Vodafone not bothered by EC objections to Liberty Global deal
The European Commission has apparently notified Vodafone of some concerns it needs to be addressed before it will approve its acquisition of Liberty Global assets.
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Liberty Global offloads Swiss business for $6.3 billion
Liberty Global has continued its great withdraw from the European markets with another sale, this time convincing Sunrise its 1 million Swiss customers are worth $6.3 billion.
Liberty LATAM bails out of convergence ambitions
Liberty Latin America has terminated its conversations regarding a potential acquisition of Millicom International.
UK shines for Liberty Global in Q3
The UK market proved to a be a success over the last three months for Liberty Global, though the same could not be said for the Belgium and Swiss operations.
Liberty Global throws weight behind G.hn standard to bolster wifi game
Liberty Global is the latest telco to join the HomeGrid Forum, having already deployed a G.hn wifi extender solution to improve connectivity in the home.
Ericsson gets more Liberty Global managed service work
Ericsson’s PR efforts currently seem devoted to promoting its managed services division and a pan-European fixed line gig with Liberty Global presents some low-hanging fruit.
Liberty Global poaches Tivo CEO Enrique Rodriguez to be CTO
Enrique Rodriguez, who only joined DVR company Tivo as CEO last November, has been poached by Liberty Global to be its CTO.
Liberty Global recycles Lutz Schüler from Unitymedia to Virgin Media
With Liberty Global selling a bunch of its German stuff to Vodafone it has decided to recycle an exec it would otherwise lose.
Virgin Media tries to steal the limelight from Global Media
Liberty Global offloading non-core assets isn’t the only bit of news coming out of the offices today as Virgin Media’s Project Lightning continues to defy its name.
Vodafone writes €18.4bn cheque for Liberty Global assets
The acquisition has been bubbling away behind the scenes for months, but Vodafone’s €18.4 billion acquisition of Liberty Global assets in Germany and eastern Europe will test the resolve of regulators.
Liberty Global projects says telcos might have got the customer service memo
Liberty Global has announced the beginning of a new project which will transform it communicates with customers, leaning on the ‘conversational commerce’ idea championed by Amazon.
Vodafone teases with Liberty Global talks confirmation
Vodafone has confirmed it is in preliminary discussions with Liberty Global over an acquisition of some measure.
Liberty Global completes spinoff of LATAM business
Liberty Latin America is now officially an independent, publicly-traded company, listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, after the split from parent-company Liberty Global.
Grudge holding KPN wins appeal over UPC-Ziggo merger
KPN has thrown a considerable spanner into the Liberty Global machine as the European Court of Justice overturns a decision to approve the merger between UPC and Ziggo back in 2014.
Liberty Global gets into the original content game
Perhaps inspired by the start of the latest series of Game of Thrones, Virgin Media owner Liberty Global is launching its own independent TV studio.
Virgin Media’s Project Lightning fibre rollout ‘in reboot mode’
According to documents seen by the Telegraph, Virgin Media’s network expansion project is running way behind schedule.
Liberty Global doubts the pound, but Virgin Media is doing alright
Liberty Global has softened its outlook due to the performance of the pound in global financial markets, but despite the pessimism, Virgin Media doesn’t seem to be doing that bad.
Europe green lights Vodafone/Liberty Global merger in Netherlands
The European Commission has approved the creation of a joint venture in the Netherlands by mobile telecom operator Vodafone and cable company Liberty Global.
Liberty Global commissions original drama series
All3Media will produce four original drama series for cable platforms owned by its co-parent, Liberty Global – reports TBI Vision.
Liberty Global completes $7.4 billion CWC acquisition
Multinational cable company Liberty Global has completed the $7.4 billion acquisition of Cable & Wireless Communications Plc, which gives it a strong presence in the Caribbean and Latin America.
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