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Virgin Orbit to lose space race with Bezos

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin/New Shephard rocket is scheduled to carry its first space tourist passengers on July 20th. The move means that Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic will now be a very definite second place in the race to tap into space tourism. A note to clients from investment bank UBS says that Virgin Galactic […]

May 10, 2021

Women’s Champions League Final free on BT Sport

BT Sport is making Chelsea vs Barcelona in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Final on May 16th available for anyone to watch via a range of platforms, enabling fans to watch the game without a subscription. BT Sport’s coverage from 7.15pm (8pm KO) will be available to watch via the BT Sport App and the […]

May 6, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Euskaltel sets customer record in Q1

The Euskaltel Group – comprising the Euskaltel, R, Telecable and Virgin telco brands – has published its Q1 2021 results, which consolidate growth in its key operating indicators, with a significant increase in the Group’s customer base, exceeding the record figures seen in recent quarters, and with revenue growth of 1.4 per cent compared to […]

April 29, 2021

Virgin Media clocks up 2.2Gbps broadband speeds

Virgin Media has demonstrated the power and capability of its fibre-rich network by successfully delivering next-generation 2.2Gbps broadband speeds to homes in Southampton and Manchester in real-world trials. The multi-gigabit speeds – around 40 times faster than the local average broadband speeds – have been delivered via Virgin Media’s existing, future-proof cable network using DOCSIS […]

April 21, 2021

Amdocs Media announces new sales team hires

Amdocs Media, a division of Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has announced two new appointments that further strengthen its successful sales team in Europe. Michael Ritchie joins Amdocs Media from System 73 as Head of Sales for Western Europe and Africa, and Emil Umetbaev joins the business from MediaKind […]

April 21, 2021

Virgin Media curates content to mark Earth Day

Virgin Media is marking Earth Day (April 22nd) by curating a special collection of educational and informative programmes about climate change. The collection, which is now available via on-demand, includes documentaries which highlight the impact of the climate crisis, showcases nature and wildlife, and how people can reduce their impact on the planet. The programming […]

April 20, 2021

Virgin Media supports Ireland’s First Screenwriting Festival

The Dublin International Screenwriting Festival organisers are assembling local and international screenwriters, filmmakers, producers, actors congregate to share ideas, build lasting relationships, hear pitches and inspire its audience. Some of the attendees include renowned screenwriter and script consultant, Mary Kate O Flanagan and interviews with highly successful screenwriters including Derry Girls’ Lisa McGee; Smother’s Kate […]

April 20, 2021

Ireland: Virgin Media TV sees record breaking Q1  

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 […]

April 13, 2021

Virgin Media connects Chesterfield to ultrafast network

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 […]

April 12, 2021

WrestleMania 37 on BT Sport Box Office

WrestleMania, the WWE’s annual flagship PPV, returns this weekend and will be available to watch in the UK and Ireland via BT Sport Box Office. WrestleMania 37 will be a two night event taking place in the early hours (1am start time) of April 11th and 12th with both nights airing on BT Sport Box […]

April 9, 2021By Nik Roseveare