Strong demand boosts BSkyB income

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28 April 2011 Last updated at 02:31 ET Royal Dutch Shell has announced a 41% increase in first quarter profits on the back of higher world oil prices. The Anglo-Dutch company said profits for the first three months of the year were $6.9bn (£4.1bn) compared with $4.9bn a year ago

28 April 2011 Last updated at 02:39 ET

Broadcaster BSkyB has seen revenues grow strongly as services expand and customer numbers continue to grow past the 10m mark.

Revenues for the past nine months rose 14% to £4.8bn. In the January to March period, revenues grew 13% to £1.46bn.

Customer numbers have continued to rise over the past quarter and the company now has 10.1 million.

Approval for a bid for the company by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is currently being considered by the government.

News Corp, which owns four newspapers including the Sun and the Times newspapers, already owns 39% of BSkyB.

The company’s statement said it was continuing to co-operate with the regulatory process.

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Strong demand boosts BSkyB income