Virgin Media Continues to Challenge Anti-Competitive Behaviour By Sky
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LONDON, March 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Following Sky's withdrawal of its basic channels from Virgin Media's  TV service, Virgin Media has formally advised Sky that it will pursue action in the high court if their carriage disputes are not resolved within 30 days.
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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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'How do I send an email?' Virgin Media will slap a 25 pence per minute charge on calls to its broadband technical support line from 1 July because it says it gets too many off-topic questions.â¦
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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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Reports of a takeover approach continues to surround ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster.
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Putting technology before content Comment Satellite broadcaster Sky's public affairs chief, Martin Le Jeune, is correct: HDTV is not a fundamental human right. Neither is standard-definition TV. But that doesn't mean it should be limited to two providers, his own company and cable broadcaster Virgin Media.â¦
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British entrepreneur Richard Branson and  former ITV commercial television chief Charles Allen could  launch a takeover of SMG&#39;s Virgin Radio, the Observer newspaper  said on Sunday without citing sources.
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LONDON, February 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In this morning's edition of the Daily Telegraph BSkyB claims to have offered Virgin Media significant concessions and a new annual price of 90 pence per subscriber, or GBP32.4 million, for carriage of its basic channels on Virgin Media's network.
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3, the mobile phone operator, has vowed to continue legal action against Ofcom in spite of plans by the regulator to address one of the company&#39;s core complaints.
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British Airways and Virgin Atlantic criticise an 'open sky' deal aimed at opening up the EU and US airline industry.
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BSkyB warns that its operating profit could be hit by up to Â£20m if it fails to reach a broadcasting deal with Virgin Media.
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Anyone out there actually interested in the business? Virgin Media has appointed an investment bank to court potential telco buyers as an alternative to private equity carpetbaggers, who are targeting the cable firm.â¦
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Anti-competitive DRM accusations ramped up The BBC is being threatened with an anti-trust challenge in Europe over its use of the Windows Media format in its on demand service, iPlayer, which is in the final stages of testing.â¦
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The government today faced calls to review the list of &quot;crown jewel&quot; sporting events after Sky bought the rights to England&#39;s home Test matches, sounding the death knell for live cricket on terrestrial TV after nearly 70 years.
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The National Consumer Council considers making a 'super-complaint' about the BSkyB-Virgin Media TV row.
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By DAMIEN HENDERSON and STEWART PATERSON  VIRGIN Media yesterday sought to assure its three million cable television viewers that they would receive an enhanced service despite losing popular programmes such as Lost, The Simpsons and 24.
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VIRGIN Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson yesterday promised Australian travellers cheaper flights to Britain and attacked the âcosy duopolyâ of Kangaroo route leaders Qantas Airways Ltd and British Airways.