The Telegraph
Following a Channel 4 documentary that suggested Facebook was not enforcing its ban on users aged under 13, the social media giant has promised to double the number of staff on its safety and security teams, The Telegraph reports.
Sky News
Sky News is reporting private equity firm, Exponent, is on the verge of agreeing a deal to buy Dennis Publishing, owner of The Week and Viz. The Daily Mail's owner has been involved in talks but Sky News reveals Exponent was the preferred bidder. The final selling price is expected to be between GBP150m to GBP200m.
BBC
The Government has revealed it only has limited assurances the broadband and mobile infrastructure laid out across the UK by Chinese operator, Huawei, represents no threat to national security, the BBC reports. A report from UK security officials suggests the company and its networks need to be looked at in greater detail.
The Guardian
Virgin Media subscribers are to lose access to UKTV's ten channels, The Guardian reports. The cable TV company cannot agree a deal with the channels, half owned by the BBC, because of disagreements over on-demand rights.
MediaTel
Mediatel has some bleak ABC figures to report on this morning. Just one national daily newspaper, The Financial Times, managed to increase its print circulation in June. The rest of the market saw a 1% drop which equates to a 9.2% year-on-year decline.
Press Gazette
Sir Cliff Richard said yesterday the BBC had worked too hard to protect an exclusive story at the cost of his privacy, Press Gazette reports. The pop star was awarded GBP210,000 in damages after a London court decided the BBC had contravened his privacy rights when it hired a helicopter to film a police raid on his house.
Sky News
A 29% stake in troubled department store chain, Debenhams and a small drop in its own high street sales has seen Sports Direct profits tumble by 73%, Sky News reports.
Mobile Marketing
According to Mobile Marketing the recent Ofcom figures show that there are now more subscribers to streaming services, such as Netflix, Amazon and Now TV, than traditional pay tv platforms, such as Sky.
The Guardian
Staff at Buzzfeed's UK office have voted against union representation, The Guardian reveals. The vote was triggered by an unknown number of journalists requesting they should have the right to join the NUJ and then have the union play a part in collective pay bargaining. However, the idea has now been "overwhelmingly" rejected in a staff vote, the paper reports.
The Guardian
Figures released by ITN reveal members of staff from a BAME background typically get paid a fifth less than white colleagues, The Guardian reports.