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Media briefing Thursday 12 Feb 2015 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » Charlie Hebdo sellers should not be asked for readers' details, says top officer Counter-extremism chief Sir Peter Fahy says action was only taken to establish any concerns and admits it appeared ‘over-zealous and unnecessary’  Netflix releases new series of House of Cards – and then takes it down Netflix yanks new series after it accidentally became available online, two weeks before its scheduled release  Five ways for the Premier League to use its new £5bn deal for good | Owen Gibson From cutting tickets prices to clubs paying the living wage, how Premier League clubs can best spend the money from their mind-boggling new deal  Cilla goes up against Happy Valley and Line of Duty in BPG awards Sheridan Smith, Keeley Hawes and Sarah Lancashire to fight it out for best actress at TV and radio journalists’ annual bash  Streaming data to sidle up to sales in the first combined UK albums chart The chart’s relaunch on 1 March will spark a return to long-term relevance over quick, commercial success – or so the music industry hopes  BBC election rules mean majority of UK will not see SNP broadcasts Viewers outside of Scotland unlikely to see political broadcasts despite polls showing party could be third largest in Westminster after general election  Malaysian cartoonist Zunar arrested for criticising Anwar Ibrahim ruling Zulkifli Anwar Ulhaque - better known as Zunar - taken into custody after using Twitter to criticise judiciary involved in sodomy case  Arrested Turkish TV chief writes an open letter from his jail cell Hidayet Karaca: ‘Press freedom is under threat and democracy is suspended’  Bob Simon dies in New York car crash CBS announces death of veteran 60 Minutes correspondent whose career as a journalist spanned five decades  Sky shares slide after Premier League TV rights deal About £350m wiped off satellite broadcaster’s value after it agrees to pay more than £4bn to screen 126 games a season  Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day's media stories, including the latest on the police row over Charlie Hebdo  Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Bake Off's Mary Berry: Jeremy Kyle is a turn-off Mary Berry has told of how she was forced to watch Jeremy Kyle’s controversial talkshow how by Bake Off presenters Mel and Sue. Appearing on the pair’s new ITV new daytime chatshow, Berry said, according to the Sun, “I was very pleased when it was turned off.” Perkins had previously claimed on Jonathan Ross’s talkshow that Berry thought Kyle was “absolutely marvellous” – but that was when the baker thought the show was fiction. Fellow Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood confirmed to Mel and Sue: “Mary thought it was a drama.” Jennifer Saunders was named star baker on Wednesday’s episode of The Great Comic Relief Bake Off, beating Dame Edna Everage, Lulu and Joanna Lumley to win a place in the charity final. Everage did not impress the judges with her giant ginger and macadamia nut cookie, which had to be extracted from the tin with pliers and tasted slightly of aluminium. “I’m a bit unconventional in my cooking,” she admitted. “I’m not bound by rules.” She was more successful with the Sydney Opera House cake she baked for the show-stopper challenge, but Saunders’s bed cake inspired by her Absolutely Fabulous character Edina Monsoon won the day. The next episode, on 25 February, sees Abbey Clancy, Gok Wan, Jonathan Ross and Zoella attempt to rise to the challenge.

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