BSkyB Annual Report and Accounts 2003 A year of positives + + + + + + + + +   1 Operating profits increases 94% Operating profit before goodwill and exceptional items increased by 94% over the comparable period to £371 million. Sky continues to benefit from strong operational gearing.       2 Increase in revenues Total revenue increased by 15% in the year to £3,186 million. Revenue now exceeds £3 billion for the first time. This increase was driven by further strong DTH revenue growth and continued growth in advertising and interactive revenues.       3 Positive earnings Profit after tax was £190 million, the Group's first full year of positive earnings since the launch of Sky digital. Sky is now looking forward to delivering increasing returns on the substantial investment made in digital television.               A PDF of the full Financial Statements from the 2003 Annual Report and Accounts           back to top     sky corporate home                                   This is a summary of information extracted from the Company's annual report and accounts. It does not contain sufficient information to allow as full an understanding of the results of the Group and state of affairs as is provided by the full annual accounts and reports, which can be downloaded in PDF format from this site.             © 2003 BSkyB | Privacy Statement | Terms & Conditions   BSkyB Publications EPG Charges   SSSL Publications Conditional Access Charges Access Control Charges