Comcast reported its biggest quarterly increase in pay-TV subscribers in 9 years
The cable and broadcasting company reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.84, topping the forecast for $0.79 according to Bloomberg.
Its revenues also beat expectations, at $18.8 billion versus $18.6 billion expected.
"We delivered our best first quarter Internet results in four years and our best first quarter video results in nine years - adding 53,000 video customers," CEO Brian Roberts said in the statement.
This suggests that the company did not fully bear the brunt of the cord-cutting trend sweeping its industry. Like other pay-TV providers, Comcast has invested heavily in improving customer service and its set-top boxes to keep customers, Reuters noted.
On net, Comcast added 269,000 cable customers. At the same time, high-speed internet customers rose by 438,000, marking the best Q1 in four years.
Revenues in Comcast's NBCUniversal division, which includes NBC and Telemundo, rose 4% to $6.9 billion.
The company's shares rose about 1.5% in pre-market trading after the earnings release. They gained 8% this year through Tuesday's close.