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Howard Stringer would be 'excellent' BBC Trust chair, says Martin Sorrell Founder of WPP advertising empire praises ex-Sony and CBS executive – but adds he does not yet know the other contenders. By Mark Sweney  NBC secures $7.5bn deal to broadcast Olympics through 2032 US network to pay additional $100m 'signing bonus' for promotion of the games from 2015 to 2020m after secret talks with IOC  Fairfax Media threatens striking journalists with the sack Staff at all mastheads walk off the job in protest at the downgrading of photographic and other departments  Daily Mail pays 'substantial damages' and apologises to JK Rowling Newspaper agrees that article made false claims about Harry Potter author. By Roy Greenslade  New crisis for Le Monde as seven editors resign en masse They accuse management of failure to communicate  Police found 'rotten state of affairs' at top of News International, jury told Prosecution tells hacking trail it was role of Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson and Stuart Kuttner to know what they were doing. By Lisa O'Carroll  Virgin Media returns to revenue growth with 15,000 new TV customers Virgin also adds more than 40,000 broadband subscribers, marking return to form after acquisition by Liberty Global  ITV buys stake in Pawn Stars US production company in £212m deal Broadcaster takes 80% stake in Leftfield, which also produced Real Housewives of New Jersey, with option to take full control. By Mark Sweney  Top Gear to be investigated over Jeremy Clarkson's 'slope' comment Inquiry puts further pressure on beleaguered presenter after he receives a final warning from the BBC over N-word row. By John Plunkett  Emeli Sandé: The X Factor and The Voice 'exploit dreams' Singer, who reportedly turned down role as judge on BBC show, says TV talent shows need to feature more new songwriting
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Is Radio 5 Live getting birds in a flap? | Media Monkey Radio 5 Live has been criticised for airing too little serious news – and too much of sports such as Formula One. But now the station is in the firing line for another alleged offence: confusing migrating birds. The Daily Telegraph reports on its front page that researchers have found that AM radio transmitters could cause birds such as robins to lose their way by disturbing their built-in compass. It quotes Professor Henrik Mouritson of the University of Oldenburg as saying: "Every piece of equipment with a plug, when you plug it in, it's going to make electromagnetic noise at some frequency range. If you could sense this it would probably be like some kind of rock concert going on all the time." Monkey wonders what the birds make of 5 Live's Fighting Talk.