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Media briefing Friday 16 Aug 2013 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » Dave Lee Travis charged with 12 sexual offences Former BBC Radio 1 DJ faces charges spanning three decades after investigation by Met police's Operation Yewtree. By Josh Halliday Ryanair sacks pilot who appeared in Channel 4 documentary on safety Airline issues legal proceedings against John Goss and has already taken action over claims made in Dispatches programme. By John Reynolds Jeremy Hunt could pocket £15m on sale of publishing company Educational group Hotcourses, co-founded by health secretary, appoints strategic adviser to look at options, including sale. By Mark Sweney Nuts feels the pinch as lads' mags face sales drop IPC title's circulation falls by more than 25% and Zoo is down almost 20% as row over magazines' covers continues. By Josh Halliday Buffett dumps $38m shares in Gannett Newspaper-loving investor sells off stock in largest US publisher Carl Icahn and Apple: flexing muscles after weighty gains Chief executive Tim Cook comes under pressure after corporate activist's tweet sent shares rocketing Egyptian forces thought to be targeting media workers Sky news cameraman and Gulf newspaper reporter shot dead near Cairo amid crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood supporters Microsoft to fund Blake's 7 remake for Xbox Live service New version of BBC1 cult sci-fi series is latest original programming investment ahead of Xbox One launch. By Mark Sweney Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day's media stories, including Dave Lee Travis charges, Jeremy Hunt's potential windfall and ABCs Latest from the Media blog More » James Harding's BBC drama will play out in the public spotlight Steve Hewlett: The incoming director of news will find the corporation very different to the Times – and will face the full scrutiny of the press Nielsen's tracking of Twitter's relation to TV is missing the point Brian Moylan: Aside from its Twitter innovation, it can't keep up with all the different ways we're all Keeping Up with the Kardashians BBC in the crosshairs as government lines up media plurality review Steve Hewlett: The government's plans have potentially serious implications for the corporation – and the press is eager to get stuck in Top comment on MediaGuardian More » If you can't use an apostrophe, you don't know your shit | Mind your language David Marsh: Greengrocers – and big supermarkets – may struggle to tame the 'apostrofly', but it's not actually that hard Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Tripe and onion bags as football team's Twitter appeal nets sponsor | Media Monkey The unveiling of a new football sponsor is usually a momentous moment for the team and its fans. For Blackpool South FC Under-15s it was a less than glitzy affair when it turned out the advertising tie-up had been struck with the, er, Tripe Marketing Board. The Daily Mirror reports that the TMB popped out of the woodwork after the team appealed on Twitter for £500 in sponsorship – probably not enough to entice a Coca Cola or McDonald's. "Rivals have been saying we will be rubbish, the lads will be keen to prove they are not tripe," quipped manager Paul Adams, seemingly unaware his first comment on the deal was a put down of his new sponsor. "We may not have the cachet of an AON or Emirates, but we are pleased the deal was done," said level-headed TMB chairman Sir Norman Wrassle. No word yet on an ad strapline to back the deal, how about: "Tripe a day helps you work, rest and play?".

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