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Friday, June 18, 2010media

Today's media stories from the papers

Top stories on MediaGuardian.co.uk Sky Sports News to go behind paywall in battle with Freeview Subscription model seen as best bet over long term, while analysts say Sky may load rival with poor content Peter Riddell to quit Times after 19 years Veteran journalist to leave as part of latest round of voluntary redundancies at the paper Nick Ferrari wins two Arqiva radio awards Ferrari wins breakfast show of the year and gold award in recognition of outstanding contribution to the industry over last 12 months This week's featured media jobs Mouchel - Head of Communications London/permanent/full time Sage - Editorial Assistant London/permanent/full time Sky Comms International - Account Director/Senior Account Manager London/temp/full time For more jobs, career advice and workplace news visit guardianjobs.co.uk Today's headlines The Guardian TV boss who opposed Hugo Chavez flees Venezuela. P18 Sky Sports News to go behind paywall in Freeeview battle. P28 AOL sells Bebo at huge loss. P28 The Independent TV boss who opposed Hugo Chavez flees Venezuela. P32 AOL sells Bebo for less than $10m. P37, 39 Sky pulls sports news channel from Freeview. P42 Daily Telegraph Benefit cheat caught out in Wife Swap. P13 Debenhams to ban airbrushing of models. P19 AOL sells Bebo. Business P2 The Times Carl Icahn boosts stake in Lions Gate Entertainment. P46 Financial Times Pakistan to investigate Mark Zuckerberg for blasphemy. P8 AOL sells Bebo. P16 Sky Sports News to be pulled off Freeview. P18 Interview with De Agnostini chief executive Lorenzo Pellicioli. P22 AOL sells Bebo for as little as $10m. P23 US states query Google's data collection. P22 Wall Street Journal Europe Nintendo bets on 3D. P21 Al-Jazeera suffers flawed World Cup broadcasts. P22 Tom Florio, long time publisher of Vogue, is leaving Condé Nast. P31 Daily Mail Benefit cheat caught out in Wife Swap. P25 Debenhams to ban airbrushing of models. P41 Interview with cast of Glee. P56 TV sales surge on World Cup. P84 AOL sells Bebo. P84 Daily Express Benefit cheat caught out in Wife Swap. P19 AOL sells Bebo. P57 The Sun The X Factor fans accuse show of not allowing 'ugly' people to sit behind judges in case caught on camera. P3 Benefit cheat caught out in Wife Swap. P25 Daily Mirror ITV to axe children's shows from main channel. P9 Benefit cheat caught out in Wife Swap. P27 Simon Fuller fails in bid to buy back rights to American Idol. P44 Daily Star Big Brother coverage. P23 And finally ... Given the hard-living lifestyle of its star John Belushi, a ringing endorsement of The Blues Brothers from the Catholic church seems somewhat unlikely. But no. L'Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of the Vatican, has declared the film a "Catholic classic". Apparently Jake and Elwood's travails against police, a psychotic ex-girlfriend, country and western music fans and neo-Nazis are blessed because they are raising money to save a church. Good to know that the Vatican believes that the end justifies the means. There is hope for all of us. Daily Telegraph, P24 Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today Viral Video Chart It was only a matter of time before BP got the viral video treatment. So how will the BP executives handle the clear up of that desk after the Deepcoffee Horizon spillage? Ice cream ad featuring pregnant nun stokes controversy ASA receives around 40 complaints for Italian ice cream maker's ad featuring pregnant nun with the strapline 'immaculately conceived' UK and US see heaviest newspaper circulation declines UK circulation fall of 25% since 2007 is second only to the US where the decline was 30%, according to OECD report Private equity the worst option for Bebo? Sale to Criterion Capital Partners is as good as being placed in to rescue administration Yeahyeahyeahyeah...yeah? The Chatroulette of photo sites All that this site shows is a live stream of photos uploads. Uh-oh Sun pays out over front-page terror slur Doctor accepts 'substantial' libel damages over story falsely labelling him a terror suspect Evans apologises for World Cup joke Radio 2 presenter outrages followers by retweeting joke about African football fans BBC left out of public sector pay inquiry Will Hutton barred from looking at corporation's salaries since it has independent revenue stream WikiLeaks to release video of deadly US Afghan attack Whistleblowing website says it is still working to prepare the film of the bombing of the Afghan village of Garani in May 2009 Murdoch faces low risk, high reward The News Corp chief has picked a favourable political climate to take full control of the now mature BSkyB

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