Virgin Media has unveiled its most popular viewing trends for the first three months of 2021, a quarter which saw growth in viewing across all key genres and particularly among young viewers. In a quarter of unprecedented pandemic uncertainty, viewers have turned to Virgin Media in huge numbers across its linear channels and Virgin Media […]
Virgin Media has connected 13,200 homes in Chesterfield, Derbyshire to its ultrafast broadband network which will bring the UK’s fastest widely available speeds to the area. As part of its ‘Project Lightning’ network expansion programme, Virgin Media is expanding its ultrafast broadband network across the UK, bringing average top speeds of more than 600Mbps to […]
Although the planned merger combining Virgin Media and O2 is still subject to approval by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK, Liberty Global and Telefónica have announced their intention to appoint Lutz Schüler as Chief Executive Officer and Patricia Cobian as Chief Financial Officer of the proposed 50-50 joint venture. Schüler joined […]
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden have met with broadband industry leaders and praised the sector for creating more than 22,000 jobs over the last year as forecasts for gigabit rollout are revised further upwards. They welcomed the firms’ work to help the nation build back better from the pandemic with […]
Virgin Media has connected 5,400 homes in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, to its ultrafast broadband network which will bring the UK’s fastest widely available speeds to the area. As part of its ‘Project Lightning’ network expansion programme, Virgin Media is expanding its ultrafast broadband network across the UK, bringing average top speeds of more than […]
Virgin Media Ireland has named Áine Ní Chaoindealbháin as the company’s Deputy Managing Director of Virgin Media Television. She is currently Director of Operations at Virgin Media Television. Ní Chaoindealbháin takes on the role which has been established for the first time as a new executive function in the business. Paul Farrell, Managing Director of […]
Virgin Media, like BT, has responded positively to Ofcom’s Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (WFTMR). Lutz Schüler, CEO of Virgin Media, commented: “This is a resounding sign of support and longer-term clarity from Ofcom for those rolling up their sleeves to build the nation’s next-generation digital infrastructure. As Britain looks towards bouncing back, it’s vital […]
Virgin Media has connected 3,500 additional homes in Hackney, London, to its broadband network, bringing next-generation gigabit speeds to the area. As part of its ‘Project Lightning’ network expansion programme, Virgin Media is expanding its broadband network across the UK, bringing ultrafast speeds to residents and small businesses. Hackney is the latest area to benefit […]
Industry trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and Digital Entertainment Group International (DEGI) have launched what they say is the biggest ever cross-category marketing campaign with Unforgettable Entertainment, driving engagement from new, lapsed and existing digital transactional customers. Building on the success of the BASE/DEGI New Release-focused Mega Movie Week campaigns of […]
Virgin Media’s WiFi has been down this morning (March 10th) causing serious disruption to the masses working from home throughout the UK. Stats from a Quadient survey of 2,000 UK adults explained the wider problem for remote workers: 8.5 million UK households have experienced broadband problems, disrupting their work or personal lives over the course […]