Virgin Media (UK)

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


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

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