Media Brief

I'm the BBC'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 BBC.

The Guardian says BSkyB has bought the entire HBO back catalogue, including The Wire, The Sopranos and Sex and the City.

The Telegraph goes on to report 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 BBC reports that Facebook says not.

The Daily Mail says there have been more sightings of the "news raider" who stands in the background during TV news reports.

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

Links in full

• BBC | BSkyB profits from high definition services
• James Robinson | Guardian | BSkyB buys complete HBO TV catalogue
• Emma Barnett | Telegraph | Sky to launch 3D channel on October 1
• BBC | Details of 100m Facebook users collected and published
• Vincent Graff | Daily Mail | The News Raider: So just who is the tubby man in the woolly pully who's gatecrashed 100 TV news bulletins this year?
• BBC | Focus on PM Pakistan 'terror' warning

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