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Virgin Media facts for kids
| Type | Public: (NASDAQ: VMED) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cable Communications |
| When it was created | NTL: 1991; Telewest: 1984 |
| Headquarters | Corporate: New York City, United States Operational: Hook, England, UK |
| Key people | James Mooney (Chairman) Neil Berkett CEO Richard Branson (Figurehead) |
| Things made | Cable television Broadband Telephone Mobile phone |
| Money earned | $16.5 billion (2008) |
| Employees | 22,500 (2005) |
| Website | virginmedia.com |
Virgin Media Inc. (formerly known as ntl:Telewest, after a merger of NTL Incorporated with Telewest Global, 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.
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Virgin Media's offices in Nottingham
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The former headquarters of Virgin Mobile in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.