Virgin Media has collaborated with Google Nest to trial a range of Smart Home products that can be added to customers’ existing packages. Three bundles are available that include Google’s Nest Hub, cameras and doorbell products – all powered by Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband. The Google Next Hub includes a touchscreen display and speaker allowing […]
Sir Richard Branson’s aircraft-based satellite launching project, Virgin Orbit, is looking to raise up to $200 million, according to a report in the WSJ. Many of Branson’s projects, not least his airline businesses, have been hit hard by the Coronavirus. The WSJ says that Virgin Orbit (which suspends a powerful rocket from beneath one of […]
Virgin Media Ireland has announced the arrival of Virgin TV 360, a new connected entertainment platform which Virgin says delivers its most advanced and innovative TV service yet. Underpinned by Virgin Media’s ultrafast broadband connectivity, this new platform gives viewers an all-encompassing TV experience on all their screens, backed by new functionality including Voice Search […]
Richard Branson’s space tourism business Virgin Galactic saw its share price rocket 24.9 per cent on September 28th following a highly favourable analyst overview. A Bank of America report on Virgin Galactic firmly recommended the company’s shares to investors, bring up to eight the number of Wall Street analysts who are favouring the company. “No […]
Moonbug Entertainment, the global digital media company, is partnering with Virgin Media to expand its children’s programming in the UK. Ten new shows will air on Virgin Media’s TV platform starting in mid-October. The programmes set to air include Blippi, Little Baby Bum, Playtime with Twinkle, Go Buster, Toddler Fun Learning, Digley and Dazey, Dr […]
Nearly nine out of ten (88.7 per cent) of the UK’s challenger broadband network providers support the creation of a common platform through which they could provide wholesale services to third-party content providers, according to a survey by Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA). The creation of a common wholesale platform is an important step forward […]
Virgin Orbit, the satellite launch business headed by Sir Richard Branson, has reportedly hired a couple of investment banks. Normally this suggests the company is looking for strategic investors or perhaps even a sale or merger. According to Space Intel Report (SIR) the Branson company has hired Lion Tree Advisors as well as Perella Weinberg […]
Virgin Media has added YouTube Kids to its TV platform. The app, which is available to all Virgin Media customers with a V6 set top box, allows parents to customise the experience to suit their children’s needs and preferences. This includes different content settings for preschoolers, younger, or older kids, and the ability to block […]
The era of the broadband and TV bundle is nearing an end according to research from Zen Internet, with millions of households no longer seeing its value. Its findings suggest that two million of the
Research published by Ofcom reveals which UK telecoms providers are setting the industry standard for good customer service. The annual customer service report looks at how each of the major telcos providers performed last year on measures including customer complaints received, value for money and overall customer satisfaction. The data is based on how companies […]