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Castaways see survival in a fiery Scots loner.

From th Scotsman. PR expert Mark Borkowski said he believed the public appetite for such shows had not been sated.  “The freak show was common in Barnum’s time and circuses were popular in the Coliseum,” he said. “This format has got the mixture of circus freak show, public humiliation and curiosity. As long as they…

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Shilpa set to cash in after surviving Big Brother ordeal

The Scotsman  29 Jan 2007 AS TELEVISION reality show Celebrity Big Brother finally ground to a halt last night after nearly a month on air, Shilpa Shetty – the Bollywood actress at the centre of alleged racist bullying by other contestants – was poised to convert her ordeal into a string of lucrative career deals….

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How should Kate deal with these prying eyes?

How should Kate deal with these prying eyes? The Observer Sunday January 14, 2007 The story that Prince William is about to propose to his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, sent some of the country’s fiercest snappers on to London’s streets last week in search of the perfect pic. http://www.guardian.co.uk/monarchy/story/0,,1989793,00.html

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Christmas crackers or real turkeys? Winners and losers in 2006

In an eventful year for the media, we have seen boardroom battles and shock resignations; public acclaim and private fear. We ask a dozen industry insiders to select the real successes and failures of the last 12 months Mark Borkowski Founder, Borkowski PR The success of Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat is a cracker. It takes…