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Number of Employees 30,000
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NAICS Code Offices of Other Holding Companies: 551112
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Branson hits BSkyB's hold on pay-TV content
Financial Times
- 2009-10-22
Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, has attacked Rupert Murdoch's vast media network over the dominance of British Sky Broadcasting in the UK's pay television market.Writing on FT.com on Friday, Sir Richard likens BSkyB to British Airways in 1990, when the airline held exclusive rights to flying...
Branson to fund health push with loan facility
Financial Times
- 2009-09-10
Sir Richard Branson has secured an $80m loan facility to fund fresh deals in financial services and healthcare in exchange for pledging part of his stake in Virgin Media to Credit Suisse.The "cap and collar" agreement would hedge the billionaire entrepreneur's exposure on about 2.5 per cent of the...
Virgin denies impure thoughts about Playboy
Strategy Eye
- 2009-05-28
Virgin is denying that it plans to acquire the assets of adult entertainment group Playboy Enterprises, in response to industry speculation that it is eyeing Hugh Hefner's ailing adult empire. According to a spokesperson from Virgin, ?reports that Virgin Group is looking to buy Playboy Enterprises ... are untrue.?...
Virgin America's Ownership Question
BNET
- 2009-03-20
I've written several posts around the question of whether or not Virgin America should be considered "American" (here, here, and here, to start). Now, after having some more time to think about it, I thought I'd spend a little more time on this question. by Brett Snyder
Virgin America Shareholders Cash Out, Airline Reports Negative 25 Percent Fourth Quarter Margin
BNET
- 2009-03-11
Things are not looking good for Virgin America now that the airline's two major US-based shareholders have apparently returned their stakes in the carrier to Virgin Group. If Virgin Group is still holding on to those stakes, then the carrier will be in violation of US-ownership requirements. If...
Virgin Media content chief quits amid sale reports
Strategy Eye
- 2009-03-05
Virgin Media's head of content, Malcolm Wall, will leave the company next month, sparking reports that Virgin has opted to sell its entire content division, which includes its 50% stake in UKTV. Following months of speculation about a sale, company...
Is Virgin America At Least 75 Percent American?
BNET
- 2009-02-12
Is Virgin America under foreign control? That's what Virgin America competitor Alaska Airlines would like the U.S. Department of Transportation to find out. The federal agency, which requires all domestic airlines to be 75 percent American-owned, was asked by Alaska to go over Virgin America's recent business dealings. ...
Travel Roundup: Alaska Questions Branson's Ownership, Delaware North Loses Asilomar, Virgin America's Unfiltered Wi-Fi and More
BNET
- 2009-02-11
Alaska Airlines demands inquiry into Virgin America's U.S. ownership -- Alaska Airlines petitioned the U.S. Department of Transportation raising concerns about whether Virgin America was 75-percent-owned by American citizens, a federal rule for domestic carriers. The petition also inquires about the carrier's ownership by two hedge funds, Black Canyon Air Partners and Cyrus, who control the...
Setanta on-demand launches on Virgin Media
Strategy Eye
- 2009-01-21
Setanta will provide Virgin Media’s 3.5m TV subscribers with a range of on-demand sports channels under a newly established deal. The Setanta Replay service offers major sporting fixtures, including games from the Barclays Premier League, FA Cup and England’s World Cup qualifiers. The channels will be free for Virgin...
Report: Investors Looking to Abandon Virgin America
BNET
- 2009-01-18
If you're Richard Branson, you have to be getting nervous right about now. According to the Financial Times, Virgin Group has hired Lazard to find new investors for Virgin America with the belief that the existing US-based investors may cash out. This is an extremely serious problem for...
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