Virgin Media notches up record start to 2016

Telecoms giant Virgin Media said it notched up a record start to the new year as a jump in broadband customers helped offset a further hit to its TV arm after recent price increases.

The group, which was bought by Liberty Global in 2013, said it added 55,000 customers on a net basis - those joining less those leaving - in the first three months of 2016 in its best ever performance.