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Top stories on MediaGuardian.co.uk Johnston Press: first operating profit increase since 2006 Owner of the Scotsman and the Yorkshire Evening Post says rate of decline in advertising revenues is continuing to ease BT ad banned by ASA The advertising watchdog said the TV ad for BT broadband misled customers over the speed of the service BBC4 to air Anna Nicole Smith opera Work based on life of former Playboy model to join Douglas Adams adaptation and Macbeth film in new season's lineup This week's featured media jobs Treasury Today - Graduate Trainee Financial Journalist Kent/permanent/full time Sky Communications International - Account Director/Senior Account Manager Brighton/permanent/full time MTV Networks Europe - Licensing Director, Emerging Markets London/permanent/full time For more jobs, career advice and workplace news visit guardianjobs.co.uk Today's headlines The Guardian Apple bars iPhone from green ranking scheme. P5 Angelina Jolie to write and direct Bosnia war film. P5 Ban on misleading BT broadband advert. P12 Sir Martin Sorrell dismisses double-dip recession and coins a new alphabet of recovery. P27 The Independent Julie Burchill's main regret is not entering Celebrity Big Brother when asked. P11 Columnist Rhodri Marsden is 'kindling an affection' for e-readers. P13 WPP profits up a third following surprise ad market recovery. P25 Channel 5 returns to Project Canvas. P26 Barnes & Noble trying to reposition itself as a key player in the US electronic books market. P29 Daily Telegraph 'Can I have a P please, Bob?' voted nation's favourite TV catchphrase. P9 Advertising industry will hope Sir Martin Sorrell's forecasting proves right, says Alistair Osborne. Business P2 Number of Americans paying for TV subscriptions has fallen, as internet TV continues to rise. Business P3 WPP voices recovery fears despite profit rise. Business P8 The Times UK Film Council, facing abolition, is 'spending tens of thousands of pounds of public funds' on help from lobbyists. P19 Big Brother winner goes straight back into the house. P19 The two women accusing WikiLeaks founder of sexual assault deny being part of a smear campaign. P31 WPP lifts payout as Sir Martin Sorrell soothes fears of a double dip. P38 War for broadband supremacy intensifies as BT cuts its prices. P41 Financial Times Channel Five to rejoin project Canvas. P3 Rise of legal 'streaming' services delivering paid-for programming online offers studios the chance to use the web to their advantage. P7 TV rivals channel their efforts into a common means of delivery with Project Canvas. P7 WPP raises forecasts as advertising rebounds. P13 Facebook's 'value' soars as investors seek pre-IPO stake. P15 Delayed IPOs make technology stock hot property. P17 Wall Street Journal Europe Lawyer presses claims against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. P5 WPP profits rise 39% as advertising improves in US. P18 Daily Mail Match celebrity holidaymakers to their Twitter messages. P23 WPP may be seeing an improvement in US business, but don't think that the good times are here to stay, writes Ben Laurence. P67 Daily Express Channel 5 is teaming up with Ant and Dec's production company for new talent show. P5 How long has there been an 'X Factor fix', asks Simon Edge, P32 The Sun Simon Cowell says he had to drop The X Factor hopeful over mental health fears. P7 Sharon Osbourne to guest on The X Factor. P7 The X Factor star Diana Vickers writes guest column. P11 Radio 2's Chris Evans closes one of his pubs. P12 Simon Cowell backs England 2018 World Cup bid. P13 Ultimate Big Brother coverage. P24-25 Josie Gibson wins Big Brother 11. P25 BBC to launch Doctor Who games. TV Biz P1 The X Factor coverage. TV Biz P2-3 Coronation Street drama joins BBC4 autumn lineup. TV Biz P3 Mark Gatiss and Roy Kinnear to star in BBC4 adaptation of the First Men on the Moon. TV Biz P3 Sir David Jason to star in ITV drama paying tribute to second world war heroes. TV Biz P4 Daily Mirror The X Factor hopeful's mother claims producers knew she was at risk due to mental health. P1,4,5 Sir David Jason to star in ITV drama paying tribute to second world war heroes. P3 Julie Hesmondhalgh 'planning break from Coronation Street'. P30 Daily Star Ultimate Big Brother coverage. P1, 4,5 BBC to launch Doctor Who games. p3 The X Factor coverage. P11 Presenters including Gail Porter say they have not been told if they are part of new ITV show daybreak. P24 And finally ... 'Nasty' Nick Bateman, villain of the first Big Brother in 2000, writes a piece for today's Sun explaining why he's returning for the Ultimate version of series. Despite revealing that he had to change his name 'because the attention got overbearing', he concludes: 'I look back on Big Brother as a great experience. I am privileged.' The Sun P24 Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today Channel 5 rejoins Project Canvas New owner Richard Desmond says BBC-backed video-on-demand service is 'set to shape the future of broadcasting' Liam Hamilton returns to STV Hamilton will take up the post of deputy director of content later this year, having begun his TV career at STV as a trainee WPP's first-half profits soar by 36% World's largest advertising group says recovery is stronger than expected, particularly in the US and UK Prosecutors to decide on Assange Swedish prosecutors say they hope to announce soon whether they will pursue two cases of alleged sexual assault involving WikiLeaks founder Audioboo launches direct messages New feature will let users send private messages to each other - like Twitter's direct messages, but audio Google ads make digital mags 'nuppence ha'penny' Magazines that charge will make much more from selling subs than from ads, according to report TV ads skipped by 86% of viewers Nearly 90% of people watching timeshifted shows fast-forward the ads, but TV remains the most memorable form of advertising Doctor Who games announced Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for Nintendo DS and Doctor Who: Return to Earth for Wii will materialise in the shops this winter Absolute Radio 90s to join Digital One New digital station to go on national DAB platform for trial period Media Talk podcast New Ofcom study shows reports of TV's death are greatly exaggerated. 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