UK cable company Virgin Media will offer set-top Netflix access to some customers
U.K. cable operator Virgin Media will start offering its customers access to Netflix through their TiVo set-top boxes.
9 in 10 Londoners will soon have free Wi-Fi in Tube stations
The UK’s second-largest mobile carrier, O2, has become the latest to sign a deal with Virgin Media in order to give its customers free internet access on the London Underground.
EE harnesses London cabs to tout its 4G prowess
The operator, which is still the only one in the U.K. to offer LTE, has launched a three-month promotion where passengers of some black cabs will get to surf through a 4G connection for free.
Liberty Global buys minority stake in Dutch ISP Ziggo for $810M
Liberty, the biggest ISP outside China, already owns the Netherlands’ second-largest cable provider outright. Now it’s bought a 12.65 percent stake in the largest.
Liberty buys Virgin, creating largest broadband company outside China
The combined operation will have 25 million customers in 14 countries. It will also take John Malone’s Liberty Global head-to-head with Rupert Murdoch and BSkyB.
For Connected TV, The New Last Mile Is Dining Room To Living Room
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I have since le…
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The lessons of Virgin Media’s flexible working initiative
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Virgin Media Slow To Build A Revolution On TiVo
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Virgin Media Profits As On-Demand Viewing Grows
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