Virgin Digital Shuts Down
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Virgin has quit taking new customers for its Windows Media-based download service, and will close in October.
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Sir Richard Branson has dabbled in everything from music to space tourism, and is now setting his sights on creating the ultimate online music store. Branson's Virgin Digital service capitalizes on the strength of the Virgin record label to offer customers a "virtual Virgin Megastore" stocked with over 1 million songs for download.
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TechWeb - Virgin Group Ltd. on Monday launched its online music store, pitting the retailer best known for its music &quot;megastores&quot; with tech companies such as Apple Computer Inc., which operates the most popular digital music service.
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UK satellite broadcaster BSkyB BSY.L   has temporarily shut down its fledgling broadband film service   after software provided by Microsoft MSFT.O was cracked,   enabling the digital protection to be stripped.
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Carlyle's cash could come in handy Analysis: Private equity group Carlyle is bidding to take over Virgin Media, the UK's cable monopoly formerly known as NTL. We reckon Branson should take the money. He could get shot of the debt-burdened albatross, and put the money to good use elsewhere in the Virgin telco empire.â¦
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'Temporary data problem' scuppers cheap fares Anyone wanting to book a ticket on Virgin Trains would be well advised to wait a little while as the company is currently unable to sell its discounted tickets, though its website will happily service travellers willing to fork out the full fare.â¦
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Virgin&#39;s digital music service, Virgin Digital (VD), opened its virtual doors today, offering US consumers a Napster-style mix of a la carte downloads and an &#39;all you can eat&#39; monthly subscription package.
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Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group has become the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring by launching the Virgin Digital service.
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Virgin&#39;s attempt to force Apple to open up its digital rights management (DRM) technology has failed. The French Competition Council has dismissed a Virgin France case that alleged Apple had abused market dominance.
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British entrepreneur Richard Branson&#39;s Virgin Group Ltd. became the latest company to throw its hat into the online music ring Monday by launching the Virgin Digital service.
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Google shuts down ad-hoc online consulting service.
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Virgin trains out of London were halted when two miles of power lines were brought down in Buckinghamshire.
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Virgin Trains fails in its attempt to continue operating the Cross Country rail franchise, as rival Arriva triumphs.
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Eve Offline EVE Online, the massively multi-player online Sci-Fi game, shut down for ten hours yesterday (Friday), after discovering a security breach.â¦
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Virgin Media, the UK's leading cable television company, could be taken private for more than Â£5.5bn.
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VoIP startup SunRocket appears to be shut down, pointing up the continuing woes of companies trying to make a buck exclusively out of IP voice services.
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Virgin Media, the telecom and television giant previously known as NTL, confirmed Monday a bid for the group was being made but offered no details.