 90,000 sign up for Sky HD
90,000 sign up for Sky HD
BSkyB has had bookings from around 90,000 customers for its high definition TV service, the satellite group said today.
The broadcaster hopes to install its HD boxes in all of these households by September, admitting it had suffered "some initial delays".
Sky HD was launched on May 22 ahead of the football World Cup, but customers complained after thousands had their installation dates put back until after the tournament.
Sky blamed a hold-up in the supply chain and ordered box manufacturer Thomson to double deliveries.
The company said that by the end of June there were 38,000 subscribers to the service with access to eight HD channels including Sky Sports and two movie channels.
Sky also said today its broadband service, launched last week, was attracting "encouraging levels of interest".
"We're very pleased with how it's going," the BSkyB chief executive, James Murdoch, told City analysts.
"The business is performing smoothly as we enter this new sector. Everyone is very excited by the opportunity."
The company could not say what proportion of those applying for the service were existing TV customers. It will update the City on broadband subscriber  | 
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