Research for presentation on Virgin Media

Virgin Media

Headquarters

Corporate: New York City, United States
Operational: Hook, England, UK

Products

Cable Television
Broadband
Telephone
Mobile phone

Revenue

$16.5 billion (2008)

Employees

22,500 (2005)

Website

virginmedia.com

Founded

NTL: 1991; Telewest: 1984; Virgin Mobile: 1999; Virgin.net: 1997

Key people

James Mooney (Chairman)
Neil Berkett CEO

Virgin Media Inc. is a British provider of television, telephone and broadband internet services to domestic and business customers in the UK, delivered primarily through its fibre-optic cable network, headquartered on paper in New York City with operations based in Hook, North Hampshire, UK. The company was formerly known as ntl:Telewest following the merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global, Inc. A further merger with Virgin Mobile UK in 2006 created the first "quadruple-play" media company in the United Kingdom, bringing together television, Internet, mobile phone and fixed-line telephone services. As the only major cable company in the United Kingdom, it competes primarily with the other major pay-TV operator, satellite-based British Sky Broadcasting which currently has more channels than any other provider in the UK, and with Freeview, the free-to-air terrestrial service. While US-headquartered, Virgin Media only operates in the United Kingdom, with headquarters in Hook, Hampshire and its financial base in Bradford.

The UK's leading entertainment and communications company
Wondering who we are? Well, we're the first people in the UK to offer you TV, broadband, phone and mobile - all from one place.
The future is bursting with fresh entertainment and communication possibilities. That's why we're here - to bring all the excitement to you and make your digital place the brilliant place it should be.
Suddenly, everything is coming together, and we're the first people to provide you with a unique combination of:
- TV that puts you in control
- Superfast and reliable broadband
- Phone packages that fit around you
- Mobile service that gives you just what you want
Why choose us?
• The fastest broadband in the land
• Unlimited downloads with our fibre optic broadband
• Free Catch Up TV with all our TV packages
• Love us - or get your money back