WWE has announced that Universal Champion Roman Reigns has been added to the stacked roster of WWE Superstars appearing at WWE Live when it returns to The O2 in London on April 29th, and the Accor Arena in Paris on April 30th. WWE Superstars previously confirmed to be in action include ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey, SmackDown […]
As the government declares its intention to remove all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England, data reveals that Brits significantly increased their use of livestreaming and video calling apps to share important life events – or ‘milestone moments’ – during the countrywide lockdowns, and intend to keep doing so even now that restrictions are coming to […]
Virgin Media O2 has announced its annual price increase for its broadband, mobile, TV and landline customers. Millions of customers will soon see their Virgin Media bill rise by as much as £4.70 per month which is one the biggest hikes in years. That increase could add as much as £56 to a yearly broadband […]
UK multiplay telco Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) is planning to launch a fibre network construction joint venture led by owners Liberty Global and Telefónica, according to reports. Such an operation would seek to rival BT’s Openreach digital infrastructure arm. The new company is seeking a substantial sum from third-party investors, with one source suggesting the […]
Research from Choose finds 87 per cent of broadband and mobile customers are unaware prices may increase by as much as 10 per cent by April 2022. With annual price rises linked to inflation set to come into force over the coming months, almost half of respondents (46 per cent) did not know prices would be […]
TikTok and Global, the media & entertainment group, have announced a partnership to livestream Global’s two-day Christmas concert, Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard. The partnership means the TikTok community will be able to join the Christmas event for the first time on the platform and in multiple territories. The line-up includes a European exclusive […]
Telefónica, the Spanish telco, has reproted a record net income of €9.33 billion in the first nine months of the year, as a result of capital gains from the closing of the merger between O2 and Virgin Media in the UK and the sale of Telxius towers. Net income from July to September amounted to […]
Virgin Media has launched its new Hub 5, powered by WiFi 6 technology, which will deliver faster speeds to connected devices throughout the home. The next-generation Hub works alongside Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband network to deliver peak WiFi performance, thanks to WiFi 6. This latest future-proof WiFi standard, which will work with Virgin Media’s existing […]
Samsung Electronics is to conduct 4G and 5G trials with UK multiplay telco Virgin Media O2 to verify the capability and performance of Samsung’s 4G and 5G network solutions in Virgin Media O2’s commercial network. The trial will also assess the interoperability between Samsung’s latest solutions and Virgin Media O2’s 2G and 3G legacy networks. […]
Virgin Media O2, the multiplay telco formed by the £31 billion merger of UK broadband cabler Virgin Media and cellco O2, has launched its first joint product, Volt, which it says gives customers the best of both brands, with even greater value. It says that Virgin Media and O2 customers can now supercharge their services […]