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The Register, 23.04.13 10:33 UTC

Privacy crusaders: ISPs in 'conspiracy of silence' over Snoop Charter

A number of well known pro-privacy organisations in the UK have accused ISPs of failing to respond sufficiently critically to the government's plans to massively increase surveillance of Brits' ...

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Telegraph, 17.04.13 11:36 UTC

YouView adverts misled public, regulator rules

Digital television service YouView was criticised by the advertising regulator today for misleading consumers with claims about a "unique" function for watching catch-up programmes.

billionaire media proprietor and major Advertising Standards Agency chairman Richard Desmond Sugar The Apprentice +5 more

The Register, 15.04.13 15:11 UTC

Brussels clears Liberty Global's £15bn Virgin Media takeover

US billionaire John Malone's company Liberty Global saw its Â£15bn bid to buy UK telco Virgin Media cleared by competition officials in Europe today. The takeover was waved through completely ...

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Seattle Times, 15.04.13 10:29 UTC

EU clears $22.6bn cable operator, pay TV takeover

The European Union's antitrust body has cleared the 17.2 billion euros ($22.6 billion) takeover of Britain's Virgin Media by U.S. cable TV operator Liberty Global.

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Reuters - Business News, 15.04.13 10:07 UTC

Liberty Global's $15.8 billion Virgin Media deal cleared in EU

BRUSSELS | Mon Apr 15, 2013 5:56am EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. cable firm Liberty Global won unconditional EU regulatory approval on Monday for its $15.8 billion takeover of Virgin Media, a deal ...

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The Register, 10.04.13 17:03 UTC

Inuit all along: Pirate Bay flees Sweden for Greenland

The Pirate Bay has set sail for Greenland after receiving a tip-off suggesting the Swedish authorities were about to seize its current domain. Owners of the worldâs largest file-sharing site lifted ...

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The Register, 09.04.13 06:11 UTC

Virgin on London Underground Wi-Fi: O2's company, Three's a crowd

Mobile network O2 has become the latest to offer its customers access to free wi-fi on London's Tube platforms. It joins EE, Vodafone and Virgin Media in offering internet access on the Underground, ...

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Reuters - Top News, 08.04.13 11:56 UTC

EU regulators to approve $15.8 billion Liberty, Virgin deal: sources

By Foo Yun Chee and Kate Holton BRUSSELS/LONDON | Mon Apr 8, 2013 7:29am EDT BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - John Malone's Liberty Global will get unconditional EU clearance for its $15.8 billion bid for ...

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Reuters - Business News, 08.04.13 11:11 UTC

EU regulators to approve $15.8 billion Liberty, Virgin deal: sources

BRUSSELS/LONDON | Mon Apr 8, 2013 6:49am EDT BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators are expected to clear a $15.8 billion takeover bid by cable group Liberty Global for British peer ...

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Virgin Media Inc, became in 2006 the first "quadruple-play" media company in the United Kingdom, bringing together a service consisting of television, Internet, mobile phone and fixed-line telephone services Virgin Media represents a prime example of telecommunication convergence As the only major cable company in the United Kingdom, it competes in the market with the major pay-TV operator, sat...

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