Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

What are you trying to say about VMe? :P

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Has this story been confirmed by Virgin Media or UPC Ireland yet?

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

No that I know of, but UPC did confirm earlier this year that they were making 200 people redundant. The Irish press reported that this was because UPC Ireland and VM were merging.

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Both make a an amazing crisp sandwich :)

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

I've been advised the rebrand will be in October.

It needs to happen before any announcement about Vodafone, which I think will come either just before Christmas or in the New Year.

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Virgin Enterprises Ltd who own the www.virginmedia.com domain registered www.virginmedia.ie in January.
https://who.is/whois/www.virginmedia.ie

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Lot's of bluster : Building on the strong platform in Ireland, I know we will do great things together with [UPC parent company] Liberty Global and shake up the Irish market even further‎." but not according to 2Q2015 business results as Irish component is under performing compared to UK!

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

All the more reason to incorporate it then?

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Vodafone talks with Liberty Global hit trouble over tax

Talks over a potential £140bn merger of Vodafone with Liberty Global have hit a roadblock over the cable operator’s complex tax arrangements, according to City sources.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...eal-talks.html

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

I love that there's a "complex" tax arrangement, yet it's somehow not Vodafone's.

I suppose not ****ing paying tax is simple, by comparison.

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Vodafone and Liberty Global end asset-swap talks

http://www.theguardian.com/business/...set-swap-talks

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

Have to love how these stories run. Even if they're wrong.

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

It's debatable what their tax bill was or should have been, but they haven't been paying corporation tax and their CEO has fully admitted this.

Re: UPC Ireland and VM
 

The Irish Times: Branson gets geared up for UPC’s rebranding as Virgin Media.

Richard Branson-founded Virgin Media will launched in Ireland this Thursday, with cable broadband and TV provider UPC Ireland moving to the Virgin Media brand.

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/m...edia-1.2366647