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Wed 12 Dec 2007Satellite broadcaster dying to take reality TV to next levelAndy Warhol would have loved it. From next month, anyone can have their 15 minutes of fame on television; all you need is €2,000 and to be dead.German satellite broadcaster Etos TV hopes to move reality television to the next stage with the world's first bereavement channel.