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Sir Richard cuts his Virgin Media stake to 6.5%
Posted : May 18, 12:58 PM by Mick
Just a brief update but according to a recent news item in the Daily Telegraph, a filing was made last Friday with the SEC. The Virgin Boss, Sir Richard Branson has cut his stake in the cable group to 6.5% from 10.45%, a move which now sees him change from second to fourth place in the shareholder register. The largest shareholder in Virgin Media is now Fidelity, with a 13.37% stake. Franklin Mutual Advisors comes second with a stake nearing 10%. Wellington Management Company has a 8.58% stake.
Read MoreVirgin Media told by ASA to change "unlimited' mailing advert
Posted : Apr 26, 08:04 AM by Mick
Virgin Media was forced to change one of its mailing adverts this week after a member of the public complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). A direct mailing from Virgin Media stated “Dear XXXX, If you think switching to the Mother of all Broadband for only £4.50 a month is a long drawn out process think again”. The mailing included a table, which was headed “PICK A FIBRE OPTIC BROADBAND SPEED TO SUIT YOU” and detailed Virgin Media broadband packages of varying download speeds. Text below the table stated “Unlimited downloads and internet security come as standard”.
Read MoreDexter Season 3 in HD on Virgin Media
Posted : Apr 23, 05:52 PM by Frank
Virgin Media customers will be able to get a fix of their favourite blood-spatter-analyst-turned-serial-killer whenever they want, as the latest series of Dexter launches on Virgin Media TV on demand this week. All Virgin Media TV Choice customers will be able to catch season three on demand, with V+ HD users able to enjoy the show in all its gruesome goriness in HD.
Read MoreASA complains to itself about misleading Virgin advert
Posted : Apr 15, 11:21 AM by Frank
In an unusual move, The Advertising Standard Authority joined BSkyB in challenging claims made in a major Virgin Media advertising campaign in national newspapers. The advert compared ADSL to Cable, claiming that “ONLY 3 OUT OF 10 HOMES IN THE UK CAN GET 8Mb OR MORE OVER BT PHONE LINES. 10 OUT OF 10 HOMES WITH OUR FIBRE OPTIC BROADBAND CAN GET 20Mb”.
Read MoreVirgin partners with Google for reliable e-mail
Posted : Apr 15, 11:06 AM by Frank
Virgin Media is to start offering enhanced email services to its four million home broadband customers in partnership with Google. The standard size 7GB of storage space will be available to subscribers on all Virgin domains, including a new domain added of virginmedia.com.
Read MoreVirgin Media to upgrade 2Mb broadband customers to 10Mb
Posted : Feb 24, 11:43 AM by Chris T
Virgin Media has announced a programme of upgrades for its 2Mb broadband customers, which will see their speed increased to 10Mb.
Read MoreVirgin Media adds ITV Player to its Video-On-Demand service
Posted : Jan 8, 03:06 PM by Chris T
Virgin Media and ITV have announced a deal to add ITV Player to Virgin’s Video-On-Demand (VOD) service. Up to 40 hours of ITV’s top-rated shows will be available to view for seven days after broadcast.
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