Virgin Media is paying one lucky gamer $111 an hour to play GTA 6 for 8 hours. Then they find out the catch about where they must live Many would do that for free. We Got This Covered · 20h ago
Ofcom reveals which UK broadband providers attracted the most complaints The communications and media watchdog said its latest data showed that total complaints numbers were lower. Evening Standard · Oct 26
Ofcom reveals which UK broadband providers received the most complaints in 2026 Overall complaint numbers between April and June dropped compared to the previous quarter, says Ofcom The Independent UK · Oct 26
BT rescues TalkTalk from collapse amid worries over national security threat Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy intervened on Monday, invoking a Public Interest Intervention Notice and ordering a speedy CMA probe. Evening Standard · Oct 5
Virgin Media TV customers get new channels for free – with almost 100 hours of additional shows per day Four new channels are now available for free on Virgin TV 360 and Stream T3 · Jul 20
Some advice for Andy Burnham? Crack down on ‘rip-off Britain’ – and make sure voters feel the benefits Fining errant corporations is welcome – but when consumers are also getting shaken down on their local high street, it’s time for a new and boisterous approach, says Guardian Opinion assistant editor Jason Okundaye The Guardian - UK · Jul 15
Tell us: have you struggled to cancel a subscription or contract over the phone? We would like to hear from people who have struggled to cancel their contracts or subscriptions with Virgin Media - or any other company The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
Ofcom dishes out £28 million fine to Virgin Media for allegedly preventing customers from cancelling their contracts — but it says that's all in the past Ofcom hits Virgin Media with a fine for making it difficult for millions of customers to cancel between 2022 and 2024. TechRadar · Jul 8
Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping customers cancelling contracts Ofcom levies largest-ever consumer protection fine after finding firm deliberately mishandled millions of phone calls The Guardian - UK · Jul 8
Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching The telecoms regulator said it had levied its largest-ever consumer protection fine against the telecoms firm. Evening Standard · Jul 8
Virgin Media slapped with record £28m fine for blocking customers from switching contracts Ofcom says that the telecoms firm mishandled millions of calls over a three-year period The Independent UK · Jul 8
Freely set to overtake Freeview as the UK's biggest free TV platform – not just a rival to Sky and Virgin Media anymore As Freely celebrates an important milestone, the calls for a new UK TV switchover grow louder T3 · Jun 3
Unintentional phone use to reach average of four years and eight months The study by Virgin Media O2 found that more than a third of phone use (36%) now takes place without a clear purpose. Evening Standard · Jun 2
The Independent UK · Jun 2 Brits waste years of their lives mindlessly phone scrolling, study finds Some 69 per cent believed digital platforms were designed in ways that encouraged continued engagement
The Independent UK · May 14 Is Virgin Media down? Thousands of customers report outage and ‘pixelated images’ Virgin Media’s cable TV services are reportedly down for thousands of customers across the UK. Users on Downdetector described seeing “pixelated channels” and problems with sound and images leaving them unable to watch TV channels. Reports of an outage began for thousands of users just after 10:35am, with over 4,000…
Evening Standard · May 14 Virgin Media down: Thousands in London report fault with major TV and broadband service Downdetector heatmap shows the majority of fault reports coming from London
The Independent UK · May 6 Arsenal’s Champions League win over Atletico Madrid sparked ‘record surge in broadband traffic’ Peak downstream traffic was up 17% on an average Tuesday evening, making it the highest traffic event ever recorded on Virgin Media’s broadband network
Evening Standard · May 6 Arsenal's Champions League victory over Atletico Madrid sees biggest-ever surge in Virgin Media O2's traffic The Gunners beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in north London on Tuesday to reach the Champions League final
Evening Standard · May 1 Virgin Media O2 sales and earnings drop in ‘turbulent market’ The telecoms group said total revenues fell 6.5% to £2.39 billion in the first quarter, while underlying earnings were down 3.4% to £901.7 million.
T3 · Apr 14 Hugely popular UK TV box that rivals Sky and Virgin Media will be back in stock soon – albeit with a price increase The Manhattan Aero Freely box should soon be available again, but RAM shortages continue to bite
Evening Standard · Mar 31 Awful April: What is happening to household bills? Households are facing an onslaught of bill rises from April 1.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 30 Cost of living: get ready for ‘awful April’ bill increases From council tax to water, broadband to stamps, the annual round of price rises starts on 1 April … and that’s before any fallout from Iran war
T3 · Mar 26 3 best movies to watch first on HBO Max UK HBO Max is now available in the UK – here are three incredible films to stream first
T3 · Mar 5 UK government reflects on radical TV decision that'll affect millions – whether you're on Freeview, Sky or Virgin Media Freeview could be "switched off" in the coming years – here's the latest