Pay-TV group BSkyB said it had attracted 192,000 new customers in the second quarter as it reported a 25 per cent rise in interim profits yesterday.
The company said the above-expectations net growth in the period took its total number of subscribers to more than 7.6 million.
Analysts had anticipated growth of up to 180,000.
Operating profits before goodwill for the six months to December 31 came in at £354m, while profits after tax were up 18 per cent at £154m.
Chief executive James Murdoch said: "The business delivered a a strong set of financial results in the first half year with good sales and profit growth."
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