BSkyB sees rise in customer numbers
Broadcasting group BSkyB today said it had enjoyed its best quarter for new customer additions in six years.
The group said it attracted 432,000 new digital-to-home customers in the second quarter to the end of December, with Sky Plus box sales breaking through the two million barrier and demand for its Sky high-definition product almost doubling in size after a strong Christmas period.
BSkyB’s fledgling broadband service also got off to a good start, according to the interim results, which show gross Sky broadband bookings reached 343,000 by January 28, with 259,000 active customers up from 44,000 at the end of September last year.
The satellite broadcaster reported operating profit had dipped for the first half of the year to £395m (€596m), down from £414m (€625m) in 2006, due in part to to losses associated with getting the broadband service up and running.
