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Virgin Media axes 2,200 jobs
News Virgin Media is to shed 2,200 jobs as part of the ongoing restructuring of various parts of the communications company's business. Chief executive Neil Berkett in the statement: "These changes are... [11 Nov 2008]
How 'unlimited' is your broadband really?
News The nine ISPs covered by the survey are AOL, Be, BT, Orange, PlusNet, Sky, Tiscali, Toucan and Virgin Media. 'Unlimited' broadband services continue to baffle UK consumers. Around nine out of 10... [23 Oct 2008]
iPlayer reaches for the Sky
News After initially only being available as a download service on Windows XP, iPlayer is now available on Mac and Linux as a streaming service with a download version also in the pipeline.iPlayer is also available on Virgin... [20 Oct 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News Virgin Media also fell foul of the ASA this week over claims in an advert that its 20Mbps fibre optic service is the UK's fastest, which attracted complaints from members of the public and from Sky. On... [16 Oct 2008]
Data breach at Virgin prompts encryption order
News Virgin Media has been ordered to encrypt all portable media that is used to move data after it lost the details of 3,000 would-be customers. According to the Information Commissioner's... [30 Sep 2008]
Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News BT recently announced a £1.5bn investment in rolling out NGAs to 10 million UK homes, and Virgin Media is about to provide speeds of up to 50Mbps to its customers. Friday's report, entitled The next... [12 Sep 2008]
BBC iPlayer gets smart on N96
News Nintendo Wii and Virgin Media cable. Erik Huggers, the recently appointed BBC director of future media and technology, said the BBC has worked "tirelessly" to put the iPlayer on as many... [08 Sep 2008]
BBC adds series stacking to iPlayer
News The success of this feature will also determine whether it becomes available for BBC's download service and also onto other platforms including the Nintendo Wii and Virgin Media. The millions of TV... [27 Aug 2008]
Virgin Mobile breaks into mobile broadband
News Virgin Media also used its second-quarter results to reiterate its plans for a 50Mbps fixed broadband service, now expected to go live in the second half of this year. In its latest set of quarterly... [08 Aug 2008]
O2 to offer "free" broadband in UK
News Earlier this year Virgin Media announced a free speed upgrade to 10Mbps for some of its broadband users. "Free" home broadband is being launched in the UK by mobile operator O2. O2 customers who buy a... [31 Jul 2008]
ISPs join file sharing crackdown
News The BPI says a partnership - much like the deal it struck with Virgin Media in June - is the best approach to raise awareness about illegal file sharing. UK internet service providers have joined forces... [24 Jul 2008]
EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News V is for Virgin Mobile users should be made more aware of how much data they are using while abroad in Europe, the director general for the information society and media at the European Commission has said. [22 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News Virgin Media did, however, claim that it, rather than BT, was "spearheading" the "super-fast broadband movement", as it had already rolled out a fibre network that would be offering a 50Mbps service to... [17 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming rates: Expect EC to force cuts
News V is for Virgin And while operators have made some moves to reduce the costs of data roaming, they have failed to make voluntary price cuts for text messages, according to analyst Informa Telecoms & Media. [02 Jul 2008]
BBC takes wraps off iPlayer 2.0
News As well as Windows, iPlayer is now available on Virgin Media, Apple iPhone and iPod Touch and the Nintendo Wii. Speaking in London today, BBC group controller for Future Media and... [25 Jun 2008]
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