
Michael Grade: My blueprint for the BBC. P35
Television: Why boring is the new Borgen. P39
Advertising watchdog bans Kronenbourg commercial. P53
Licences renewed for ITV, STV, UTV and Channel 5. P55
*i*
Head of BBC World Service says broadcasts to North Korea 'not feasible'. P2
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P2
Prince Charles called 'cool' by pop star while visiting BBC studios. P15
Benefits Street gets second series. P20
Bid to silence spoof Jobcentre Plus Twitter account fails. P22
Sir David Hare criticises body count and lack of realism in contemporary drama. P23
Kronenbourg ordered to pull UK ads due to French beer claims. P40
Ofcom renews TV licences for Channel 5, ITV, STV and UTV. P42
*Wall Street Journal Europe*
EU steps up call to globalise internet. P15
To Flappy Bird creator, game 'was too addictive'. P15, 18
French media group Lagardere upbeat on profit growth for 2013. P20
*Daily Mail*
Midsomer Murders to get Nordic Noir makeover for 100th episode. P19
Backlash as TV star Nick Knowles says he won't be there to see son's birth. P21
Kronenbourg ads banned for suggesting it was French. P28
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P28
Martin Samuel: Memo to the BBC: put an end to this childish cheerleading. P72
*Daily Express*
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit BBC and Global Radio. P9
Kelly's Eye: BBC's Winter Olympic commentators. P14
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P17
TV favourite Bagpuss reunited with owner Emily for 40th birthday. P25
*The Sun*
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall visit BBC and Global Radio. P7
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P6
Kronenbourg ad banned for suggesting it was French. P21
BBC axes drama The Paradise. P31
Twilight's Taylor Lautner to star in BBC3 comedy. P32
Simon Cowell interview. P32, 33
*Daily Mirror*
Appy days: Ideas that make a packet. P8
TV weatherman Fred Talbot in court. P
Samuel L Jackson rant at reporter's race blunder. P19
Greg Dyke criticises Lord Patten over Savile scandal. P23
Warner Bros buys stake in Eyeworks. P44
*Daily Star*
Benefits Street residents hit out at TV bosses for making millions by selling the show worldwide. P1, 9
Dave Lee Travis trial coverage. P9
Davina McCall feared she would drown during Sports Relief challenge. P19
Simon Cowell interview. P30, 31
Twilight's Taylor Lautner to star in BBC3 comedy. P35
* Go to MediaGuardian *
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