Virgin Media O2 has agreed a deal that will see around 350 employees currently based at the company’s Bellshill office move to a new contemporary space at Maxim Park early in 2025, extending the company’s presence in Lanarkshire beyond 25 years. With the lease at its current site in Bellshill due to expire shortly, Virgin […]
Throughout October, all Virgin TV customers will be given access to additional kids TV channels free of charge including Sky Kids, Cartoon Network, Boomerang HD, Cartoonito HD, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nick Jr Too and Nicktoons. The suite of children’s TV channels would normally cost £5 per month. Virgin Media O2 says the offer its way […]
Following a routine health check and a series of tests, Virgin Media O2 has reported that its CEO, Lutz Schüler, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The cancer has been caught in the early stages, and his prognosis is said to “very positive”, and he’s expected to make a full recovery following surgery in the […]
Virgin Media O2 has launched the third chapter of its To ‘Better and Beyond’ campaign – Walrus Whizzer – an integrated campaign from VCCP which seeks to highlight the freedom that better broadband brings. Set to the soundtrack of Billy Ocean’s Suddenly, the 60” hero campaign film emulates the feeling experienced when using Virgin Media […]
Virgin Media O2 is launching a new mobile plan to help people on low incomes stay connected. The O2 Essential Plan is available for new and existing customers who receive a range of benefit payments, and comes with 10GB of mobile data, plus unlimited calls and texts for £10 per month. The plan can be taken […]
Research from Virgin Media O2 finds majority (85 per cent) of parents consider reliable connectivity crucial for entertaining children during wet weather on rural outtings during the school holidays. With 60 per cent of respondents (over 40 million Brits) heading on countryside getaways this summer, more than 1 in 3 (37 per cent) are looking […]
Throughout August, Virgin Media is offering its TV customers who don’t currently subscribe to Premier Sports access to the channels at no extra cost. Eligible customers will see the sports channels added to their TV line-up, offering them to chance to watch a variety of sporting including La Liga football, Motorsport, MMA, Scottish Premiership football, […]
Virgin Media O2 Business’ latest Movers Index reveals the majority of Brits (63 per cent) would rather shop in-person, with retailers embracing post-work Friday shopping and payday splurges to drive a summer boost. The quarterly Movers Index, now in its second year, is based on combining anonymised and aggregated UK movement data from O2 Motion […]
Cellnex UK, Vodafone and Virgin Media O2 have reached a new long-term agreement for Cellnex UK to provide the two Mobile Network Operators with tower infrastructure and associated services. This new agreement strengthens and grows the existing relationship. Cellnex UK CEO, Gianluca Landonlina, commented “This agreement exemplifies the strength of Cellnex’s partnerships with its customers. […]
Virgin Media O2 has completed its share of the first phase of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme and reports that it has built more shared sites than any other operator to improve mobile coverage in 227 partial not-spot areas across the UK. Glencoe Mountain Resort became the 227th site to benefit from improved 4G […]