UK competition watchdog clears O2 and Virgin Media deal Britain's competition watchdog said today it has provisionally cleared a merger between Virgin Media's UK operations and Telefonica's mobile network O2 after an investigation into ... Business • 14 Apr
December busiest month ever for Virgin Media broadband Virgin Media has said December 2020 was the busiest month on record for broadband traffic. Business • 25 Jan
Virgin Media to refund 100,000 customers after probe Virgin Media Ireland said it will repay 100,000 of its customers a total of €3m in refunds after a ComReg investigation into "post cancellation charges". Business • 17 Dec 20
Virgin Media partners with VEON to plant 50,000 trees Broadband, cable and television group Virgin Media has started the planting of over 50,000 trees, which it said will be completed early next year. Business • 11 Dec 20
Virgin Media-O2 merger to get in-depth investigation Britain today said it had referred the merger between broadband company Virgin Media and Telefonica's UK mobile network O2 to an in-depth competition investigation. Business • 11 Dec 20
Virgin Media launches new TV entertainment platform Virgin Media has launched a new entertainment platform which it claims is its most advanced and innovative TV service ever. Business • 01 Oct 20
Virgin Media switches on 1 Gigabit Broadband network The home broadband speed race is intensifying, with new and existing customers of Virgin Media able to choose to receive speeds of up to 1Gbps ... Business • 20 Aug 20
Telefonica to merge UK unit O2 with Virgin Media Liberty Global and Telefonica have agreed to merge their British businesses in a $38 billion deal including debt that will step up the challenge to ... Business • 07 May 20
Virgin Media 'investigating' broadband network issues Virgin Media has said it is investigating an issue that is causing "intermittent" interruption to its broadband network. technology • 27 Apr 20
Virgin Media removes call, text and data limits Virgin Media is removing limits on calls, text and data on its mobile network. Business • 23 Apr 20
Virgin Media settles transparency issue with Comreg Virgin Media is to pay a total of €421,000 to 24,000 customers over a transparency issue in 2016 and 2017, following a settlement agreement with ... Business • 05 Mar 20
19 advertisers have complaints against them upheld Bookmaker Paddy Power is among 19 advertisers who have had complaints against them recently upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI). Business • 26 Nov 19
UK watchdog Ofcom fines Virgin Media and EE £13.3m UK telecoms watchdog Ofcom has fined EE and Virgin Media a combined £13.3m for overcharging some phone and broadband customers who ended contracts early. Business • 16 Nov 18
Virgin Media on track for million broadband milestone Telecoms company Virgin Media said today it has officially passed 900,000 premises with the company's ultrafast fibre broadband network. Business • 27 Jun 18
TV3 to rebrand as Virgin Media Television this autumn TV3 is to be renamed as Virgin Media Television later this year as part of a rebranding campaign. Business • 09 Jan 18
Virgin Media's quarterly revenue rises by 2.4% Quarterly revenue at Virgin Media rose by 2.4% to €103.8m in September, when compared with the same period last year. Business • 02 Nov 17
Sky and Virgin Media join-up in targeted TV advertising Pay-TV rivals Sky and Liberty Global's Virgin Media said today they would work together to offer advertisers targeted access to more than 30 million TV ... Business • 15 Jun 17
UTV Ireland to rebrand as channel aimed at women UTV Ireland is to be rebranded as a female-orientated channel called 'be3' from next month, as part of a new three-channel strategy at TV3. Business • 06 Dec 16
Virgin Media acquisition of UTV Ireland approved Virgin Media's acquisition of UTV Ireland has been granted regulatory approval four months after the deal was first announced. Business • 16 Nov 16
Virgin Media fined €255,000 over regulatory breach Virgin Media has been fined €255,000 for failing to give some customers a permanent record of their contract. Business • 22 Sep 16
Shoppers to double online spend to €14bn - poll Irish consumers are forecast to double the amount of money spent online over the next five years, according to research commissioned by Virgin Media and ... News • 21 Sep 16
Virgin Media revenue rises, customer numbers fall Revenue at Virgin Media rose by 2% to €100m in the last quarter, however, the firm's customer numbers fell during the period. Business • 05 Aug 16
900 UK Virgin Media jobs under threat Around 900 jobs in the UK are under threat at telecoms giant Virgin Media after it announced plans for a group-wide overhaul. Business • 21 Jan 16
Kiely named new managing director at TV3 Pat Kiely has been named as the Managing Director of TV3. Business • 06 Jan 16
Virgin Media names new CEO for Irish operations Virgin Media has appointed Tony Hanway as chief executive of its operations in Ireland. Business • 16 Oct 15
