News 2007
Sony Ericsson announced as official handset partner for Virgin Mobile's V festival 2007
23/04/2007
- W880i set to be this years “must have” festival phone
23.04.07: Virgin Mobile, proud headline sponsors of the V festival for the eighth consecutive year has announced that Sony Ericsson is to be the official handset partner at this year's festival.
Rosie Newey, Head of Music Sponsorship at Virgin Mobile said: ”It's great to have Sony Ericsson on board this year, its top of the range handsets are ideal for music fans as they have a huge capacity to download and store tunes as well as images from the festival. They are a perfect partner for Virgin Mobile's V Festival and we look forward to a truly fantastic year with all the best bands.”
Richard Dorman, Senior Marketing Manager at Sony Ericsson is equally pleased to announce the new partnership:
“We are really excited to have the opportunity to show off our diverse range of top quality walkman phones in such a fantastic environment. The vibrant, music drenched atmosphere at this year's Virgin Mobile V Festival is the perfect event to showcase the fantastic new W880i in particular.
“We are looking forward to working with Virgin Mobile to come up with lots of innovative ways to sample our products to all the music lovers at the V Festival.”
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V Festival 2007 takes place on 18th -19th of August at Hylands Park, Chelmsford and Weston Park, Staffordshire. Acts include The Killers, Foo Fighters and Snow Patrol – also announced today are: Festival favourites Kasabian, party starter Pink, indie rockers James, legendary dance duo Basement Jaxx and Brighton pop entities The Kooks. Plus, BRIT award winner Amy Winehouse, Welsh group Manic Street Preachers, British Breakthrough Act BRIT winners The Fratellis, 2007 ‘Godlike Genius' NME award holders Primal Scream and mesmerising singer songwriter Damien Rice. Also, Britrock outfit Babyshambles, alternative Manchester group, Happy Mondays, Scottish hit Paolo Nutini, indie four piece Editors and Grammy nominated KT Tunstall. Finally, chart topper Mika, soulful solo artist James Morrison, dance floor queen Sophie Ellis Bextor, US digital sensations The Fray, celebrated return act The Proclaimers and last but by no means least, platinum selling act The Goo Goo Dolls have been signed up.
About Virgin Mobile:
Virgin Mobile is the UK's largest mobile virtual network operator and uses T-Mobile's network. Since its launch in November 1999, Virgin Mobile has attracted more than 4 million customers.
Virgin Mobile is part of Virgin Media. The first company to be able to offer `Quadplay' services to customers comprising of landline, TV mobile and broadband.
In the UK, Virgin Mobile phones are available direct on 0845 6000 600; on the web at www.virginmobile.co.uk or on the high street at approximately 5,000 outlets including Virgin Mobile Stores within Virgin Megastores and selected WHSmiths, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Phones 4 U, Currys.digital, Comet, Tesco, Asda, John Lewis, Argos, Woolworths, Toys R Us, Ryman, web retailer Dial-a-phone plus hundreds of independent mobile phone dealers and available via Shop Direct/Littlewoods, Grattan and Empire home shopping channels.
Virgin Mobile Pay Monthly (contract) is currently available in Virgin Mobile Stores, The Carphone Warehouse, The Link, Phones 4u, at concessions in WHSmith and from www.virginmobile.co.uk.
Virgin Mobile employs approximately 1,700 staff at three sites, Trowbridge, London and Daventry, and has an outsourced customer service centre operated by approximately 200 staff in Middlesbrough.
Since 2000, Virgin Mobile has consecutively won the best customer service award at the Mobile Choice Awards and has been voted one of the UK's best 25 workplaces in the Financial Times survey for three years running. 2006 also saw www.virginmobile.co.uk voted ‘Website of the Year 2006'.
