Tag: ntl
What Virgin Media needs to do to make us switch to cable
Lots of hubbub in the press today about NTL's rebranding as Virgin Media, which takes effect this week. Richard Branson is unsurprisingly bullish about its prospects, while BSkyB has been predictably nonchalant about the threat posed by its beefed-up competitor….
ntl:Telewest trial broadband traffic shaping in Swansea
According to CableForum.co.uk, ntl:Telewest is testing traffic shaping on its broadband service with customers in Swansea and Preston. It's experimenting with a system that will limit its 10Mbps service customers to a maximum of 5Mbps between 4pm and midnight if…
Sky to pull some channels from ntl:Telewest cable service?
A recent report in Media Week suggests that the battle between Sky and ntl:Telewest could be escalating, with a possible threat that Sky will withdraw certain popular channels, including Sky One, from the cable operator. Apparently Sky is aggressively pursuing…
UK consumers download audio and video to the living room, but don't want to pay for it
A new survey suggests that UK consumers are quite comfortable with downloading and streaming audio and video content from the Net onto their PCs, and an increasing number are doing so in their living rooms. The Olswang Convergence Consumer Survey…
ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile to become Virgin Media
Back in July we reported on the quadplay deal from ntl:Telewest and Virgin Mobile which launched back in September for £40 per month, and providing TV, landline and mobile telephony, and broadband. Well, deciding that it was too much of…