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Why A Virgin Mobile-Helio Deal Makes Sense

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2008-05-08 23:15:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
...Virgin Mobile USA and Helio each have something the other doesn't: Helio has cool phones and high-end subscribers happy to pay $85 a month on cellphone service, and Virgin Mobile has a real business, where it has more than 5 million subscribers and makes a profit So would they work better together than alone? We think so. Virgin and Helio are...
 
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Virgin Radio Sold. Buyer Looking To Get Into Web Media In UK.

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2008-06-01 18:21:57 by Paul Glazowski in Mashable!
Virgin Radio , a property that supplies content to both online and offline audiences in the UK, has been purchased, sans the brand name, from SMG, a Scottish broadcaster, to TIML Golden Square, a subsidiary of Bennett Coleman, to the tune of 53.2 million ($105.3m). Bennett is perhaps best known for its Times of India publication. The sale price...
 
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Helio-Virgin Mobile A Done Deal. Why Did Virgin Do It?

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2008-06-25 16:29:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
Virgin Mobile USA will bail out rival "virtual" carrier Helio after all , the FT reports : The companies have agreed to a deal in principle and could announce it as early as this week The gist: Virgin will take over Helio's subscriber base and keep its own brand. Helio's majority owner SK Telecom (SKM) will invest a "nominal sum" in Virgin....
 
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Virgin Mobile's Desperate Hookup: Buys Helio For $39 Million In Stock

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2008-06-27 15:00:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
...Virgin Mobile USA has made it official: As expected , it's buying rival "virtual" mobile carrier Helio for $39 million in equity; it has also agreed to sink at least $50 milllion more into the venture Why bother? Virgin Mobile subscribers buy prepaid mobile service for about $20 a month. Helio subscribers buy normal, "postpaid" monthly...
 
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Virgin Mobile USA Stinks Up Q1, Blames Economy, Says Q2 Will Be Worse

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2008-05-05 21:33:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
...Virgin Mobile USA (VM) posted an ugly Q1 : Revenue, profit, and subscriber growth shrank year-over-year, while the percentage of customers fleeing the carrier grew Virgin blamed the soft U.S. economy for some of its problems: On the company's conference call, CFO John Feehan said 57% of subscribers leaving the service weren't leaving for...
 
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Virgin Mobile (VM): Talking To SK Telecom About Deal (SKM)

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2008-05-14 14:25:00 by Dan Frommer in Silicon Alley Insider
Virgin Mobile USA (VM) confirms last week's report that the "virtual" mobile carrier was considering a tie-up with Korean wireless giant SK Telecom (SKM). Statement Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. confirmed today that the Company is in preliminary discussions with SK Telecom to explore possible strategic opportunities. Virgin Mobile USA said these...
 
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Facebooks New Sugar Mama: Virgin Mobile

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2008-05-15 04:01:18 by Kristen Nicole in Mashable!
...Virgin Mobile to come up with some crazy marketing schemes that usually work. Some of you may remember the Sugar Mama program that launched back in 2006, that lets you earn minutes for your monthly wireless bill by viewing advertising campaigns, other creative materials, referrals and taking quick quizzes and surveys Well, now the Sugar Mama...
 
Tags: virgin mobile, virgin mobile sued, spots virgin mobile, sugar mama program, facebook, virgin mobile offers, facebook application, beacon program, beacon
 
 
 
 
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Virgin Radio Turns Up the Volume with coComment

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2008-05-27 23:06:01 by Alana Taylor in Mashable!
Virgin Radio , the UKs most popular national rock and pop station, announced today that it is partnering up with coComment , a distributed comment system. This means that Virgin Radios 4.5 million monthly listeners will now be able to discuss their favorite songs or topics online and interact with each other using coComment. They can then track...
 
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Buzzd and Virgin Mobile Partner on Mobile City Guide

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2008-09-03 07:16:57 by Allen Stern in CenterNetworks
...Virgin Mobile have announced a new partnership that will bring the buzzd local city guides to the Virgin Mobile customer base. The service is named "buzzdon Virgin Mobile" and will provide event information to major cities around the U.S., Europe and India Using the location features of the mobile device, buzzd can provide information about...
 
Tags: virgin mobile, buzzd, buzzdon virgin mobile, buzzd service, virgin mobile devices, service, city guide, service reminds, location features