MediaGuardian briefing

Media briefing Friday 27 Feb 2015 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » Financial Times to change way it charges for online content Pioneer of metered charging model is finalising a system which will require users to pay for most of business newspaper’s content online  BBC Radio 1 chart show could be moved from Sundays Speculation follows music industry initiative to switch release day for new music to Fridays rather than Mondays  Johnston Press chief 'excited' by possibility of news deal with BBC Ashley Highfield delighted by MPs’ call for local and regional collaboration  New York Daily News up for grabs as billionaire Mort Zuckerman looks to sell Historic New York tabloid owned by Zuckerman since 1993 is on the market after property tycoon hires investment bank to drum up interest  Sun reports of 'cushy' treatment of deportees 'distorted' Old Bailey hears that reports of gourmet food for detainees at Colnbrook immigration centre were inaccurate  MPs demand rigorous shakeup at top of the BBC Report recommends replacing the BBC Trust with a single board, creating a public service broadcasting commission to act as external watchdog  BBC presenters face bills for thousands of pounds in unpaid tax Some presenters understood to be talking to accountants after corporation’s policy to urge freelancers to invoice through third-party companies  STV reports 14% increase in pre-tax profit for 2014 Scottish broadcaster says digital growth and rising ad market have helped improve its results  Alexander Lebedev: my editors decide who papers back in general election Independent owner says he supports Labour’s mansion tax plans, but he would not interfere in the political decisions of his four UK newspapers  DUP: BBC has done nothing to break election debate deadlock Peter Robinson has threatened legal action if Plaid Cymru and the SNP take part but his party is excluded  Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day’s media stories, including the Financial Times to change charges for online content and BBC Radio 1 chart show could be moved from Sundays  Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Oborne may have braved Telegraph bosses – but he says he's no hero Columnist hails courage of journalists in Colombia and Russia and cites Bill Deedes as a real newspaper editor

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