Tag: Virgin Media
Virgin Media voted best provider at uSwitch Broadband Awards 2016
Virgin Media scoops an impressive six out of 12 trophies, including best TV content and best customer-rated broadband UK broadband provider Plusnet takes home three prizes – best in class […]
The Digest: Elon Musk’s next mission… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title=”Next”] Elon Musk’s next mission: internet satellites | The Wall Street Journal “Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk shook up the automotive and aerospace industries with electric cars and cheap rockets. […]
Wifi will now work at 150 Tube stations
Good news for London commuters this morning as Virgin Media has announced it has installed wifi in its 150th London Underground station. The news comes as Wimbledon, Richmond, Morden, East […]
Almost half of Britons watch mostly time-shifted TV
Technology has really changed how people watch television. About a fifth of all TV viewing is now time-shifted – either from the DVR or via video-on-demand, Virgin Media found in […]
Britons don’t want web filters, says Ofcom
UK web users must really like their porn. Either that, or they just don’t like the government telling them what they can and cannot look at online. A new report […]
Virgin TV Anywhere launches on Kindle Fire
Kindle Fire and Virgin Media users have reasons to smile this afternoon: Virgin has just launched its TV app on Amazon’s app store, making it available on most Kindle Fire […]
Netflix ranks Virgin Media as UK’s fastest ISP
Not all of its customers might agree, but Virgin Media has been rated the UK’s best ISP by streaming service Netflix. Virgin Media tops the current list on the official […]
Virgin chief brands BSkyB broadband 'lousy'
In what many broadband customers in the UK would consider a case of the pot calling the kettle black, Virgin Media boss Tom Mockridge has criticised BSkyB by claiming that its broadband service is lousy. And to add further insult,…
Virgin and Sky sign new five-year deal
Virgin Media subscribers will continue to have access to Sky's entertainment, sport and movie channels – including their HD variants – for at least five more years after the companies signed a new deal. According to The Next Web, the…
Virgin Media to boost speeds up to 152Mb and launch controversial internet filter
Good news for consumers this morning as Virgin Media have announced plans to boost broadband speeds for their top tier package up to 152Mb – twice as fast as BT's current speediest package. It turns out that Virgin weren't just…
