Today's media stories from the papers

Top stories on MediaGuardian.co.uk BSkyB: News Corp takeover in public interest Sky board says that blocking takeover bid would threaten investment in the 24-hour Sky News channel Sales of Independent's i continue to fall Sales of cut-price spinoff have fallen to about 70,000, according to industry sources Feltz to keep phone-in show after R2 move Presenter will continue in BBC London 94.9 slot alongside her new early breakfast role This week's featured media jobs Net-A-Porter - Sub Editor London/permanent/full time ITN - Media Manager London/permanent/full time Faversham House - Art Editor South Croydon/permanent/full time For more jobs, career advice and workplace news visit guardianjobs.co.uk Today's headlines The Guardian Top Gear stars to travel to Bethlehem as part of BBC Christmas lineup. P8 Latest Harry Potter film breaks box office records. P8 Tim Berners-Lee: Social network sites threaten future of web. P17 BSkyB: blocking Rupert Murdoch takeover will hurt UK news. P27 Twitter takes off in Indonesia. G2 P3 The Independent Simon Amstell makes cancer joke on BBC Breakfast. P8 US publicist buried amid rumours of contract killing. P29 Patrick Cockburn on the intricacies of reporting from Afganistan and Iraq. P12, 13 Customer complaints prompts another inquiry into TalkTalk. P36 Church of England calls on Ofcom to block BSkyB takeover. P36 What hatred for NPR tells us about America. Viewspaper P4 Daily Telegraph Hundreds of government websites should be replaced by single internet address, says Martha Lane-Fox. P2 Top Gear trio to replicate path of Three Wise Men across Middle East in Christmas special. P5 Seventies classic Upstairs Downstairs to return on BBC. P5 WikiLeaks promises to publish millions of secret files. P18 Viewers rising up against talent show judges, writes Bryony Gordon. P27 Ofcom launches fresh investigation into TalkTalk. Business P1 Church of England opposes News Corporation's BSkyB bid. Business P1, 5 Virgin Media considers public Wi-Fi network as demand rockets. Business P10 The Times Military must be reshaped to face cyber war threat, says Forbes chief. P8 Radio 4 Today programme could be guest-edited by Katie Price. P16 Spotify pays high price for dream of streaming free music to masses. P45 TalkTalk faces inquiry after claims of 'slamming' customers. P45 Google casting its eye over GroupOn e-commerce voucher business. P49 Financial Times Church of England opposes News Corporation's BSkyB bid. P1 World's leading private banks reviewing computer software amid thefts worry. P23 Microsoft helps seal $2.2bn sale of Novell to Attachmate. P23 In-built SIM card for iPhone 5 ruled out. P24 Spotify under pressure over US launch. P24 Amazon keeps shops in check with app. P24 Wall Street Journal Europe The Beatles on iTunes could mark end of 'digital dislocation' of music industry. P13 Microsoft helps seal $2.2bn sale of Novell to Attachmate. P17 Conflict over definition of internet cookies in EU. P18 South Africa's dominant phone company exits Nigerian mobile market. P18 eHarmony dating site seeks more overseas ties. P20 Daily Mail Nigel Havers leaves I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! P9 Saturday night factor sends viewing figures soaring. P11 Fury over Amazon's 'lightning' sale. P11 Wagner 'is in the top half of The X Factor vote every week'. P13 Has 'Dr' McKeith been rumbled in the I'm A Celebrity jungle? P15 Church of England calls for block on BSkyB deal. P65 Daily Express Nigel Havers leaves I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! P11 Hickey: BBC keen on ITV's royal correspondent, Tom Bradby. P15 The Sun Hundreds of government websites should be replaced by single internet address, says Martha Lane-Fox. P2 Social networking making spelling errors the norm, says study. P6 The X Factor coverage. P7 Online Christmas shopping braced for manic Monday. P12 Apple gives iPad owners a freebie package. P17 Simon Amstell makes cancer joke on BBC Breakfast. P30 Daily Mirror Nigel Havers leaves I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! P3 The X Factor coverage. P4, 5 German man pictured naked on Google Street View. P14 Doctor Who is the BBC's Christmas secret weapon. P19 Daily Star Andrew Flintoff wants to star on ITV's Coronation Street. P1, 3 The X Factor coverage. P1, 4-5 The One Show's Jason Manford back on gigging circuit. P9 Amazon sparks Christmas sales bonanza. P20 Jeremy Kyle criticised for sex tests on ITV show. P27 And finally ... The Sun's TV critic Ally Ross is not a happy man. In today's column, he describes Children In Need as "a desperate night that raised only slightly more than the BBC's annual taxi bill and less than last year's event". If he says that about the £18m charity event, don't let him near the Beeb's Christmas listings. The Sun P11 Also on MediaGuardian.co.uk today Berners-Lee: Facebook could fragment web Founder of world wide web says that some of the most successful social networking sites 'have begun to chip away at its principles' Testing the mood of Irish tech startups: the Celtic tiger isn't dead We've come to Dublin to see what the tech startup sector thinks of the bailout problems and the economy generally - and the answer might be surprising Helen Alexander: I won't chair BBC Trust CBI president, who was considered by many to be a prime candidate for BBC Trust role, rules herself out of the running Iraqi journalist shot dead TV reporter murdered by men claiming to be intelligence service officers Andrew Marr to take on History of the World for BBC Co-production with the Discovery Channel billed as the 'definitive account of human civilisation' BBC reveals costs of MediaCity leaflets Corporation pays for newsletters to be pushed through 15,000 letterboxes to tell people of Salford about its new northern base BBC lures Sarah Beeny for Village SOS Star of Channel 4's Property Ladder to front series on rural communities, while Caroline Quentin will front restoration show Daily Mirror team revamp as Conor Hanna joins Piers Morgan Richard Wallace appoints new deputy editor to replace Conor Hanna, who is bound for CNN in the US Life inside Facebook: how head of developers organises 500 people Mike Schroepfer tells the Guardian how he manages the tiny teams, and why if you haven't changed the site in your first week, something's wrong Media Talk podcast The media swoons over Prince William and Kate Middleton. Plus, the latest on the News of the World phone-hacking scandal; the Beatles join iTunes; and I'm a Celebrity kicks off with a bang