Virgin MediaBritish television and telecommunications companyVirgin Media Limited is a British telecommunications company which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are at Green Park in Reading, Berkshire, England. It is owned by Virgin Media O2, a 50:50 joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica. Since its foundation in 2007, the company has used the Virgin branding under license from Richard Branson.
NTL IncorporatedNTL Incorporated, branded as ntl:, was an American company founded in 1992, which provided cable television, cable internet and fixed-line cable telephone services in the United Kingdom. While NTL had its headquarters in New York City, the company's operational headquarters were in Hook, Hampshire. NTL became the dominant cable operator in the United Kingdom, controlling more than 90% of the market.
V+V+ (previously known as TVDrive) is a set-top box for Virgin Media's Virgin TV service, which provides personal video recording (PVR) and high definition (HD) functionality to customers who subscribe to the service. Virgin TV have taken a different approach from rival Sky'sSky+ and later Sky+ HD services, by implementing a rental scheme for the V+ Box.
Living TV GroupBritish television broadcaster, 1990–2011 Living TV Group was a British television consortium originally called Flextech from 1988 before becoming a subsidiary of Virgin Media and renamed Virgin Media Television. It was bought by BSkyB in 2010 and renamed Living TV Group, after which it was integrated into Sky and closed down. Challenge is the only remaining TV channel of the group that is still broadcasting.
Virgin.netVirgin.net was an Internet service provider (ISP) operating in the United Kingdom. It launched in November 1996. Once a joint venture between NTL and the Virgin Group, the ISP became wholly owned by NTL in September 2004. The company sold a range of ADSL broadband packages through BTlandlines to those living outside areas served by NTL's cable television network.
Virgin MobileVirgin Mobile is a wireless communications brand used by seven independent brand-licensees worldwide. Virgin Mobile branded wireless communications services are available in Ireland, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Poland and Mexico. Virgin Mobile branded services used to be offered in Australia, France, Singapore, India, Qatar, South Africa and the United States.Quadruple playIn telecommunications, quadruple play or quad play is a marketing term combining the triple play service (broadband Internet access, television and landline phone) with mobile phone network operator service provisions. This service set is also sometimes referred to as "The Fantastic Four". In addition to being a testament to technological convergence, quadruple play also involves a diverse group of stakeholders, from large Internet backbone providers to smaller startups.Cable Internet accessForm of broadband Internet access In telecommunications, cable Internet access, shortened to cable Internet, is a form of broadband internet access which uses the same infrastructure as cable television. Like digital subscriber line (DSL) and fiber to the premises, cable Internet access provides network edge connectivity (last mile access) from the Internet service provider to an end user.
BBCBritish public service broadcasterThe British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on 1 January 1927. It is the oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, with a total staff of 22,000.
FTSE 100 IndexBritish stock market indexThe Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index, also called the FTSE 100 Index, FTSE 100, FTSE or, informally, the "Footsie" , is the United Kingdom's best-known stock market index and represents the 100 most highly capitalisedblue chips listed on the London Stock Exchange. HistoryeditThe index started on 3 January 1984, having been constructed by the London Stock Exchange to better reflect activity on the market.
London Stock ExchangeStock exchange in the City of LondonThe London Stock Exchange (LSE) is a global stock exchange based in Paternoster Square in the City of London, England. Founded in 1801, it is one of the world's oldest continuously operating stock exchanges. As of mid-2025, the exchange had a total market capitalisation of approximately US$5.9 trillion for all listed instruments.
ADSLAsymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) is a type of digital subscriber line (DSL) technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. ADSL differs from the less common symmetric digital subscriber line (SDSL). In ADSL, bandwidth and bit rate are said to be asymmetric, meaning greater toward the customer premises (downstream) than the reverse (upstream).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.