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  • 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

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