Tiscali set TV subscriber target

Thursday 13 December 2007

After disappointing subscriber results, Tiscali has announced new targets for its TV over broadband service. UK chief executive Mary Turner has reportedly reassured investors that Tiscalis plans are on track and that the provider is aiming for 200,000 TV subscribers by the end of 2008, equating to 250 new registrations for the TV offering per day. Tiscali's network now covers 55% of the country had a total of three million customers in Britain at the end of September, including 2 million subscribers to its broadband service. The company said that it expects its revenue to increase at an annual rate of 17%, reaching a total of 1.3 billion in 2008 and more than 2 billion by the end of 2012.