Virgin Media
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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…
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Virgin Media offering BlackBerry Q5 from just £20 per month
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Virgin Media is now offering TV, broadband and home phone customers the new BlackBerry Q5 smartphone from just £20 per month. The BlackBerry Q5 smartphone runs the new BlackBerry 10 operating system and includes ever-popular BlackBerry Messenger app, a 3.1” touch screen and a classic BlackBerry QWERTY keyboard, which has been re-designed to give customers…
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Liberty Global completes Virgin Media deal
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Liberty Global has completed its $24 billion buy-out of the UK’s Virgin Media. The deal was announced in February, subject to shareholder and regulatory approval which have now both been received. Virgin Media is the UK’s second largest pay-TV platform with 4.9m subscribers but the nation’s third largest platform behind Freeview and Sky. Under the…
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Virgin Media website claims “BT Sport is coming”
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Cable company Virgin Media says BT Sport “is coming” to its network this summer. The three BT channels will offer sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and 800 hours of live tennis, including the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships. BT has also bought Disney’s ESPN channels,…
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New BT Sport ad targets Virgin Media users
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BT has stepped up efforts to use its forthcoming sports channels to win over customers from Virgin Media. The channels will offer sports fans 38 Barclays Premier League matches per season, exclusive Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) coverage and 800 hours of live tennis, including the TEB BNP Paribas WTA Championships. Earlier this month BT announced…
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Liberty agrees £15bn buy-out of Virgin Media
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The boards of Virgin Media and Liberty Global have agreed terms for a takeover of the UK cable company, according to CNBC. On Tuesday Virgin Media confirmed it was in talks with John Malone’s Liberty Global. The US pay-TV firm already operates services in 13 countries including the Republic of Ireland, Germany and Poland. Virgin…