Virgin Media

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Liberty Global completes Virgin Media deal

    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…

  • Virgin Media website claims “BT Sport is coming”

    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,…

  • 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…