Singtel sees solid pay-TV growth in Q1 DetailsJoseph O'Halloran | 09 August 2019 In an otherwise mixed quarter, Singapore operator Singtel has bucked a global trend for pay-TV by growing its customer base in the segment.Overall at the end of its first quarter of the current financial year ended 30 June 2019, Singtel reported a net profit of S$541 million for the first quarter, down 35% largely due to losses at teh business of its partner company Airtel and higher depreciation and amortisation costs in network and spectrum across the Group. Excluding Airtel , net profit would have slipped by 3%. Operating revenue rose 2% in constant currency terms to S$4.11 billion on growth in the Australian consumer market and the group