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Virgin Media slammed by ASA
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- 02 August 2007 09:31
Virgin Media has come under criticism from the Advertising Standards Authority over two of its press ads, headlined "The real deal", that compared Virgin Media’s and Sky’s TV broadband and phone services. The company was accused of misleading customers after the watchdog received complaints that the adverts did not make ...read more
ASA to investigate Virgin Media broadband ads
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- 23 July 2007 09:51
Virgin Media’s latest advertising campaign "truth, lies and broadband" has come under investigation by the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA is currently looking into complaints from customers over the company’s latest adverts, which claim that Virgin’s service is delivered via a fibre optic cable, making it the "fastest and best ...read more
Virgin Media considers £5.5 billion offer
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- 02 July 2007 09:40
It has been reported that Virgin Media is set to be taken over by a private equity company after the board of the media group asked its advisor Goldman Sachs to review the options for its future ownership. US private equity firm Carlyle Group has made an indicative offer for the ...read more
Vodafone launches mobile internet – update
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- 07 June 2007 09:59
In yesterday’s news, we reported on the launch of Vodafone UK’s new mobile internet offering. This new initiative is called Vodafone Mobile Internet, and is not in any way associated with Virgin as originally reported. Including partnerships with eBay, YouTube, MySpace and Hotmail, Vodafone Mobile Internet will allow millions of ...read more
EUK wins Asda contract
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- 25 May 2007 10:05
Woolworths’ entertainment wholesale business Entertainment UK (EUK) has secured a contract with Asda to supply CDs, video games and DVDs. In January, the business also won a three year contract to supply Virgin’s retail arm from June this year. Following the announcement in January 2006 that EUK would cease to ...read more
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