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Liberty Global
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Liberty Global acquisition drive “slowing down” and turning vertical
Liberty Global is unlikely to acquire fixed networks in further European markets and is not…
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Telenet suffers slight TV downturn
Belgian cable operator Telenet reported a 1% dip in total cable TV customers in the…
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Liberty reorganises Austrian and Swiss operations
Liberty Global has appointed UPC Cablecom managing director, Eric Tveter, as CEO of a newly…
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UPC Czech Republic adds HBO Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Czech Republic has HBO Go, the pay TV broadcaster’s TV…
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UPC Austria completes Pircher integration
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has completed the integration of western Austrian cable network…
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Liberty Global reportedly ready to sacrifice Film 1 to seal Ziggo deal
Liberty Global has reportedly offered to sell its Film 1 premium channel and open its…
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Sport on-demand for UPC Austria subscribers
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Austria has made selected content from the Sport 1+ and…
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UPC Hungary launches app store on legacy STBs
UPC Hungary has partnered with Netherlands-based Metrological to deploy a cloud-based TV app store on…
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Liberty pays £481 million for 6.4% stake in ITV
Liberty Global has bought a 6.4% stake in UK terrestrial broadcaster ITV for £481 million…
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Ziggo CTO Paul Hendriks to step down
Ziggo’s chief technology officer Paul Hendriks is due to step down on September 1, after…
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UPC Slovakia adds HBO Go
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has added HBO Go to its line-up. The HBO…
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UPC Netherlands doubles upload speeds for broadband
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Netherlands has increased the upload speed of its internet packages,…
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UPC Cablecom buys Geneva cable network
UPC Cablecom has taken full control over the Télé-Pregny-Chambésy glass fibre optic cable network in…
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Unitymedia KabelBW launches Horizon on Android
Liberty Global-owned German cable operator Unitymedia KabelBW has launched an Android app for its Horizon…
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Seven up for UPC Slovakia
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Slovakia has added seven new TV channels to its platform,…
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Ziggo recommends Liberty Global offer, Coopmans to be new CEO
The board of Dutch cable leader Ziggo has recommended a €35.74 per share offer by…
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Europe rejects Dutch regulation request over Liberty-Ziggo deal
The European Commission has rejected a request by the Dutch competition authority (ACM) to review…
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TV remains at forefront of cable business, say CEE operators
TV remains at the forefront of what cable operators in central and eastern Europe are…
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Ziggo enlists Ooyala and Basefarm for refreshed website
Dutch cable operator Ziggo is partnering with Ooyala and Basefarm, which will power multiscreen video…
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UPC Cablecom extends mobile offering to all customers
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom has extended its mobile offer to all customers,…
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Telenet buys 50% of De Vijver Media
Telenet has bought a 50% stake in Belgium’s De Vijver Media, after buying Finnish media…
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Telenet and Voo abandon plans to operate mobile network
Belgian cable operators Telenet and Voo have renounced their rights to use frequencies that would…
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UPC Poland sees strong demand for Horizon app
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Poland’s subscribers have downloaded its new Horizon mobile TV app…
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Football for all as Belgium’s Pro League unveils non-exclusive deal
Belgium’s Pro League has decided to allocate rights to the country’s top tier of football…
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UPC Poland appoints O2 Slovakia CEO
Liberty Global has appointed O2 Slovakia CEO Ramiro Lafarga Brollo as managing director of UPC…
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Liberty Global secures Romanian football rights
Liberty Global-owned UPC Romania and satellite TV sister-company Focus Sat have secured rights to show…
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Belgian Council of State rules against Telenet Interkabel deal
The Belgian Council of State has struck down a 2008 agreement whereby Liberty Global-backed cable…
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UPC Poland expands WiFi hotspots
Liberty Global-owned UPC Poland has expanded its network of free WiFi hotspots to 200,000, with…
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PIKE names new vice-president
Polish cable association PIKE has named UPC Poland’s director of corporate and public policy Patrycja…
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UPC Cablecom enters final stages of analogue switch-off
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Cablecom is to make a final reduction in its…