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Media briefing Friday 20 Feb 2015 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » Telegraph owners' £250m HSBC loan raises fresh questions over coverage Barclay brothers secured loan for loss-making company shortly before Telegraph reporters were allegedly discouraged from running articles critical of HSBC  Stan Collymore dropped as commentator by BT Sport after Twitter remarks Football pundit calls for boycott of Rangers because of sectarian singing by fans  BBC's Malcolm Muggeridge groped women uncontrollably, claims book Historian Jean Seaton alleges Huw Wheldon was among men to abuse their power at the corporation where sexual harassment was rife in the 1970s and 80s  Paddy Power's Oscar Pistorius ad named most complained-about of 2014 Campaign offering ‘money back if he walks’ drew record 5,525 complaints, as social media helps fuel concern  Google to launch YouTube subscription service without ads Online video service is ‘fine-tuning’ offering that could compete with Netflix, following invite-only beta launch of YouTube Music Key  Old Bailey jury ordered not to watch BBC documentary on royals Concern that Reinventing the Royals could prejudice the trial of Sun royal editor Duncan Larcombe and two co-defendents  ITV staff set for strike ballot after pay talks break down Company met unions at conciliation service Acas but did not improve on its offer of 2% pay rise for staff earning less than £60,000  The Independent expands its digital presence to the States Newspaper creates ‘web office’ in New York as online traffic increases  BBC coverage of raid on Cliff Richard's home does not win RTS award Royal Television Society awards Scoop of the Year prize to BBC Northern Ireland for Spotlight – A Woman Alone With The IRA  NME staff told talks have been held on going free Discussions on magazine’s future form part of wider review of Time Inc UK, also home to Marie Claire and Country Life  Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day’s media stories, including Telegraph owners’ £250m HSBC loan raises fresh questions over coverage  Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Can you Adam and Eve it?! EastEnders star fluffs line in live episode Live soap episodes may be gimmicky, but fans like them because it injects that sense of jeopardy into traditionally slick and polished TV. You can almost see the fear in the actors’ eyes. This week’s EastEnders live specials are living up to the hype. Following Tuesday night’s muffled line that left fans wondering who on earth did kill Lucy Beale, there was an even more prominent gaffe on Wednesday night. Related: Thursday’s best TV Perhaps momentarily confused by the ages-old system of actors pretending to be other people for entertainment, poor Jo Joyner, who plays the magnificently coiffured Tanya Branning, said Ian Beale actor Adam Woodyatt’s name by mistake. “I couldn’t miss your big day, could I?” she told Ian Beale’s wife Jane, “Even if it does mean bumping into the bald ginger one [ex-husband Max Branning]. “How’s Adam?” she continued, while Jane (aka Laurie Brett) looked at her with a panic spreading across her face. “Please, God,” you can see her thinking. “Please, no.” You never answered me @LauriebrettX how is @AdamWoodyatt ?... #leastyouknowitslive #gutted— Jo Joyner (@dollyjoyner) February 18, 2015 The actors laughed it off on Twitter, with Max Branning actor Jake Wood even coming up with a revised script to take account of Ian Beale’s sudden name change. You seen the rewrite for tomorrow @dollyjoyner @AdamWoodyatt pic.twitter.com/76GEK69c31— Jake Wood (@mrjakedwood) February 18, 2015 Monkey will be watching again this evening to see if the panic spreads - at this rate the characters will be pratfalling all over Albert Square by the time Friday’s all-live episode comes around.

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