Tag: Virgin Media
BSkyB v Virgin Media: What the Blogosphere is saying
It's great fun when media moguls go to war. Well, great fun for everyone except us consumers. At least, that's the case in the current stand-off between Virgin Media and BSkyB, where a squabble over how much Virgin should pay…
Virgin Media versus BSkyB: 'supercomplaint', compensation, ratings
The war between Murdoch's Sky and Branson's Virgin Media continues to rumble on, and (unsurprisingly) consumers are the ones most suffering. Sky pulled a number of their most popular channels from Virgin Media last week after Virgin refused to pay…
Virgin Media to double maximum broadband speed to 20Mbps
Virgin Media has announced plans to double the maximum download speed on its top-tier broadband service by the summer, upping it to 20Mbps. Assuming no network problems, the rollout will be complete by June. Virgin Media claim that users can…
Virgin Media to offer first two seasons of Lost on VoD service
Skilfully avoiding Sky (who are smug enough about getting series 3 of Lost in high definition), Virgin Media has given more detail of its Disney Buena Vista deal, boasting that it includes series one and two of Lost….
Virgin offer subscriber discounts after Sky withdraw channels
Virgin Media has said that it will give its subscribers up to £9.75 in monthly discounts to compensate for the loss of Sky's channels from its basic packages, after talks between the two media giants broke down today. Virgin Media…
Virgin Media secures more VoD content deals: ITV still absent
Virgin Media have done another content deal, this time with Warner Brothers. This means it will be able to bring the delights of shows such as Nip/Tuck, The West Wing, and The OC, to its on-demand service. Virgin also has…
Virgin Media V Day: What can we expect from Richard Branson?
Today is V Day, when Virgin Media officially launched. We'd already covered the basics last month, but now it's all official, here's what we can expect from Virgin Media. Quad-play services Thanks to the combination of ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile,…
Virgin Media announces exciting content deals: Disney, CSI
Newly formed Virgin Media has announced two major content deals today for its on-demand TV service, as it parades its offerings and takes on the likes of Sky and BT Vision. First up, it has struck an agreement with Walt…
What Virgin Media needs to do to make us switch to cable
Lots of hubbub in the press today about NTL's rebranding as Virgin Media, which takes effect this week. Richard Branson is unsurprisingly bullish about its prospects, while BSkyB has been predictably nonchalant about the threat posed by its beefed-up competitor….
Virgin Media rebrands PVR the VPlus
Virgin Media, the forthcoming amalgam of ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile, has rebranded some of its acquired TV products to give them a more Virgin feel. Telewest's formed TV Drive PVR is being branded the VPlus, possibly a snub on the…
