Telewest is a disused trading name of Virgin Media.
Telewest
Company type
Public company
Industry
Communications
Founded
1984
Defunct
February 2007
Fate
Merged with NTL
Successor
Virgin Media
Headquarters
United Kingdom
Products
Cable television Broadband Telephone Mobile phone
Website
http://www.telewest.co.uk (archive)
Telewest (previously Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) was a cable internet, broadband internet, telephone supplier and cable television provider in the United Kingdom. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange, and was also once a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
In March 2006, Telewest merged with fellow cable telecom company NTL, and created "NTL:Telewest", which then also merged with Virgin Mobile and Virgin.net in June 2006, creating the United Kingdom's first "quadruple play" telecom provider, offering television, internet, landline phone and mobile phone services. In February 2007, NTL:Telewest was rebranded as Virgin Media.
Telewest (previously Telewest Broadband and Telewest Communications) was a cable internet, broadband internet, telephone supplier and cable television...
and TalkTalk. The company's origins lie in both Telewest and NTL, which merged in March 2006. Telewest began in 1984 in Croydon under the name "Croydon...
March 2006, NTL merged with fellow cable telecom company Telewest, and created 'NTL:Telewest', which then also merged with Virgin Mobile UK and Virgin...
The Utilita Arena Newcastle (formerly the Newcastle Arena, Telewest Arena and Metro Radio Arena) is a large indoor arena in the city of Newcastle upon...
acquisition was completed in May 2000. NTL then merged with Telewest in March 2006 to form NTL:Telewest, and was later rebranded on February 8, 2007 as Virgin...
a merger between Telewest and Flextech, By 17 December 1999, the merger was agreed upon which created a £10.5bn media giant; Telewest shareholders owned...
August 2005, Setanta Sports 2, Celtic TV and Rangers TV were added to Telewest. On 29 June 2006, Setanta purchased the broadcast rights to the PGA Tour...
network operator which launched in 1999, and later became part of NTL Telewest. It originally used the coverage of network operator One2One, which later...
Virgin Mobile company to UK cable TV, broadband, and telephone company NTL:Telewest for £900 million. A new company was launched with much fanfare and publicity...
attempt to compete with BSkyB's satellite television. The merger of NTL and Telewest effectively resulted in a single national network, covering just over half...
(merged with George Wimpey to form Taylor Wimpey) Telewest Communications (merged with NTL to form NTL:Telewest now Virgin Media) Thames Water (acquired by...
digital platforms such as ITV Digital (closed on 1 May 2002), NTL and Telewest (both later merged to form Virgin Media). On 2 February 2004, Granada plc...
programmes on UK Style. 5 November – UK Food launches on Sky Digital and Telewest Active Digital, airing from 7am–7pm and timesharing with UK Drama. 2002...
of 20 channels. In 1999, digital cable services were launched by NTL, Telewest and Cable & Wireless. In February 1999, ITV secured the rights for UEFA...
- Telewest merger and to shift the emphasis of nthellworld in a positive direction. In October 2005, merger plans were confirmed by ntl and Telewest boards...
France and Israel, and expanded in the United Kingdom when it was added to Telewest in July 2003. The service consisted of various television games based on...
Ajro Wiggins Appleton from 1991 and on the board and latterly chairman of Telewest, for twelve years from 1994 to 2006. He died of a heart attack and was...
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