Broadband, home phone and digital TV supplier BSkyB has seen operating profits jump 10% after adding 90,000 customers towards the end of its financial year, it has said.
At the end of June Sky's customer numbers stood at 9.86 million with high definition services being used by 30% of subscribers.
In the fourth quarter Sky+ HD saw 429,000 net additions, which means double the number of people are receiving the service than a year earlier, chief executive Jeremy Darroch said.
The company also saw a boost in its combined TV, broadband and phone packages with one in five customers now taking advantage of this service - a 36% increase on last year.
He added: "We've had another good quarter to bring our financial year to a strong close."
BSkyB reported adjusted operating profits of £855 million, up 10% a year earlier, while bottom-line pre-tax profits rose to £1.17 billion due to the disposal of shares in ITV, after a write-down on the holding a year ago.
The company recently rebuffed a 700p-a-share approach from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation for the 61% of BSkyB that NewsCorp does not currently own, a move valuing the FTSE 100 Index company at around £12 billion.
BSkyB called for an offer in excess of 800p a share, although it agreed to begin work on the regulatory process required for a tie-up.