After more than 35 years of operation, TBI is closing its doors and our website will no longer be updated daily. Thank you for all of your support.
John Malone
Starz vehicle
Chris Albrecht tells Jesse Whittock about the new look Starz business following its merger with…
Liberty Global appoints Nair as CEO of LatAm
Liberty Global’s chief technology and innovation officer, Balan Nair, is set to become president and…
Starz COO extends stay
Starz has agreed a new long-term contract with its COO, Jeffrey Hirsch. The deal will…
Chase Carey in pole as Liberty completes F1 deal
Liberty Media has completed its US$8 billion takeover of Formula 1 and appointed Chase Carey…
Lionsgate can ‘dramatically scale’ drama with Starz
Lionsgate chairman and CEO Jon Feltheimer has said the US$4.4 billion acquisition of premium cable…
Albrecht extends Starz stay
Chris Albrecht has signed a contract to remain CEO of US premium cable channel Starz…
Albrecht: Starz ‘believes in consolidation’
Starz CEO Chris Albrecht has said the premium cable operation does “believe in consolidation” after…
Lionsgate confirms Starz merger talks
Lionsgate Entertainment has confirmed it will explore a “potentially mutually beneficial combination” with premium cable…
Lionsgate ‘restarts’ Starz acquisition talks
Lionsgate Entertainment is reportedly back in for US premium cable channel Starz. The pair was…
Vodafone confirms Liberty Global Netherlands talks
Vodafone has confirmed that it is in discussions with Liberty Global about creating a joint…
‘Liberty Global-Vodafone merger talks back on’
Talks between Liberty Global and Vodafone have been revived in recent weeks with a potential…
Liberty Global pays £3.5bn for Cable and Wireless
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) for £3.5 billion (US$5.3…
Liberty-Vodafone deal stalls
Liberty Global chairman John Malone is still seeking some sort of deal with Vodafone, but…
Liberty ups ITV stake, ‘rules out’ takeover
Cable giant Liberty Global has upped its stake in ITV, but has ruled out making…
Vodafone confirms Liberty Global talks
Vodafone has confirmed that it is in early stage discussions with Liberty Global about a…
Malone seals US$78bn Time Warner Cable deal
Cable magnate John Malone-backed US cable operator Charter Communications has struck a deal to merge…
Lionsgate, CBS linked with Starz takeover
US reports are linking CBS Corp. and Lionsgate Entertainment to a US$5 billion takeover of…
C4 boss slams US studios’ UK takeovers
Channel 4’s CEO David Abraham has slammed the growing number of US studios owning UK…
Liberty Global acquisition drive ‘slowing down’
Liberty Global is unlikely to acquire fixed networks in further European markets and is not…
Liberty Media to spin-off cable assets
Liberty Media is to spin-off its cable assets into a separate publicly-traded business. The company…
Discovery, BSkyB could make joint Channel 5 bid
US-based Discovery Communications and British satcaster BSkyB may table a joint bid for for-sale UK…
Malone outlines share plan for Discovery’s Zaslav, Liberty’s Fries
Media mogul John Malone (right) has given right of first refusal to his holdings in…
AMC Networks completes $1bn Chellomedia purchase
AMC Networks has closed its €750 million (US$1 billion) acquisition of global channels operator and…
John Malone concedes Kabel Deutschland chase over
Liberty Global owner John Malone has admitted his company has lost the race to buy…
Malone says cable companies should unite for Hulu bid
US MSOs should join forces to make a bid for Hulu, according to Liberty Media…
Liberty Global confirms US$23 billion Virgin Media deal
Liberty Global and Virgin Media have agreed a deal whereby the international service provider will…
Liberty and Starz complete split
John Malone’s Liberty Media and US cable network Starz have completed their planned split. …