Media Brief
I'm the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ'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 Β£878m. HD customers have doubled in the past year reports the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ.
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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ newspaper review highlights the papers agree David Cameron has caused a diplomatic storm with his "export of terror" Pakistan warning.
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• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | BSkyB profits from high definition services
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• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published
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• Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ | Focus on PM Pakistan 'terror' warning
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