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Media briefing Friday 06 Sep 2013 g Top stories on MediaGuardian More » Mark Thompson: Chris Patten 'misled parliament over BBC payoffs' Ex-director general Mark Thompson claims MPs were told untruths in stunning attack on former boss Lord Patten, Mark Thompson and BBC payoffs: what you need to know How the clash between the BBC Trust chairman and ex-director general arose, who else is involved and what will happen next. By Josh Halliday Buzzfeed moves into profit four years after launch Founder Jonah Peretti tells staff that it will become one of the biggest sites on the web within a year. By Lisa O'Carroll Lady Gaga's Applause becomes 10 billionth tag on Shazam app Mobile app's 70m users are now tagging more than 100m songs, TV shows and ads a week, and buying $300m of music downloads a year. By Stuart Dredge Sun and Mirror journalists unite to show support for colleagues in court More than 30 turn up at Westminster magistrates' court as nine face charges over alleged unlawful payments. By Lisa O'Carroll Alan Hansen announces decision to retire from Match of the Day Alan Hansen has said he will retire as BBC's lead pundit on Match of the Day following the 2014 World Cup, when his current deal expires UN: press should not be 'intimidated into silence' over state secrets UN representatives criticise UK government following detention of David Miranda, and call for public debate over NSA revelations. By Josh Halliday Viral Video Chart: X Factor, cute dog, Daft Punk spoofs A chow puppy that can't jump and teen singer Tamera Foster's audition lead this week's rundown of the top online clips. By Janette Owen Today's newspaper headlines More » Today's media stories from the papers Our roundup of the day's media stories, including Mark Thompson blasts BBC bosses and Buzzfeed moves into profit Latest from the Media blog More » Local TV steps up activity ahead of launch Maggie Brown: New franchises discuss their plans for low-cost programming – and how to make it commercially viable Thompson's business ideas face mixed reaction from New York Times staff Lisa O'Carroll: Controversial money-making plans include cruise to Europe with editors and reporters, and multi-tiered pay options BBC Newsnight should brace for change as Ian Katz takes over Steve Hewlett: Ex-Guardian deputy editor faces plenty of challenges as he takes over a show still recovering from the Jimmy Savile saga Top comment on MediaGuardian More » Syria and The Sun - paper couldn't speak for readers and for Rupert Murdoch Trevor Kavanagh's column attacks party leaders but his own newspaper also failed the people, argues Roy Greenslade Media Monkey's pick of the day More » Downton Abbey location: mapping out a mix-up | Media Monkey It may have become the last word in aristocratic chic in the US, but American visitors to the UK looking for the real Downton Abbey are ending up disappointed. The Daily Telegraph reports that tourists are arriving in Downton, Wiltshire, asking for directions to "the abbey". It quotes a pub landlord who said: "We had one couple who were absolutely adamant that this was where it was filmed." Perhaps the show's location of Highclere Castle, 40 miles away in Berkshire, is missing a trick – it could arrange for a signpost in Downton pointing the way to the "real" abbey.

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