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Torin Douglas Torin Douglas | 10:54 UK time, Thursday, 29 July 2010

I'm the Â鶹Éç'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 Â鶹Éç.

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 Â鶹Éç 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 Â鶹Éç newspaper review highlights the papers agree David Cameron has caused a diplomatic storm with his "export of terror" Pakistan warning.

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• Â鶹Éç | BSkyB profits from high definition services
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• Â鶹Éç | Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published
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• Â鶹Éç | Focus on PM Pakistan 'terror' warning


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