{"id":5317,"date":"2013-11-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2013\/11\/05\/directv-posts-higher-profit-strong-subscriber-gains\/"},"modified":"2013-11-05T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T00:00:00","slug":"directv-posts-higher-profit-strong-subscriber-gains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/directv-posts-higher-profit-strong-subscriber-gains\/","title":{"rendered":"DIRECTV Posts Higher Profit, Strong Subscriber Gains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tEL SEGUNDO: DIRECTV had 139,000 net U.S. additions for its third quarter, bringing its total subscribers to more than 37 million, with about 17 million subs in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThese gains came in the same quarter that Time Warner Cable reported a loss of 306,000 video subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tQ3 revenues grew 6 percent to $7.9 billion from the prior quarter. Operating profit before depreciation and amortization (OPBDA) increased 15 percent to $1.9 billion. Net income was $699 million, an improvement from the $565 million in the previous quarter.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tAverage revenue per customer rose 6.2 percent to $102.37.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;DIRECTV&rsquo;s diversified portfolio of businesses across the Americas delivered another solid quarter of consolidated results highlighted by strong top-line growth and continued operational discipline across disparate geographies, macro-economic conditions and competitive environments,&rdquo; said Mike White, the president and CEO of DIRECTV. &ldquo;We continue to extend our position as the world&rsquo;s largest pay-TV service by leveraging the strength of our premier brands and our differentiated suite of products and services across the Americas to drive industry leading growth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\tWhite added, &ldquo;At the same time, our commitment to profitably grow our businesses through disciplined expense management and productivity improvements was clearly a highlight as operating profit before depreciation and amortization margin expanded driving double digit OPBDA and cash flow growth in the quarter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EL SEGUNDO: DIRECTV had 139,000 net U.S. additions for its third quarter, bringing its total subscribers to more than 37 million, with about 17 million subs in Latin America. 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