StarHub Q2 profit up 5% at S$99m

Singapore

STARHUB Ltd on Wednesday announced a 5 per cent year-on-year increase in second-quarter net profit to S$99.1 million. This came on a 2.3 per cent growth in revenue to S$589.5 million.

The telco separately said that it has completed a double swoop for the UEFA Champions League (UCL) and the UEFA Europa League (UEL) for the next three years from the 2015/2016 season. This marks the return of the UCL and UEL to StarHub TV after seven years.

"Matches will be shown in high definition, on Catch Up, as well as on StarHub TV Anywhere, giving Sports Group subscribers the complete UCL and UEL viewing experience anytime, anywhere," said StarHub.

In keeping with its tradition of declaring quarterly interim dividends, the telco declared an interim dividend…