Airtel Digital TV adds 530,000 subscribers in 4Q 2015

[Adithya Vikram]

NEW DELHI, India — Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) today announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2015.

Digital TV Services

As on December 31, 2015, the Company had its Digital TV operations in 639 districts. DTH had 11.1 Mn customers at the end of the quarter, which represents an increase of 13.2% as compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 530K, the highest in last 18 quarters. As a result of higher HD penetration and upselling of packs, ARPU increased to Rs 229 as compared to Rs 214 in the corresponding quarter last year.

Customer Base (000’s)

Q-o-Q Y-o-Y
Dec 2015 Sep 2015 Growth Dec 2014 Growth
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Digital TV Services 11,106 10,576 5.0% 9,810 13.2%

Operational Performance – India – Digital TV

Dec 31, Sep 30, Jun 30, Mar 31, Dec 31, Sep 30,
Parameter Unit 2015 2015 2015 2015 2014 2014
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Customers 000s 11,106 10,576 10,412 10,073 9,810 9,540
Net additions 000s 530 164 339 263 270 151
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) Rs 229 224 222 214 214 220
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) US 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.6

Monthly Churn % 0.7% 1.3% 0.8% 1.0%
1.0% 1.1%

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Airtel Digital TV adds 530,000 subscribers in 4Q 2015 | Digital TV News