Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

Cookies on FT Sites

We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used.

Accept cookies
Manage cookies
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign InmyFT
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
    Most Read
    • Military briefing: Ukraine’s daring ‘shaping operations’ stretch Russian defences
    • Moscow attacked by drones as Kyiv bombarded for third straight day
    • Turkey’s lira weakens as economists warn of Erdoğan’s ‘unsustainable’ policies
    • Russia pounds Ukraine with missile and drone barrage
    • China turns down US invitation for defence chiefs’ meeting in Singapore
  • UK
    Sections
    • UK Home
    • UK Business & Economy
    • UK Politics & Policy
    • Brexit
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
    Most Read
    • Labour plans to tackle housing crisis by forcing landowners to sell at lower prices
    • UK shop price inflation rises to record high, industry data shows
    • ‘We are all thinking about how to contribute’: Hongkongers boost Britain’s suburbs
    • Cabinet Office in stand-off with Covid inquiry over Boris Johnson messages
    • Tony Blair Institute proposes ‘radical’ UK pension superfunds
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • India files criminal complaint against Rolls-Royce and BAE
    • German start-up wins initial funding for revolutionary fusion energy machine
    • Philip Morris on path to becoming an ESG stock, says chief executive
    • Interest rate rises set back European bank M&A by two years
    • Temasek cuts pay of employees behind failed $275mn bet on FTX
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    Most Read
    • Live news: Vladimir Putin promises response to Moscow drone strikes
    • Turkey’s lira weakens as economists warn of Erdoğan’s ‘unsustainable’ policies
    • Philip Morris on path to becoming an ESG stock, says chief executive
    • Temasek cuts pay of employees behind failed $275mn bet on FTX
    • Wall Street banks re-enter junk debt market
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Don’t bet against the ‘suitcase principle’ of white-collar work
    • How to buy a global $20bn company for nothing
    • The UK needs a new deal for its highly taxed graduates
    • De-risking trade with China is a risky business
    • Why DeSantis is losing Republicans to Trump
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    Most Read
    • ‘Everyone has the right to completely log off’: what bosses think about the right to disconnect
    • Wellcome Leap’s Regina Dugan: ‘Odds are irrelevant, if what you’re trying to do is important’
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • The UK’s best bakeries: the readers’ picks
    • Succession finale review — one last twist of the knife
    • Who makes the best butter?
    • The treasures of Mallorca’s Tramuntana mountains
    • The best summer road cycling gear
  • HTSI
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • UK
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Virgin Media Ltd

Add to myFT Digest

Add this topic to your myFT Digest for news straight to your inbox

  • Tuesday, 4 April, 2023
    Virgin Media glitch left thousands of UK customers without broadband

    Company says broadband has been restored after more than 28,000 reported connectivity problems on Tuesday morning

  • Thursday, 29 July, 2021
    Virgin Media O2 to upgrade entire UK network to full fibre

    Cable group plans latest upgrade to broadband infrastructure to take on BT and alt-nets

  • Friday, 4 June, 2021
    News in-depthTelecoms
    Lutz Schüler answers a £31bn call of duty at Virgin Media O2

    Telecoms veteran vows to take on BT as CEO of newly merged group

  • Wednesday, 14 April, 2021
    O2-Virgin Media £31bn merger cleared by UK competition watchdog

    Telecoms deal agreed last year judged unlikely to lead to higher prices

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Schüler to head merged Virgin Media and O2

    German will lead integration of cable network with largest UK mobile group if regulators pass £31bn deal

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    O2 PLC
    UK watchdog to probe O2-Virgin deal over risk of higher prices

    Competition regulator outlines areas of potential harm in proposed £31bn telecoms merger 

  • Thursday, 19 November, 2020
    Mergers & Acquisitions
    UK competition watchdog to have final say over £31bn O2-Virgin deal

    Brussels’ decision to refer tie-up to CMA is a blow to telecoms groups hoping for a swift decision

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    Competition & Markets Authority
    UK and EU watchdogs battle for final say on O2-Virgin deal

    Looming fight over which authority will have control over review of £31bn tie-up 

  • Thursday, 25 June, 2020
    UK Broadband
    Virgin Media apologises for network outage in London

    Glitch angers broadband users working from home across the capital

  • Friday, 8 May, 2020
    Due Diligence
    A £31bn merger and a master dealmaker in action Premium content

    John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
    Due Diligence
    The Cable Cowboy gets back in the saddle Premium content

    Liberty Global’s buccaneering owner sets his sights on Telefonica’s O2

  • Tuesday, 5 May, 2020
    Virgin Media to dominate market connecting 5G after contract win

    Cable company added Three as a new customer for so-called ‘backhaul’ network

  • Monday, 4 May, 2020
    Telefonica SA
    Telefónica confirms UK merger talks with Liberty Global

    Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

  • Monday, 6 April, 2020
    Telecoms
    BT, Verizon and Virgin Media raise pay for frontline workers 

    Telecom groups reward rank-and-file staff supporting essential communication services 

  • Wednesday, 25 March, 2020
    Telecoms
    Virgin Media to recruit 500 call-centre staff in UK

    Coronavirus disrupts offshore operations in India and other Asian countries

  • Friday, 6 March, 2020
    Customer details linked to adult content in Virgin Media data breach

    Records linking accounts to gambling and pornography sites may have been accessed

  • Thursday, 5 March, 2020
    Cyber Security
    Virgin Media breach exposes data for 900,000 customers

    Company found that a marketing database had been left unsecured

  • Wednesday, 15 January, 2020
    Liberty chooses new Virgin Media CFO as part of overhaul

    Former UPC chief Severina Pascu joins at critical time for UK broadband group

  • Wednesday, 6 November, 2019
    Liberty Global PLC
    Virgin Media to ditch BT mobile network for Vodafone

    Blow to BT as it comes under pressure to spend billions upgrading full-fibre capability

  • Thursday, 15 August, 2019
    Liberty Global PLC
    Virgin Media executive tapped to lead Liberty’s UK fibre broadband push

    Venture headed by Robert Dunn will ramp up pressure on BT to improve services

  • Monday, 29 July, 2019
    InterviewLiberty Global PLC
    Virgin Media chief looks to take on BT with bigger war chest

    ‘We have a Porsche. We would be fools not to leverage that,’ says Lutz Schüler

Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsGroup SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on TwitterFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioToday's Newspaper (ePaper)Alerts HubBusiness School RankingsEnterprise ToolsNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Board DirectorBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2023. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

UK Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to International Edition

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    • Australia & NZ
  • UK
    • UK Business & Economy
    • UK Politics & Policy
    • Brexit
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Lex
  • Alphaville
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • Board Director Programme
  • myFT
  • Portfolio
  • Today's Newspaper (ePaper)
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In