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Channel 4, Time Warner and Sky may bid for Virgin channels
Channel 4, Time Warner and BSkyB are the only firms left in the running to acquire Virgin Media’s three vmTv channels, Virgin 1, Bravo and Living. Virgin is thought to be confident of receiving a good price for the channels. However, City analysts are pegging the likely figure at...
Tags: Channel, Time Warner Inc., BBC Worldwide Ltd., Virgin 1, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Channel 4, Jasper Jackson, BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting Group, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-05-11

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Virgin Media puts News Corp clause into vmTv sale
Virgin Media is inserting a clause into the sale of its three vmTv channels which prevents any buyer from selling the units on to a company which is fully or partly owned by News Corp. The deal also extends to Virgin’s 50% share in UKTV. News Corp is still...
Tags: Sale, Media, News Corp., Virgin Media, Asset Management, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Marketing, UKTV, Editorial, Virgin Media Inc.
Articles 2009-07-20
VIRGIN NET: Virgin Net finds its ideal Match.Com >T.
M2 PRESSWIRE-16 July 1999-VIRGIN NET: Virgin Net finds its ideal Match.Com C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:150799 * Virgin Net users can join 1.9m singles looking for love world-wide through Match.Com Match.Com, a world leader in on-line matchmaking has signed...
Tags: E-mail, Match.com, Virgin Net
Research articles 1999-07-16
Virgin America teams up with Google to offer free in-flight WiFi
Published: 20 Oct 2009 Virgin America has signed an exclusive partnership with Google to offer free in-flight WiFi to all of its guests during the holidays. The offer is valid from November 10, 2009 till January 15, 2010 for guests on all Virgin America flights. Porter Gale, vice president of...
Tags: Wi-Fi, Flight, Guest
News items 2009-10-20
Customer Spending Boosts Virgin Media
By Kate HoltonLONDON (Reuters UK) - Cable operator Virgin Media VMEDVMED added 8,100 net users in the third quarter and pushed its customer's average spend to a record high, boosting its operating cash flow ahead of forecasts.Virgin Media, which competes with pay-TV company BSkyB BSY and broadband providers such as...
Tags: Media, Broadband, Customer, Broadband Internet, Cable, British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc., BT Group Plc., Virgin Media Inc.
News items 2009-10-29
Virgin poised for [pounds sterling]1.3bn flotation.
Virgin Mobile is preparing to appoint advisers for a flotation in the last week of June which could value the mobile phone company at upwards of [pounds sterling]1.3bn ([euro]1.9bn).Last week senior executives from Virgin and its mobile phone offshoo Virgin Mobile is preparing to appoint advisers...
Tags: advisor, cell phone, mobile, Virgin Mobile
Research articles 2004-03-29
Planes, trains and automobiles included; Virgin Value Fares include air, rail or car bonuses
NORWALK, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 1, 1996--Virgin Atlantic Airways is offering the choice of a round-trip flight on British Midland Airways, a round-trip ride to Paris on the Eurostar channel tunnel train or a week's car rental from Avis when purchasing Virgin's 21-day advance purchase Virgin Value Fare.From Boston, Newark and New...
Tags: Avis Rent A Car System Inc., car, Paris, Virgin Atlantic
Research articles 1996-04-01
Corrigan shakes up Virgin board.(Chris Corrigan; Virgin Blue Airlines.)(Brief Article)
Apr 04, 2005 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) Patrick Corporation CEO, Chris Corrigan, has initiated a boardroom reorganization at Australian airline, Virgin Blue. Corrigan has installed himself on the Virgin board, after ejecting interim chairman, David Ryan. Corrigan has also welcomed the decision...
Tags: Patrick Corporation Ltd.
Research articles 2005-04-04
Virgin succumbs to Patrick.(Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Mar 20, 2005 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) Australian logistics company, Patrick Corporation, has gained control of Australian airline, Virgin Blue. Patrick owned 45.4 per cent of Virgin and made a $A1.1 billion offer to minority shareholders. Patrick has gained 50.26 per cent...
Tags: Patrick Corporation Ltd.
Research articles 2005-03-20
Branson lifts stake in Virgin.(Richard BransonEs Virgin Group Ltd. raised its share in Virgin Blue Airlines)(Brief Article)
Jan 30, 2005 (The Sydney Morning Herald - ABIX via COMTEX) Virgin Group has increased its stake in Australian discount airline Virgin Blue to 25.1 per cent. The private UK company owned by Sir Richard Branson bought 5.1 million shares in Virgin Blue on 28...
Tags: Patrick Corporation Ltd., Virgin Group
Research articles 2005-01-30
Virgin Mobile targets March 1 launch in Canada.(News)
The Virgin Mobile Group is reportedly set to launch a mobile virtual network operator-based wireless service in Canada March 1 using Bell Canada's CDMA network. The service is expected to be similar to Virgin's MVNO launch in the United States usin The Virgin Mobile...
Tags: Bell Canada, Virgin Mobile
Research articles 2005-02-28
NTL to acquire Virgin Mobile UK for $1.68 billion.(News)
United Kingdom cable operator NTL said it reached a deal to acquire Virgin Mobile Holdings UK plc for $1.68 billion. The news ends months-long negotiations between the two companies. Virgin initially turned down an offer from NTL in early De ...
Tags: NTL Inc., Virgin Mobile
Research articles 2006-04-10
Virgin Atlantic plans 1,000 new posts by 2007
LONDON AFP — Virgin Atlantic said it planned 1,000 new jobs over the next 18 months as part of a major expansion for the airline, despite being faced with extra costs as oil prices surge to record high points. Virgin, 51-percent owned by British tycoon Richard Branson's Virgin Group...
Tags: Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Group
Research articles 2005-06-27
Eight little Virgins.(Virgin Group PLC's divisions)(Brief Article)
VIRGIN, with an overall turnover of about [Pounds] 1.8 billion ($3 billion), has eight main divisions, which operate autonomously: Virgin Travel Group, which owns Virgin Atlantic Airways, flying 2m passengers a year to America, Japan, Hong Kong, South Africa and Athens; Virgin Holidays, a tour...
Tags: Britain, MARKETING, turnover, Virgin, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Net
Research articles 1997-01-11
Virgin makes a flap for daily flights to America.
Byline: Rod Myer May 10, 2006 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Virgin Blue CEO, Brett Godfrey, would like to fly directly to the US from Melbourne daily if aircraft and landing rights are secured. Although soaring fuel prices have affected Virgin...
Tags: Manufacturing, Melbourne, Qantas Airways Ltd., Virgin
Research articles 2006-05-10
Google to Offer Free Wi-Fi for Virgin Travelers
From Nov. 10, 2009 to Jan. 15, 2010, any traveler on a Virgin America flight will get free Wi-Fi access from Google and the airline's provider, Gogo Inflight Internet, on their laptop or handheld device. "We've found that both business and leisure travelers are using the service at a growing...
Tags: Google Inc., Wi-Fi, Flight
News items 2009-10-20
-VIRGIN ATLANTIC: Virgin soldiers fly to Washington.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 October 1998-VIRGIN ATLANTIC: Virgin soldiers fly to Washington C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:091098 Virgin Atlantic Airways has won a prestigious three-year contract from the Ministry of Defence to fly British troops and other military personnel between London and Washington-...
Tags: Virgin Atlantic, Washington
Research articles 1998-10-12
Virgin Net announces senior management team appointment of Gillian Lyttle as Director of Strategy.
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 May 2000-VIRGIN NET: Virgin Net announces senior management team appointment of Gillian Lyttle as Director of Strategy C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05052000 Virgin Net, the UK's No.1 entertainment and leisure service online, has announced the appointment of Gillian...
Tags: E-business/E-commerce, INTERNET, Strategy, team, Virgin Net
Research articles 2000-05-04
The X-Stream Network and Virgin Net in new web partnership; Virgin Net's entertainment and travel content available to X-Stream's 540,000 registered users in the UK.
M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2000-X-STREAM NETWORK: The X-Stream Network and Virgin Net in new web partnership; Virgin Net's entertainment and travel content available to X-Stream's 540,000 registered users in the UK C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:28022000 LONDON -- The...
Tags: E-mail, entertainment, FINANCE, INTERNET, MARKETING, partnership, U.K., Virgin Net, Web
Research articles 2000-02-28
Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways launch partnership; SkyMiles members can earn miles across Virgin Atlantic's global network.
M2 PRESSWIRE-5 September 2002-DELTA AIR LINES: Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways launch partnership; SkyMiles members can earn miles across Virgin Atlantic's global network C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:09052002 Atlanta -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has announced that...
Tags: Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, network, partnership, Virgin Atlantic
Research articles 2002-09-05
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