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willas00 22-06-2008 22:14
Can someone confirm this...
 
I've allways been under the impression that Virgin Media was owned by Sir Richard Branson or he has Shares in the company. I've never been certain and can't back up what im saying to say if its true or false.

However I was at work Yesterday and one of the Security Guards said he used to work for Virgin Media as an Engineer and said to me that its owned by NTL:Telewest still but uses the Virgin brand so Sir Richard Branson gets paid a loyalty fee.

Which of course would be correct either way but could someone confirm whats true and not in regards to who owns the company.

Thanks

Morden 22-06-2008 22:27
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008...yb.virginmedia

LondonRoad 22-06-2008 22:28
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RB is a lmajor shareholder but doesn't own VM. VM do pay an fee for the use of the Virgin name. It's a common business practice.

whydoIneedatech 22-06-2008 22:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willas00 (Post 34581741)
I've allways been under the impression that Virgin Media was owned by Sir Richard Branson or he has Shares in the company. I've never been certain and can't back up what im saying to say if its true or false.

However I was at work Yesterday and one of the Security Guards said he used to work for Virgin Media as an Engineer and said to me that its owned by NTL:Telewest still but uses the Virgin brand so Sir Richard Branson gets paid a loyalty fee.

Which of course would be correct either way but could someone confirm whats true and not in regards to who owns the company.

Thanks
Your Security Guard is quite right, NTL and Telewest are there but with a new name, Virgin Media lease the use of the name from Virgin and Richard Branson owns only 10% of the business but it is the biggest single owned portion.

Remember when a Snickers bar used to be called a Marathon bar its just a re branding exercise.

willas00 22-06-2008 22:39
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Originally Posted by whydoIneedatech (Post 34581751)
Your Security Guard is quite right, NTL and Telewest are there but with a new name, Virgin Media lease the use of the name from Virgin and Richard Branson owns only 10% of the business but it is the biggest single owned portion.

Remember when a Snickers bar used to be called a Marathon bar its just a re branding exercise.
Cheers and I guess because 10% of the business is owned by Richard Branson its also why staff get discounts on all Virgin Products I guess :LOL:

Thanks

whydoIneedatech 22-06-2008 23:07
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Originally Posted by willas00 (Post 34581761)
Cheers and I guess because 10% of the business is owned by Richard Branson its also why staff get discounts on all Virgin Products I guess :LOL:

Thanks
We do:tu:

v0id 22-06-2008 23:14
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Originally Posted by whydoIneedatech (Post 34581751)

Remember when a Snickers bar used to be called a Marathon bar its just a re branding exercise.
They're supposed to be bringing back Marathon

whydoIneedatech 22-06-2008 23:32
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Originally Posted by v0id (Post 34581787)
They're supposed to be bringing back Marathon
People will be expecting NTL and Telewest back now:LOL:

moaningmags 23-06-2008 00:07
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Originally Posted by whydoIneedatech (Post 34581796)
People will be expecting NTL and Telewest back now:LOL:
Dunno about the NTL but I'd love Telewest back.

tvtimes 26-06-2008 08:18
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Originally Posted by whydoIneedatech (Post 34581751)
Richard Branson owns only 10% of the business but it is the biggest single owned portion.
Not quite right anymore. Riversource own a larger percentage than Branson.

FairyFairy 26-06-2008 09:47
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Well I've got an ntl web address although I signed up with Virgin Media

whydoIneedatech 26-06-2008 10:08
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Originally Posted by tvtimes (Post 34584761)
Not quite right anymore. Riversource own a larger percentage than Branson.
I said single owned percentage not company owned which does make him personally the biggest single stakeholder in the company.

---------- Post added at 11:08 ---------- Previous post was at 11:06 ----------

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Originally Posted by FairyFairy (Post 34584823)
Well I've got an ntl web address although I signed up with Virgin Media
You will soon be offered the option of a virginmedia.com addy as will all blueyonder.co.uk customers, and you will still receive emails from your original addy if you take one.

FairyFairy 26-06-2008 10:23
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Originally Posted by whydoIneedatech (Post 34584853)
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You will soon be offered the option of a virginmedia.com addy as will all blueyonder.co.uk customers, and you will still receive emails from your original addy if you take one.
;) I'm wondering when the 'soon' might be!!!

Its been 'very shortly' from Virgin Media which I took to mean a couple of days!! :dunce:

whydoIneedatech 26-06-2008 19:29
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Originally Posted by FairyFairy (Post 34584871)
;) I'm wondering when the 'soon' might be!!!

Its been 'very shortly' from Virgin Media which I took to mean a couple of days!! :dunce:
They have not even told us when:scratch:

r00t 26-06-2008 20:30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by moaningmags (Post 34581812)
Dunno about the NTL but I'd love Telewest back.
:tu: feeling that Mags


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