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Liberty Global
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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…
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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…
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Warren Buffett buys into Liberty Global
US investor Warren Buffett’s investment vehicle Berkshire Hathaway has acquired a stake in Liberty Global,…
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Virgin Media deal drives Liberty Global subscriber numbers
Liberty Global reported a next-generation video user base of 2.5 million, after a “watershed year”…
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ONO board backs IPO plan despite Vodafone rumours
Spanish operator ONO’s board of directors have backed plans to take the company public, despite…
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AMC Networks completes $1bn Chellomedia purchase
AMC Networks has closed its €750 million (US$1 billion) acquisition of global channels operator and…
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Liberty agrees $13.7bn Ziggo takeover
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Ziggo, in a deal that values the Dutch cable…
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Liberty may split international businesses
Cable giant Liberty Global is considering separating its European and Latin American businesses. Attending the…
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Liberty Global ‘in talks to buy Intel’s online pay TV service’
Liberty Global is in talks with Intel to acquire its online pay TV service, according…
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Liberty reports results and Virgin’s TiVo numbers
Liberty Global has posted solid subscriber growth of 314,000 customers in its first quarterly earnings…
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AMC Networks buys Chellomedia for $1bn
AMC Networks has reached an agreement to buy Liberty Global-owned channel operator Chellomedia for €750…
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Former Turner MEA boss joins ShortsTV channel
Alan Musa has joined Liberty Global-backed short-form movie service ShortsTV. Musa will be president of…
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Vodafone ‘primed to acquire Liberty Global’
Liberty Global shares rose sharply yesterday on speculation that Vodafone could use cash freed up…
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International media coming to Cambridge
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, ABC boss Paul Lee and Microsoft Studios chief Nancy Tellem…
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German court questions Liberty Global’s Kabel BW deal
A German court has overturned antitrust regulator Bundeskartellamt’s 2011 approval of Liberty Global’s acquisition of…
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Liberty Global launches Horizon TV in Ireland
Liberty Global has launched its next generation Horizon TV set-top service in Ireland, enabled by…
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Liberty Global restructures CEE following Virgin deal
Liberty Global has reshuffled management at its Central and Eastern Europe division as it seeks…
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Liberty posts $12m loss but Virgin boosts subs
Liberty Global reported a net loss of US$12 million in its second quarter and a…
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Chello restructures CEE channels unit
Chellomedia has restructured its channels distribution unit at its CEE division. The company, the content…
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Liberty Global ups Ziggo stake to 28.5%
Liberty Global has upped its stake in the Netherlands’ largest cable operator Ziggo to 28.5%…
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Susan Elkington leaves Chellomedia
Susan Elkington has left Chellomedia after more than a decade at the company, TBI can…
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John Malone concedes Kabel Deutschland chase over
Liberty Global owner John Malone has admitted his company has lost the race to buy…
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Scripps linked to Chellomedia bid
Scripps Networks Interactive is reportedly among the interested suitors looking at Liberty Global’s for-sale content…
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Virgin Media launches new-look games service
UK cable platform Virgin Media has launched a new games service that allows its subscribers…
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Virgin Media’s digital entertainment head steps down
Virgin Media’s executive director of digital entertainment, Cindy Rose, is stepping down from the company…
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Liberty Global moves for Germany’s KDG
Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has confirmed that it has received a counter-offer from Liberty Global following…
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Liberty Global names satellite boss
Liberty Global has named Michael Lee as the new managing director of satellite TV arm…
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Vodafone confirms Kabel Deutschland takeover plan
Telecoms giant Vodafone has confirmed that it has made a preliminary approach to Kabel Deutschland…
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Barron out and Dana Strong in at Virgin Media
Liberty Global has appointed the managing director of UPC Ireland, Dana Strong, as the next…
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News Brief: Neil Berkett swapping Virgin Media for Guardian Media
Neil Berkett, the outgoing boss of Virgin Media, will become chair of publishing group Guardian…