Virgin Media

UK watchdog blesses Virgin Media and O2's union, says there's no risk of market distortion or competition loss

Hard luck, BT

Networks14 Apr 2021 | 25

Virgin Media adds 200% to its new broadband contracts in 2020, slips back in black (just)

But the growth can't last forever...

Networks16 Feb 2021 | 19

UK competition watchdog fast-tracks investigation into mega-merger of O2 and Virgin Media

American cable guy Liberty Global and Spanish multinational Telefónica ask CMA to hurry up and marry their kids

Networks11 Dec 2020 | 18

Lockdown bidder block shock: Overzealous parental filters on Virgin Media and TalkTalk break eBay for UK users

No-no-no-no-no! I'm going to lose my bid on the £7 horse mask, um, I mean important lockdown things I need

Networks13 Nov 2020 | 22

Virgin Media had a flat Q3, managed to roll out gigabit internet to 3 million more premises across Northern Ireland and London

ISP reckons it can hit national coverage by end of next year

Networks05 Nov 2020 | 2

UK state of the Internet report: Virgin Media 'fast', BT's PlusNet last

Plus: Crowd-sourced data sniffer Ookla hits out at rivals' methodologies

Networks21 Oct 2020 | 53

TalkTalk, Three, and Virgin Media, come on down! You've all won a prize for... not being that great at something!

Brits speak their brains for comms regulator Ofcom's customer audit

Networks21 Aug 2020 | 27

Virgin Media CEO says Brit broadband biz 'performed well' in Q2, which is a weird way to say losses almost tripled

More customers, more coverage, but profit proves elusive

Networks04 Aug 2020 | 16

Working from home on Virgin Media's broadband? Too bad. Outage hits English capital

Updated ISP and London users are both TITSUP* (Too Irritated To Smile at Usual Platitudes)

Networks25 Jun 2020 | 38

Customers of Brit ISP Virgin Media have downloaded an extra 325GB since March, though we can't think why

That's a lot of... Netflix. Yes, that's it

Networks18 Jun 2020 | 53

EU General Court tears up ban on Three slurping O2. Good thing the latter's not set to merge with Virgin Media, eh?

Oh wait

Networks28 May 2020 | 19

O2 be a fly on the wall during BT and Vodafone's video calls: Telefónica's UK biz, Virgin Media officially merge

Multinationals' UK arms pair up to take on Voda and former state-owned telco

Networks07 May 2020 | 54

Comms giant Telefonica confirms O2 in talks to merge with Virgin Media

Brrrring brrrring... Yep it's American cable guy Liberty Global

Networks04 May 2020 | 24

Outages batter UK's Virgin Media into wee hours as broadband failures spike 77% globally

'Not caused by a spike in usage or a lack of network capacity,' says Brit ISP

Networks28 Apr 2020 | 48

UK big five carriers bin wired broadband download quotas for as long as we're all stuck indoors

Keep Calm And Stream Video, on generous new discount plans and payment terms

Networks30 Mar 2020 | 28

FYI: When Virgin Media said it leaked 'limited contact info', it meant p0rno filter requests, IP addresses, IMEIs as well as names, addresses and more

Infosec biz that found the database spill raises eyebrow at UK ISP's advisory to subscribers

Security06 Mar 2020 | 69

Like a Virgin, hacked for the very first time... UK broadband ISP spills 900,000 punters' records into wrong hands from insecure database

Contact info and more, perfect for phishing

Security05 Mar 2020 | 82

UK's Virgin Media celebrates the end of 2019 with a good, old fashioned TITSUP*

Connectivity Cluedo: It was the hi-vis, in the building site, with the digger

Networks23 Dec 2019 | 76

Virgin Media dumps BT's mobile network to hop into bed with Vodafone

Updated Latest in the great will-they-won't-they corporate love story

Networks06 Nov 2019 | 15

All roads in US cable biz GTT's Brit network seem to lead to Menwith Hill

You know, the US spy station with the golf balls

Networks13 Aug 2019 | 52

Virgin Media's Project Lightning now at 1.8m connections. Just 2.2m to go before year's end, right?

And yes, broadband flinger appears to shift focus to hybrid

Networks08 Aug 2019 | 33

Outraged Virgin slaps IP trolls over dirty movie download data demands

This is a lawsuit, you filthy-minded people

Legal30 Jul 2019 | 44

Virgin Media blocks Imgur, literally tens of people rage at UK ISP

They blame IWF-related error, IWF says 'it's not us, it's you'

Networks15 Jul 2019 | 34

Frenzied bidding war for hot property KCOM as share price rockets by tuppence and a half

Highest offer £573m so not pocket change for Hull broadband and cloud biz

Networks11 Jul 2019 | 12

It's a Hull of lot more: Macquarie offers £563m for fibre network flinger KCOM

6 weeks after board approves pension fund offer, private equity biz trumps bid

Networks03 Jun 2019 | 8

Another TITSUP* on this lovely Tuesday: Virgin Mobile takes time out to enjoy the sunshine

Updated British provider's calls, text and data all grind to a halt

Personal Tech14 May 2019 | 30

Lightning speed – how fast is that again? Virgin plugs in another 102k to superfast broadband

But revenues for Q1 2019 flat as a pancake

Networks07 May 2019 | 23

EE, Virgin Media hit with £13.3m fine: Squeezing users for fees for early contract termination not OK

EE: We're sorry, Ofcom. Virgin: Why, that's... unjustified and disproportionate!

Networks16 Nov 2018 | 12

If you have inner peace, it's probably 'cos your broadband works: Zen Internet least whinged-about Brit ISP – survey

As for you, Virgin Media...

Networks31 Oct 2018 | 81

Virgin Media? More like Virgin Meltdown: Brit broadband ISP falls over amid power drama

Updated Status: TITSUP – Total Inability To Support Users' Packets

Networks15 Oct 2018 | 107

Creased Lightning: Profits wobble at Virgin Media while fibre project stays sluggish

Mind you, they're doing all right on basic B2B phone lines

Networks09 Aug 2018 | 21

It's true – it really is grim up north, thanks to Virgin Media. ISP fined for Carlisle cable chaos

VM told to cough up £385k after rocking up and rocking Brit city

Networks17 May 2018 | 61

Virgin Media to chop 800 jobs in Wales call centre

Act 1 of real estate consolidation play

Networks04 May 2018 | 33

Virgin Media's Brit biz broadband goes TITSUP: Total Inability To Support Upset People

Service knackered for several hours today

Networks27 Feb 2018 | 24

Virgin Media skulks in disused public toilets

Plus old churches – and even school playing fields

Networks26 Jan 2018 | 51

Scottish pensioners rage at Virgin cabinet blocking their view

Who needs sunlight when you've got Netflix?

Networks07 Sep 2017 | 108

Virgin Media customers complain of outages across UK

Updated Not looking good for cheesed off customers

Networks22 Aug 2017 | 79

Virgin Media only adds another 127,000 homes to Project Lightning

Lightning by name... not on track to hit 800k 2017 target

On-Prem08 Aug 2017 | 27

Virgin Media mulls ditching 1 in 3 UK facilities, starts £20m spend audit

Exclusive 'Staff in uproar' as relocation suddenly on the cards

On-Prem28 Jul 2017 | 52

Virgin Media's profanity warning triggered by chief exec's name

Cook, Pass, Mockridge

Networks26 Jul 2017 | 62

Virgin Media broadband latency headaches still not fixed six months on

Promises firmware fix for superhub 3/Intel's Puma 6 'shortly'

Personal Tech21 Jul 2017 | 45

Virgin Media to close flagship Oxford St store in August

Exclusive One of 30 Brit branches to be shut due to 'shift to online'

Networks30 Jun 2017 | 41

Virgin Media cuts 250 jobs amid £3bn Project Lightning cockup fallout

None of today's P45 recipients will be directors, say sources

Networks30 Jun 2017 | 28

Virgin Media resolves flaw in config backup for Super Hub routers

Backups encrypted but key was the same across all UK hubs

Security12 Jun 2017 | 37

Virgin Media scales back Project Lightning target in first quarter results

Also posts lacklustre profits

On-Prem08 May 2017 | 34

Virgin Media suspends 4 staff over misreporting connections

Shakes up top brass after 142k misrepresented in £3bn Project Lightning

Legal29 Mar 2017 | 21

I need an ISP that offers IPv6. Virgin Media: Whatevs, nerd

Not exactly getting with the program

Networks28 Mar 2017 | 112

BT and Virgin Media claim 'broadband' tax will cost £1.3bn

Valuation Office Agency needs to revaluate its revaluation

On-Prem20 Feb 2017 | 36

Virgin Media swallows 215,000 new fibre customers in Blighty

UK broadband biz posts unexciting results

Networks16 Feb 2017 | 22

Botched Microsoft update knocks Windows 8, 10 PCs offline – regardless of ISP

Virgin Media, Proximus also raise alarm on broken DHCP

OSes12 Dec 2016 | 145

Virgin Media is so rustic and artisan you get to hand-sort your own spam

Soz about that. Mindfulness, yeah?

Legal30 Nov 2016 | 39

Meet the slimeballs who are openly sabotaging Virgin Media

Amazingly slow Shropshire attack causes sluggish services

Networks21 Oct 2016 | 47

Smelly toilets, smokers and the Kardashians. Virgin Media staff grill top brass

'New 'soft closers' good, but the acrylic panels make the bogs look like a CDT project

Channel24 Sep 2016 | 62

'Faceless' Liberty Global has 'sucked the very soul' out of Virgin Media

Exclusive 'This is not the ISP of Richard Branson' insiders complain to El Reg

Channel23 Sep 2016 | 68

Virgin Media costs balloon by MEEELLIONS in wake of Brexit

Exclusive Staffer also asks: Why is Richard Branson still in our ads?

Channel22 Sep 2016 | 88

Virgin Media goes TITSUP* in South London due to painful piles

Several hundred metres of fibre cabling needs to be replaced

Networks15 Jun 2016 | 49