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  • Virgin Media adds ZTE Blade V to Pay As You Go range

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    Virgin Media has added the ZTE Blade V to its range of Pay As You Go smartphones. Ordered online the handset will cost £89.99, but Virgin are offering visitors to its network of high street stores a special price of £71.99. Both prices are subject to a minimum £10 initial top-up. The Blade V runs…

  • Exclusive: BT & Virgin Media’s deal doesn’t cover digital-only content

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    Virgin Media customers celebrating the arrival of BT Sport may not have got quite the great deal they first assumed. Since last week’s deal between the two broadband and TV rivals was announced, some Virgin Media customers have been asking whether they also get access to the BT Sport app and online player. The answer…

  • BT and Virgin Media agree BT Sports deal

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    Virgin Media has finally struck a deal to offer broadband and TV rival BT’s three new sports channels. Launched on August 1st, the channels offer football fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season. Broadcast from the Olympic Park in East London, they also carry exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and will offer fans…

  • Will BT Sport come to Virgin Media this week?

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    BT’s sports channels have been live and broadcasting for more than a week but there’s still no deal to bring them to Virgin Media customers. With this weekend marking the start of the Premier League, expectations and rumours of a deal are as fervent as ever but hard, verifiable information is impossible to come by.…

  • It’s not just Virgin Media customers who are locked out of BT Sport

    It’s not just Virgin Media customers who are locked out of BT Sport

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    A few days ago I looked at the frustrations of Virgin Media customers who face missing out on BT’s new sports channels when they launch today. While they’re certainly the most voluble group missing out on the channels, they’re not the only one. YouView customers who purchased their own boxes but have connected them to…

  • Sky tells Virgin Media customers: “We’ll pay your BT Sport subscription when you move”

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    Sky is targeting rival Virgin Media’s customers with an offer to pay their subscription to BT Sport if they move their TV and broadband services. While BT’s forthcoming sport channels are available to Sky customers, both free to those who buy their broadband from BT and via a £12pm subscription for those who don’t, the…