Business Insider: The amazing life of billionaire 'Cable Cowboy' John Malone - whose company just sold $22 billion worth of assets to Vodafone

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British telecoms group Vodafone has reached a €18.4 billion ($21.7 billion) deal to buy a range of European assets from billionaire "cable cowboy" John Malone's Liberty Global. 

Rumour: Is Liverpool FC to close LFCTV on Virgin Media UK at end of month?

Sky has reveal that Liverpool FC will axe their SD Channel from May 31st. And go HD only on Astra UK from June 1st.

Premier Sports "In talks" to launch more channels on Virgin Media UK this summer

Premier Sports has confirm that they plans to launch new channels this summer:

Viacom confirm MTV to relaunch Dance channel

Viacom has confirm that MTV Dance will be rebrand as Club MTV on the 23rd May on Virgin Media.

Broadband TV News: Universal Channel rebrands as Universal TV

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NBCU’s UK channel Universal Channel is now known as Universal TV.

EXCLUSIVE: BT Showcase is showing LIVE football on Virgin Media UK

Media Boy HQ can confirmed that Virgin Media UK will broadcast Marselle VS Salzburg tonight (April 26th) from 8pm on BT Sport Showcase on Virgin UK Channel 548.*

BBC News: Sky bidding war erupts with £22bn formal bid from Comcast

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US cable TV giant Comcast has made a formal £22bn bid for Sky that values the UK broadcaster at £12.50 a share.

Sky Sports: Sky Sports announces dedicated channel for The Players Championship

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To celebrate one of the biggest events in the golf calendar - THE PLAYERS Championship - Sky Sports Golf is set to become 'Sky Sports THE PLAYERS' for the week of the tournament.

BBC News: New BBC Scotland TV channel given 'provisional' approval by Ofcom

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Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has given "provisional" approval to BBC plans for a new TV channel for Scotland.

BBC Red Button HD launches for Commonwealth Games

Virgin Media UK has today added BBC Red Button HD to Virgin UK Channel 990.

Virgin Media UK offers Worldbox for FREE until April 8th

Have you got an V6 or TiVo?

If YES you can watch the following channels for FREE until April 8th. Just to go Channel 834 and PRESS RED then follow the on screen information.

Virgin Media UK starts tests for BBC Red Button HD

JJ20X has confirmed that BBC Red Button HD has started to test on Virgin Media UK.

Sky tests say that BBC Red Button HD will share capacity with CBBC HD.

Ofcom: BBC to add HD Channel to BBC Scotland TV Channel

The BBC has confirmed to OFCOM that the BBC hope to launch an new HD Channel along beside the soon to launch BBC Scotland TV Channel.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK removed some Sky Sports HD Channels from V HD and V+ HD boxes EPG

We can reveal that 8 Sky Sports HD Channels was removed from the Virgin Media UK EPG on V HD and V+ HD boxes.

Broadband TV News: Mockridge says Murdoch selling the business he created with his own hands

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The chief executive of Virgin Media says the sale of much of 21st Century Fox is a deal unique to Rupert Murdoch.

Scripps Takeover - Broadband TV News: Discovery completes Scripps acquisition

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Discovery Communications has successfully completed the acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive.

EXCLUSIVE: Virgin Media UK removed some Sky Sports HD Channels from V HD and V+ HD boxes

We have just found out that Sky Sports HD Channels - bar both Sky Sports News HD & Sky Sports Mix HD - are no longer broadcasting on V HD and V+ HD boxes.

Scripps Takeover - Broadband TV News: Discovery announces new leadership ahead of Scripps merger

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Discovery Communications is shaking up its executive ranks ahead of its merger with Scripps Network Interactive.

BBC News: STV boss carrying out 'strategic review' of broadcaster

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The new boss of Scottish broadcaster STV is carrying out a strategic review of the business.

MTV OMG launches but Virgin remove Channel AKA

Today has saw the launch of MTV OMG on Virgin UK Channel 318.