Revenues for the first quarter were £850m, boosted by the addition of 170,000 new subscribers, bringing the total number to 7.015m. The company maintained the level of churn -- the rate at which people cancel their contracts -- at 9.6%.
Annual revenue per user rose £18 over the year to £366 and is on track to hit its target of £400 in 2005. This will be boosted by price changes in the UK and Ireland, which come into play in January.
Ad revenues rose 7% to £64m and interactive revenues increased 70% to £75m.
Today, BSkyB's board is set to meet at its annual meeting on boardroom appointments and executive remuneration with shareholders, who will vote on the appointment of James Murdoch as a director and the re-election of directors who were involved in his appointment.
Shareholders are said to be split over Murdoch's appointment to replace Tony Ball, who left on November 4.
Some shareholders are expected to vote against the new CEO James Murdoch in protest against the way his appointment was handled.
They may also vote against the re-election of directors who were involved in his appointment, including Lord St John of Fawsley, the head of the CEO nominations committee.
Lord St John is being replaced by Lord Rothchild as senior independent director. Lords Rothschild is being invited by the board to fill the new role of non-executive deputy chairman, alongside chairman Rupert Murdoch.
The shareholder meeting will take place at 11.30am today.
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