Virgin Media (UK)

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broadband internet provider cable television provider fixed-line telephone provider media company telecommunications company

Virgin Media (UK) is a major British telecommunications and media company providing cable television, broadband internet, and phone services across the United Kingdom.

Aliases (11)

Virgin Media ×27
Virgin Media Ireland ×2
Virgin Media O2 ×2
Cable & Wireless Communications (UK consumer cable assets) ×1
Virgin Media (cable, UK and Ireland) ×1
Virgin Media (historic presence) ×1
Virgin Media (historical stake via Virgin Media Inc.) ×1
Virgin Media Business ×1
Virgin Media Inc. ×1
Virgin Media Stream ×1
Virgin Media UK platform ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	broadband internet provider → cable television provider → fixed-line telephone provider → media company → telecommunications company →
acquiredBrand	Virgin Mobile UK →
acquiredBy	Liberty Global →
acquisitionDate	2013 →
brand	Virgin Media →
brandOwner	Virgin Group →
competitor	BT Group → Sky UK → TalkTalk →
country	United Kingdom →
formedByMergerOf	NTL → Telewest →
hasPredecessor	NTL:Telewest →
hasSubsidiary	Virgin Media Business →
headquartersLocation	Hook, Hampshire → London →
inception	2007 →
industry	broadband → fixed-line telephony → pay television → telecommunications →
mergedInto	Virgin Media O2 →
mergerDate	2021 →
networkType	fibre-to-the-premises network → hybrid fibre-coaxial network →
offersService	broadband internet access → cable television → landline telephone → mobile telephony → public Wi‑Fi hotspots → video on demand →
parentCompany	Liberty Global → Telefónica UK →
partOf	Virgin Media O2 →
regulator	Ofcom →
serviceArea	England → Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales →
stockExchangeListing	London Stock Exchange (former) → NASDAQ (former) →
targetMarket	business customers → residential customers →
usesTechnology	DOCSIS → Gigabit broadband →

Referenced by (45)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
BBC Alba → BBC Four → BBC Four ("Virgin Media Ireland") → BBC Radio 1 ("Virgin Media") → BBC Radio 3 ("Virgin Media") → BBC Radio 5 Live ("Virgin Media") → CBBC → CBBC ("Virgin Media Ireland") → CBeebies ("Virgin Media") → Premier Sports → Sky Arts ("Virgin Media") → Sky Crime → Sky Sports ("Virgin Media") →	availableOn
NTL ("Virgin Media") → Telewest ("Virgin Media") → Virgin Media (UK) ("Virgin Media O2") →	mergedInto
BBC One ("Virgin Media") → Sky Witness →	availableOnService
NTL ("Virgin Media") → NTL:Telewest ("Virgin Media") →	brandReplacedBy
Sky Broadband ("Virgin Media") → TalkTalk ("Virgin Media") →	competitor
NTL ("Virgin Media") → NTL:Telewest ("Virgin Media") →	successor
NTL ("Cable & Wireless Communications (UK consumer cable assets)") →	acquiredCompany
Sky Sci-Fi ("Virgin Media UK platform") →	availableIn
ITV ("Virgin Media") →	availableOnPlatform
Telewest ("Virgin Media") →	becamePartOf
Virgin Media (UK) ("Virgin Media") →	brand
Telewest ("Virgin Media") →	brandLaterReplacedBy
BBC Radio 4 Extra ("Virgin Media") →	broadcastOn
BBC Three ("Virgin Media") →	broadcastOnPlatform
BT Sport ("Virgin Media") →	broadcastPlatform
Sky Stream ("Virgin Media Stream") →	competesWith
S4C ("Virgin Media") →	distributionPlatform
Telewest ("Virgin Media") →	hadSuccessor
Hook, Hampshire ("Virgin Media (historic presence)") →	hasCorporateOffice
Virgin Media (UK) ("Virgin Media Business") →	hasSubsidiary
Virgin Group ("Virgin Media (historical stake via Virgin Media Inc.)") →	owns
NTL ("Virgin Media Inc.") →	parentCompanyAfterRebrand
Virgin Media (UK) ("Virgin Media O2") →	partOf
Sky Showcase ("Virgin Media") →	platform
NTL:Telewest ("Virgin Media") →	rebrandedAs
BBC Two ("Virgin Media (cable, UK and Ireland)") →	satelliteService
BBC iPlayer ("Virgin Media") →	supportsPlatform