Champions League Boosts Bt TV Subscribers

30 Oct 2015 | tshego

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BT TV has attracted over 100,000 new subscribers in the three months through to the end of September, ahead of the start of the pay-broadscaster BT Sport’s coverage of the Champions League.

BT started showing Champions League football games for the first time during this quarter, which saw 106,000 new subscribers compared to 38,000 in the corresponding period last year.

The company paid £897m to acquire the exclusive UK rights for the competition in a three year deal, from 2015/16 to 2017/18.

BT chief executive, Gavin Patterson said: “We’ve seen good demand for BT Sport Europe and this has helped us add a record number of BT TV customers in the quarter.”

“Its contribution has been better than we expected, helping drive a 7% increase in BT Consumer revenue.

“Mobile is another growth area and I am pleased our consumer customer base now stands at more than 200,000.”

BT TV’s pre-tax profit in the second quarter of 2015 was £642m on a reported basis, up 13 per cent.