German pay-TV operator Premiere reported nearly 3.5 million customers in Germany and Austria, the company announced May 10.

Premiere added more than 50,000 subscribers in the period ending March 31 and showed an increase in subscribers compared to the pre-Christmas quarter, which is typically when pay-TV operators register the strongest subscriber growth.

Premiere reported a net profit of 4.5 million euros ($6.1 million) for the period. In the same quarter of 2006, the operator posted a loss of 18.3 million euros ($24.8 million).