The Irish Times

Rugby partners RTÉ and Virgin should unite for more than just balls

More pragmatic alliances may soon be needed to cope with streaming competition

Mon Feb 07 2022 - 15:25

Virgin Media completes €1bn refinancing as accumulated losses rise

Telecoms group last week announced €200m investment and 500 new jobs

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 12:27

Virgin announces €200m upgrade and 500 new jobs

Liberty Global Irish arm to invest in full fibre and fastest broadband speeds

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 00:01

Virgin TV targets 2019 revenues as it vies to keep Love Island audience all year round

MD Paul Farrell on The Big Deal, daytime changes and sharing Six Nations with RTÉ

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 05:54

Eir’s owner Xavier Niel looks to take his business private

French telecoms billionaire launches offer to buy out his €11bn Iliad telecoms empire

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 12:03

Virgin Media Ireland revenues rise 3% in first half of 2021 as data usage soars

Telecoms group also points to advertising recovery at Virgin Media Television

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 10:43

Heat is on as Discovery goes for Olympic streaming gold

Pandemic-struck Tokyo 2020 has shown up size of broadcaster's Games gamble

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 13:20

Friends, episode 237: the one where the takeover goes wrong

It turns out AT&T didn’t have room on its sofa for WarnerMedia after all

Mon May 24 2021 - 15:24

Rise in subscribers for Virgin Media as parent’s revenue jumps

First-quarter revenue of $3.62bn reported by Liberty Global, up 25.6% year on year

Thu May 06 2021 - 15:22

Finance Ireland may challenge Permanent TSB for Ulster Bank loans

Seen & Heard: Private equity drives pub sales, Aviva Stadium firm sells house to offset losses

Sun Feb 21 2021 - 12:57

Virgin Media gains TV, broadband customers amid ongoing pandemic

Media company sees declining number of home phone customers

Tue Feb 16 2021 - 19:21

Data use soars 61% on Vodafone’s Irish network

The company’s mobile customer numbers have risen by 0.6% year on year

Wed Feb 03 2021 - 11:39

Big Jack leads the pack as Virgin Media unveils its new TV schedule

Broadcaster hoping for full calendar of live sports, including Six Nations, to attract viewers

Thu Jan 14 2021 - 07:51

TG4 calls for major change to media funding as news industry seeks support

Oireachtas committee hears publishers are ‘struggling to stay afloat’

Wed Dec 16 2020 - 18:03

Losses balloon at Virgin Media Ireland but revenue rises

Company records €26.3m loss despite mobile growth as costs go up

Fri Oct 30 2020 - 13:33

Three UK arm cutting about 280 jobs

Company seeking ‘greater allignment’ between business in Republic and UK

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 11:03

Virgin Media vows to withhold sports channels until Eir ‘pays its bill’

Dispute between telecoms rivals flares up as postponed European football reaches climax

Fri Aug 14 2020 - 16:51

Liberty Global to buy Swiss phone carrier Sunrise Communications

Combination will merge Sunrise’s wireless customer base with UPC’s high-speed broadband network

Wed Aug 12 2020 - 17:56

Telecoms lift European stocks after Sunrise buyout offer

London’s FTSE also gains amid speculation of domestic stimulus

Wed Aug 12 2020 - 10:30

Liberty Global chief executive due as much as $123m in compensation

Virgin Media owner says compensation includes income from the next five years

Tue May 26 2020 - 10:09

European shares gain on surprise rise in China’s exports

Iseq all-share index in Dublin outperforms peers, closing more than 2% higher

Thu May 07 2020 - 18:32

BT pulls dividend until 2021/22 to cope with Covid

Telco sets out plans for new £1.3bn five-year programme to modernise the business

Thu May 07 2020 - 08:34

Spain's Telefonica to merge British unit O2 with Virgin Media

Deal will create major force in UK’s telecoms market

Thu May 07 2020 - 07:05

Paul Farrell is the new managing director of Virgin Media Television

Virgin Media Ireland executive will succeed Pat Kiely, who is leaving broadcaster in July

Wed May 06 2020 - 11:02

Telefonica’s O2 and John Malone’s Virgin Media could combine UK operations

Companies are discussing a potential deal to bring together Telefonica’s O2 mobile unit and Liberty Global’s Virgin Media, which also operates in Ireland

Mon May 04 2020 - 20:48

Pat Kiely steps down as MD of Virgin Media Television

TV boss ‘excited’ to move on to ‘next chapter’ after 22 years at former TV3 group

Fri Apr 24 2020 - 14:49

Virgin Media Ireland loses 7,100 subscriptions in fourth quarter

Fall in home telephone customers mostly responsible, with TV subscribers rising

Fri Feb 14 2020 - 16:06

Virgin Media’s Generation Dating set to travel to Australia after Cannes interest

Laura Dowling pitched idea for ‘uplifting’ show at annual staff workshop

Mon Feb 10 2020 - 05:00

Your business week: Philip Lane’s post-election insights

CSO data on Thursday rounds off year in which house prices have begun to calm

Sun Feb 09 2020 - 18:00

Virgin Media returns for Dublin film festival sequel

VMDIFF begins next month with screening of Irish-backed science fiction thriller Vivarium

Tue Jan 21 2020 - 22:50

Virgin Media saw Irish revenues rise 8% in 2018

Broadcaster will preview spring schedule for its three Irish television channels

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 18:36

Fear and loathing at Virgin Media Ireland as strike action looms

Company that is seeking redundancies says wellbeing of staff ‘foremost’ in process

Mon Dec 16 2019 - 01:00

Siptu members back ballot for industrial action at Virgin Media

Unite trade union will also hold ballot amid plan to make up to 65 workers redundant

Wed Nov 20 2019 - 18:34

UK Labour Party’s plans to nationalise BT broadband raises legal issues

Labour Party expect cost of nationalising BT Openreach to be £20 bn

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 11:26