Nova subscribers rise

Nova, which earlier this month picked up the package of Champions League rights dropped by rival On Telecoms, added 3,160 subscribers in the quarter, bringing its total base to 362,739, an increase of 1.4 per cent over the year. It now has 305,220 digital subscribers and 41,188 analogue subscribers.

Revenues rose 1.5 per cent for the quarter to €53.46 million, up from €52.67 million in the same quarter in 2007.