Virgin Media to delist next month

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Virgin Media will officially withdraw from the London Stock Exchange at 8.00am on June 10, 2013.

NHK World TV comes to Virgin Media

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Japan International Broadcasting (JIB) has announced that NHK World TV is now available, in full HD, to Virgin Media XL TV customers.

Virgin reveals TiVo tweaks

Ian-Mecklenburgh

Virgin Media’s director of consumer platforms has given details on the improvements made by the cablenet to its implementation of TiVo.

Virgin improves, but pressure on TV subs

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Virgin Media is preparing for its acquisition by Liberty Global with a sixth consecutive quarterly fall in churn and a rise in TiVo penetration to 40% of the installed based.

Virgin adds 21 new channels to TV Anywhere

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Virgin Media has added 21 new channels to Virgin TV Anywhere including extra Sky channels, Nickelodeon and Channel 4.

In Brief: France 24, RT, UPC, Telenet

France 24 is launching on Virgin Media with both English and French versions available to all of its 3.8 million customers throughout the UK as part of basic offer TV M+.

Virgin adds ITV HD channels

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Virgin Media has added ITV2 HD, ITV3 HD and ITV4 HD to its line-up of HD channels.

The six months that led to Liberty’s Virgin deal

Mike Fries

A social occasion in August 2012 was the starting point for a six-month courtship that was to lead to the acquisition of Virgin Media by Liberty Global.

Virgin eyes next generation wireless

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CABLE CONGRESS 2013 – LONDON. Virgin Media’s motivation for offering Wi-Fi on the London Underground is its interest in Next Generation Wireless, according to Kevin Baughan, director, Metro Wireless, Virgin Media Business.

TiVo confident of retaining Virgin Media contract

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TiVo CEO Tom Rogers has said he expects the personal video recorder company will maintain its relationship with Virgin Media, despite the sale of the cablenet to Liberty Global.