Branson Fails in TV Hook-Up
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RICHARD Branson launched Britain's biggest base for cable TV last week, but with only one snag... the people living next door can't get it.   The former NTL site, now run by Virgin Media with 700 employees, will provide nationwide digital TV from February 20.
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Cable firm NTL  has dropped plans to bid for ITV  after its 4.7-billion-pound ($9.3 billion) proposal was rejected by the British broadcaster and rival BSkyB  swooped to take a blocking stake in ITV.
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Sir Richard Branson may be a world-famous businessman and adventurer, but adding "TV star" to his resume may be difficult after the premiere of his new reality series on Fox attracted low ratings.
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It could be a single malfunctioning power supply. Or, from the other side of the glass, it could be a portent of doom for a technology that would make good use of all those TV channels that no one's broadcasting on, for wireless networking.
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Olivant Advisers dropped out of the bidding, saying it failed to come up with an offer that would satisfy both it and the government. The move increased the chances for Richard Bransonâs Virgin Group.
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A proposed partnership between Virgin and Australia's Tabcorp to open a casino in the southern Chinese boomtown Macau has collapsed, a report said.
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The government began issuing $40 vouchers for DTV converters as a part of its Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program on Jan. 1. The only problem is the converters are nowhere to be found.
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Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson has said the group is in talks with a Chinese company over setting up a mobile phone service in mainland China.
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Seasobed Sir Richard Branson watchers could be forgiven for thinking there was nothing left on the planet to escape the red and white Virgin logo.
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The NFL Network has rejected two proposals from Time Warner Cable that would have allowed New York-area viewers to watch Rutgers and Kansas State in the Texas Bowl.
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TV Guideâ¢ firm cries foul Virgin Media has slammed a High Court patent infringement lawsuit brought by the firm behind the massive US TV Guide franchise as an act of "flagrant opportunism".â¦
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The two television networks have refused to air a commercial produced by the progressive United Church of Christ with the message &quot;Jesus didn&#39;t turn people away.
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Virgin Media accuses BSkyB of "bullying" after talks break down over showing Sky channels on cable TV.
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Virgin Media, the British cable company whose largest investor is Richard Branson, said that it had received a takeover proposal.
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The company, which publishes TV Guide magazine, hired UBS Investment Bank as a financial adviser. It gave no timeline for making a decision.
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ITV, BritainÂs biggest commercial broadcaster, rebuffed a Â£4.73 billion ($8.98 billion) offer from the cable television operator NTL, saying the bid was too low and there was no advantage in a merger. The rejection is the second blow to NTL and its biggest shareholder, Richard Branson. British Sky Broadcasting Group, led by Rupert and James Murdoch, bought a 17.9 percent stake in the London-based ITV on Friday, eight days after NTL expressed interest in a takeover. Mr. Branson called on regulators to block British Sky BroadcastingÂs purchase of ITV shares, while BSkyB said Mr. Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group, Âseems to believe he and NTL have the unique right to acquire ITV.Â.
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Virgin not lying down Virgin Media isn't going to take Sky's withdrawal of its basic channels lying down, and has threatened legal action for abuse of a dominant position if Sky doesn't agree to independent arbitration within 30 days.â¦