Deutsche Telekom passes five million TV customers

Deutsche Telekom grew its German IPTV and satellite TV base by 18% year-on-year to end the first quarter with 2.036 million customers.

Across its European subsidiaries, Deutsche Telekom passed three million TV customers for the first time, ending the quarter with 3.007 million customers, up 11.3% year-on-year, with 58,000 subscribers being added in the quarter to March.

Telekom saw strong take up of its fibre fixed-access products in Germany, with 156,000 lines sold.

Overall, Deutsche Telekom posted revenues of €13.8 billion for the quarter, down 4.5%, and adjusted EBITDA of €4.1 billion, down 4.3%.