Dorries urges broadband firms to publicise social tariffs, as 84 per cent on benefits unaware they exist April 5, 2022 Nadine Dorries has written to key internet providers urging them to raise awareness of discounted broadband offers for those on universal credit and benefits. She urged firms included BT and Virgin Media to publicise schemes because they have ‘low uptake’, with 84 per cent of those on benefits reportedly unaware they exist. Discounted social tariff [...]
Virgin Hyperloop halves staff following shift from passenger to cargo February 22, 2022 Virgin Hyperloop – Richard Branson’s hyperloop subsidiary – has decided to halve its staff as a result of its shift from passenger to cargo operations. The company, which backed by Virgin Group and ports operator DP World, has recently made 111 members of its staff redundant after getting rid of the firm’s management. Virgin Hyperloop’s [...]
Virgin Atlantic to adopt lower carbon fuel converted from plastic in net zero push February 15, 2022 Virgin Atlantic is set to adopt a new, lower carbon fuel that has been converted from waste plastics as part of a new partnership with chemical conversion technology firm Agilyx. The collaboration spans the Virgin Group, including Virgin Orbit, and aims to tackle both the plastic problem and carbon emissions. “We cannot keep wasting all [...]
Virgin Wines lowers guidance following Omicron and supply chain issues February 3, 2022 Online wine retailer Virgin Wines was forced today to lower its profit and revenue for the year ending June 2022 following disruption caused by Omicron and supply chain issues. “Like many businesses, we experienced several operational challenges in the Period due to well-publicised, external, macroeconomic factors including labour market shortages caused by the emergence of [...]
Virgin Media O2 refuses to bring back EU roaming charges post-Brexit unlike Vodafone and EE January 10, 2022 Virgin Media O2 has stated it will not to bring back EU roaming fees post Brexit, helping customers save hundreds of pounds in bills while using data abroad. “With Covid still scuppering plans and disrupting day-to-day routines for so many, we’re starting the year by giving our customers some certainty: we will not be reintroducing [...]
Virgin Atlantic boosted by £400m in funding from Branson’s Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines December 13, 2021 British Airways rival Virgin Atlantic is hoping to leave the turbulence behind after sealing a funding deal with Virgin Group and Delta Airline to inject £400m in fresh cash to steer it out of the pandemic. Virgin Atlantic, like many other airlines, has been battered by the Covid tracvel restrictions and the clisure of many [...]
Virgin Media O2 completes gigabit upgrade nearly four years early boosting Britain’s broadband December 7, 2021 Virgin Media O2 has today completed the upgrade of its entire national network to gigabit speeds, delivering nearly two-thirds of the Government’s broadband ambition four years ahead of the target date.
Virgin Media TV cuts out for over 10 hours December 3, 2021 Virgin Media suffered a national outage yesterday, with some customers without access for more than 10 hours. The problem started at 10:30 GMT prompting thousands of viewers to report problems across London, Birmingham and Manchester. Virgin Media apologised, and said it would fix it “as soon as possible”, with the issue being caused by “a [...]
Billionaire Richard Branson sells off another $300m stake in Virgin Galactic November 16, 2021 British billionaire Richard Branson has sold off a further $300m worth of stock in his space venture Virgin Galactic, taking the total offloaded this year to some $600m. The unlocked capital is reportedly set to be pumped into Branson’s travel and leisure businesses, after emergency pandemic restrictions bruised profits. Shares sank more than four per [...]
ITV and Virgin Media O2 agree five-year integration partnership November 10, 2021 ITV and Virgin Media O2 have signed a new multi-year agreement that includes a full integration of the ITV Hub platform onto Virgin TV set-top boxes.