British Sky Broadcasting strengthened its position as the UK’s largest pay-television operator as higher than expected demand for high-definition television services saw the group add a net 94,000 new customers in the first quarter.
The rise in customer numbers came as Jeremy Darroch, chief executive, dismissed comments from Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin, that the country’s largest satellite operator had a detrimental dominance in the UK’s pay-TV market.
