The broadcasting industry is digesting a surprise move by BSkyB to buy a major stake in ITV.

Richard Branson is backing cable company NTL’s merger attempt with ITV, the UK’s largest commercial broadcaster, according to reports today.

Cable company NTL said today it was interested in pursuing a merger with broadcaster ITV.

The shake-up of the British telecoms industry continued today when cable operator NTL revealed it is to change its name to Virgin Media.

Fierce competition in the telephone and broadband markets in the UK left its mark on customer numbers at cable operator NTL today.

One of the longest-running providers of internet services in the UK was today thought to be looking for a buyer for the business.

Telecoms giant NTL announced plans today to cut its workforce by 6,000 following its recent merger with rival Telewest.

NTL is today expected to axe thousands of jobs following its merger with cable rival Telewest.

NTL will this week announce that 4,000 jobs in the UK are to be lost following its merger with cable rival Telewest, it was reported today.

Richard Branson today saw his Virgin brand extend to 9.4 million UK households following the acquisition of his Virgin Mobile business by cable giant NTL.

Cable operator NTL posted a 5% fall in fourth-quarter revenues today as it prepared to complete its merger with smaller rival Telewest.

Virgin Mobile management today appeared to have secured their futures within a newly-merged business owned by cable operator NTL.

Telecoms group NTL is understood to be planning to increase its takeover offer for Virgin Mobile.

Cable firm NTL turned up the heat on rival BSkyB today by announcing plans for a possible takeover of Richard Branson’s Virgin Mobile group.

Cable company NTL has made a takeover approach to Virgin Mobile, it confirmed today.

BSkyB is to go head to head with BT and cable operators in the market for broadband after agreeing a £211m (€311.2m) takeover of telecoms firm Easynet today.

A telecoms company at the centre of speculation over BSkyB’s move into the broadband market confirmed today it had received a takeover approach.

Broadcaster BSkyB is to grab a slice of the rapidly growing broadband market through an acquisition worth up to £150m (€220m), it was reported today.

BSkyB moved to build up a potential war chest for acquisitions today after it confirmed plans for a £1bn (€1.46bn) bond issue.

Cable operators Telewest and NTL today announced plans to merge in a deal creating the UK’s second largest communications company.

CABLE company Telewest will shock investors by pulling the sale of its content division Flextech rather than selling it to broadcaster BSkyB.

MEDIA group Setanta is said to be in talks with British cable firm Telewest in a bid to prise the television rights for Premier League football from Sky Sports.

CABLE companies NTL and Telewest are set to announce plans for a £6.8 billion (€10.06bn) merger by the end of the summer, it was reported yesterday.

Cable companies NTL and Telewest are set to announce plans for a £6.8bn (€10bn) merger by the end of the summer, it was reported today.

ADARE, the printing group and academic book publisher, is being primed for a sale by its private equity owners.

Cable operators Ntl and Telewest are heading towards agreement on their long-awaited £5.5bn (€8.1m) merger, it was reported today.

Gains by water and gas companies helped lift the FTSE 100 Index into positive territory today and narrowed losses that saw it dip towards the 4900 level early on.

Powerful figures in the UK's telecoms industry will be named and shamed in spoof “tart cards” as part of a campaign against vice advertising, it emerged today.

Debt-laden UK cable company Telewest today announced further progress in its recovery with a six-fold increase in half-yearly operating income to £39m (€58.8m).

The FTSE 100 Index ended the session on an upbeat note today as investors took the first interest rate rise in almost four years in their stride.

The FTSE 100 Index moved into positive territory today as tensions ahead of the Bank of England’s interest rate announcement were released.

UK investors should get useful mid-year reports from a clutch of blue-chip companies this week as activity in the London markets rises again after a quiet month.

Debt-laden cable company Telewest today posted record first quarter underlying profits after slashing spending

Troubled cable operator NTL, which has just emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after agreeing a £6.8bn debt-for-equity (€9.9bn) swap, will draw a line under a difficult year tomorrow with fourth quarter and annual results.

NTL says it is setting out on a "new beginning" after the company successfully emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Cable operator NTL today said its exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the UK remained on track despite reports a deal will not be finalised in 2002.

Microsoft is to make fewer acquisitions and investments, reports say.

Cable company, Telewest has announced that it is to lay off 1,000 jobs and dramatically reduce its capital expenditure as part of restructuring moves.

Leading shares slumped to 8-month lows in midmorning deals, with just one blue chip in positive territory as investors fretted over Wall Street's precipitous falls overnight, yesterday's dismal retails data and a raft of poor news from the US tech sector, dealers said.

Telewest (London:TWT.L) announced on Thursday that it would be cutting 1,500 jobs in an effort to save up to £50m (€81m) a year.

Signs of improved trading conditions, particularly in the telecoms sector, helped the FTSE 100 Index move ahead 48.6 points to 5174.1 by the close.

Microsoft is refusing to comment on reports that it is considering launching a rescue bid for ITV Digital.

NTL has said that it has been notified by the New York Stock exchange that it has fallen below the continued listing criteria relating to minimum share price.

Telecoms giant BT is to consider making and distributing its own television content as it looks at entering the broadcasting sector