BSkyB ( Sky Broadband ) has released its latest set of quarterly results to 30th June 2009. The groups broadband service saw another decline in quarterly uptake by adding +118,000 new customers to its service, which compares with +130,000 in Q1-2009 and +163,000 for Q4-2008.

This growth has helped to take their total broadband base from 2,085,000 in Q1 to 2,203,000 now; representing a 23% penetration of Sky's overall customer base. They also added 155,000 Sky Talk customers to reach 1.9 million; and 244,000 line-rental customers to reach over 900,000 customers.


Presently Sky hopes that its increased uptake, combined with the migration of more customers on to its comparatively cost effective fully unbundled ( LLU ) broadband platform, will deliver lower broadband and telephony losses in the 2009/10 financial year and a move into profit thereafter.

Meanwhile 16% of customers now take all three of Sky's TV, broadband and telephony services (triple play), which is up from 11% at 30th June 2008.