Media Brief
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| 10:54 UK time, Thursday, 29 July 2010
I'm the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's media correspondent and this is my brief selection of what's going on.
BSkyB has reported a sharp increase in profits, up threefold to £878m. HD customers have doubled in the past year reports the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ.
The BSkyB has bought the entire HBO back catalogue, including The Wire, The Sopranos and Sex and the City.
The BSkyB's 3D channel, which has been showing occasional foootball matches, will launch fully on 1 October.
Personal details of 100m Facebook users have been collected and published. Is it a privacy breach? The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ reports that Facebook says not.
The there have been more sightings of the "news raider" who stands in the background during TV news reports.
The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ newspaper review highlights the papers agree David Cameron has caused a diplomatic storm with his "export of terror" Pakistan warning.
Links in full
• ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ | BSkyB profits from high definition services
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• ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ | Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published
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• ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ | Focus on PM Pakistan 'terror' warning
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