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News Virgin Media has responded to the barrage of customer complaints it has received in recent weeks, claiming its performance has not been aided by its recent wrangling with BSkyB. Telewest at least picked... [23 Mar 2007]
Editor's Blog: All communications in one place
Comment Our correspondent Jo Best has been out in Amsterdam, covering an event that saw the top brass in BSkyB and Easynet talk about the strides they've made since the former bought the latter. Beyond BSkyB and... [09 Feb 2007]
Only CIOs can put a stop to sloppy telecoms
News David Rowe, boss of the ISP recently acquired by BSkyB, said the rash of new entrants into the market and the controversy that surrounded them, has left enterprises somewhat jaded with suppliers. Easynet's new owner... [09 Feb 2007]
BT enters quad-play era with IPTV launch
News The telco's IPTV offering picks up the gauntlet thrown down by the likes of BSkyB and NTL:Telewest, which have long been encroaching on BT's - and each other's - territory, as convergence continues to be... [04 Dec 2006]
NTL 'ready for ITV merger talks'
News It's thought NTL may see such a union as a way to bolster its content offerings and fight off competition from Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB, which recently entered the broadband arena and put itself in direct competition with... [10 Nov 2006]
Carphone Warehouse takes home AOL UK
News The other shortlisted bidder for AOL UK is thought to have been BSkyB, after Orange and BT were rumoured to have dropped out of the race. Carphone Warehouse will therefore become the third largest broadband provider in... [11 Oct 2006]
Agenda Setters: Where are they now... Rupert Murdoch
News Owned by News Corp and run by Rupert's son James Murdoch (also a 2005 Agenda Setter), BSkyB in the UK has made its move into home broadband and the coming year looks to be one that will see the organisation lock horns... [08 Sep 2006]
Homechoice and Tiscali engaged to be married?
News UK broadband has been a hotbed of consolidation and M&A activity in recent months, with BSkyB, NTL and Telewest, and Thus all piling in. The bedhopping hasn't finished yet it seems - AOL's UK operations... [11 Aug 2006]
Sky: AOL price tag must come down
News BSkyB CEO James Murdoch has revealed the company is in the race to buy AOL UK - but not at any price. BSkyB is one of a number of broadband players, thought to also include BT, Carphone Warehouse and... [18 Jul 2006]
Sky and Virgin gearing up for broadband freebies?
News According to a report in the Guardian, BSkyB, which bought ISP Easynet for £211m last year, could be about to launch free or ultra-low price connectivity into the UK market. However, BSkyB has so far... [10 Apr 2006]
Second Virgin Mobile bid expected from NTL
News The Office of Fair Trading has also now approved the union of Easynet and BSkyB, first announced in October. NTL's last acquisition - the $6bn takeover of Telewest - was approved by the Office of Fair... [03 Jan 2006]
Sky boasting of eight million customers
News BSkyB earlier this year announced plans to acquire UK broadband provider Easynet in a £211m deal which would enable the broadcaster to compete with the merging cable firms NTL and Telewest by offering... [19 Dec 2005]
NTL crowns new CEO amid Virgin Mobile merger talks
News The combined NTL-Telewest will be the UK's second largest pay-TV company (behind BSkyB) and second largest phone company (behind BT). NTL is hoping to draw on Burch's experience at Comcast - working on... [16 Dec 2005]
Leader: Murdoch as Mr Broadband?
Leader BSkyB probably couldn't have chosen a better ISP to buy than Easynet. Will BSkyB be able to compete with those piping entertainment down fat pipes - the likes of BT and the cable companies? Many see... [21 Oct 2005]
BSkyB confirms £211m offer for Easynet
News BSkyB has confirmed this morning that it has made a cash offer of 175p per share for Easynet - an offer that values the ISP at £211m. According to BSkyB, Easynet directors have unanimously recommended to... [21 Oct 2005]
