BSkyB Q3 results for 2012/13

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BSkyB Q3 results for 2012/13 (the nine months to 31/03/2013) were released today:

http://corporate.sky.com/documents/p...march_2013.pdf


Strong financial results
 Revenueof £5,381 million, up 6%
 Adjusted operating profit of £994 million, up 9%
 Adjusted basic earnings per share of 43.7p, up 16%


Broad product growth delivering good operating performance
 Total paid-for subscription product base exceeds 30 million for the first time
 Subscription product growth of 715,000 in Q3
 ARPU up £30 year on year to £576


Rapid growth in take-up of new connected TV services
 2.3 million internet-connected Sky+HD boxes, up almost 600,000 in the quarter
 4.5 million average weekly On Demand downloads, up more than fivefold year on year
 3.5 million movie rental transactions, up 37% year on year


For those who may be interested, pages 1 & 2 of the linked document contain the "headline news", page 3 contains the stats about customer metrics & business performance.


Also announved:

Sky to create 550 new jobs in UK.

Sky Sports secures live US Open & ATP World Tour tennis.