Raising the game: Sky hails fantasy drama as customer figures jump

The popularity of Game Of Thrones has helped boost broadcasting giant Sky as it posted surging revenues and customer numbers. Sky – currently the subject of an £11.7 billion takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox – yesterday said it added 160,000 customers in its first quarter, which marks a 51 per cent rise on a year earlier. The group said fantasy drama Game Of Thrones was now its “mostwatched series ever”, while it also hailed home-grown series Riviera after it notched up 20 million downloads.