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Media briefing Friday 23 Aug 2013 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » Kevin Spacey: television has entered a new golden age Actor cites Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad as examples of modern triumphs, but rails against shift towards conservatism Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench to star in Roald Dahl adaptation for BBC Feature film based on classic children's book Esio Trot will be adapted by director Richard Curtis. By Mark Sweney Danny Boyle makes rare foray into television with Channel 4 pilot Oscar-winning British director to work on new police series Babylon as part of broadcaster's new programming schedule. By Mark Sweney Channel 4's Jay Hunt dismisses Channel 5 claims on audience figures Chief creative officer says rival's claims it has recently beaten Channel 4 audiences is ruse requiring 'squinting' to make true. By Mark Sweney Sky Sports' Gary Neville vows not to hold back in criticism of top footballers Former Manchester United player says he will not con his audience with false praise but will never attack fellow TV pundits. By Josh Halliday BBC payoffs caused divide between managers and staff, admits Tony Hall Broadcaster's director general says he understands anger at severance payments but defends high salaries for 'right people' David Miranda wins partial court victory over data seized by police Judges curtail using or sharing of material, but authorities can examine it for 'national security' Typical UK viewer watches 90 minutes a month on devices other than TV set Figure still dwarfed by the near four hours of programming watched each day by average Briton on traditional set. By Mark Sweney Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day's media stories, including Kevin Spacey on TV's golden age and Tony Hall pledges to heal BBC divide Latest from the Media blog More » The Weather Channel is unlocking mobile as a branding mechanism Ross Webster: With 125m app downloads globally, the channel tailors adverts to the real-time weather where the consumer is located Condé Nast's style bible is still in Vogue as upmarket publisher sits pretty Josh Halliday: Digital growth may be embryonic, but its luxury publications continue to show resilience to magazine downturn Magazine ABCs show the extent of gloom across the sector David Hepworth: Publishers must look to digital growth and how some of the more traditional titles have managed to contain circulation losses Top comment on MediaGuardian More » Why Local World is a beacon of hope for regional newspapers Roy Greenslade presents another extract from the updated second edition of the book about local journalism, What do we mean by local? It's by Neil Fowler Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Ambridge too far? Villages battle over The Archers | Media Monkey Recently, many loyal listeners have been anxious that plotlines for The Archers were about to get a bit racy after former EastEnders producer Sean O'Connor took over the show. But, reports the Daily Mail, there's some real-life drama associated with the show as two villages are locked in a battle over which of them Ambridge is based on. Both, crucially, claim the fictional community's pub, the Bull, is based on their local. Inkberrow in Worcestershire has been used by the BBC for publicity shots over the years, which you would think would seal the deal. However, a historian from Rippingale in Lincolnshire says that evidence of a conversation between the show's creator, Godfrey Baseley, and a local farmer, Henry Burtt, led to the show being dreamt up. Claim and counter-claim have been batted back and forth, and, just like The Archers, this looks like a saga set to run, and run, and run, and ru … zzzzzzzzz.

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