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Mike Fries
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Liberty Global’s Fries: telcos need to sell more and separate networks
Liberty Global – as part of the telecom industry more generally – needs to tap…
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Liberty Global falls short as price hike hits customer numbers
Liberty Global’s third-quarter earnings and revenue have fallen short of analysts’ expectations, with the cable…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: fibre makes more sense than DOCSIS upgrades
Investing in fibre makes more sense across most of Europe than upgrading HFC networks to…
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Liberty Global posts loss as subscriber dip and inflation hit, VMO2 sees strong Q1
Liberty Global’s earnings moved into negative territory in Q1, with a loss of US$713.5 million…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: number of streamers likely to drop
US studio consolidation will likely wittle down the number of streamers within three years as…
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Entertainment ‘increasingly critical’ for Liberty Global, says Fries
Entertainment is “increasingly a critical part of the bundle” of service for Liberty Global, according…
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TV ‘hugely impactful’ on subscriber take-up, says Liberty Global’s Fries
TV remains a crucial part of the multi-play bundle and a profitable one for Liberty…
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Fries: Virgin Media-O2 merger is ‘huge opportunity’ to target wider market
Liberty Global’s agreement with Telefónica to combine Virgin Media and O2 in the UK presents…
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Liberty Global sees ‘some logic’ in Benelux combination but major challenges stand in way
Liberty Global sees “some compelling logic” in a combination of Belgian operator Telenet and its…
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Liberty Global mulls UK fibre JV and wholesale options to ‘crystallise value’ of network
Liberty Global is looking to “continue crystallising value” in its core markets through fixed-mobile combinations…
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Cord-cutting comes with ‘pros and cons’ says Liberty Global’s Fries
Cord-cutting comes with “pros and cons” for fixed line operators such as Liberty Global as…
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Liberty Global positioning itself for fixed-mobile future, says Fries
Liberty Global’s sale of its German and central European assets and planned sale of its…
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Fries: Liberty Global ‘never so well positioned’ to create value
Liberty Global has never been “so well positioned to create value for shareholders” despite the…
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Liberty Global sees drop in video customers
Liberty Global’s announcement of the sale of its operation in Switzerland (see separate story) came…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: 5G could be ‘bad dream’ for operators
Bearing the cost of investing in 5G could turn out to be a ‘bad dream’…
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Liberty Global commercial chief departs in major reorganisation
Liberty Global is to decentralise its organisation in a series of steps that will reflect…
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Fries: Liberty’s sale of assets is ‘important inflection point for cable’
Liberty Global’s sale of assets marks “a pretty important inflection point for European cable” following…
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Fries: German Cartel Office move is ‘no surprise’
German competition watchdog the Bundeskartellamt’s move to have the EC refer Vodafone’s planned acquisition of…
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Liberty Global’s Fries mulls Swiss consolidation and a Dutch buyout
Liberty Global is mulling potential consolidation in the Swiss market and a longer-term decision about…
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Liberty Global will ‘lean’ towards shareholders with US$12bn Vodafone cash proceeds
Liberty Global will have US$12 billion (€10 billion) in cash to potentially spend on M&A…
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Liberty Global has ‘strong turnaround plan’ for UPC Switzerland
Liberty Global’s struggling Swiss business remains “highly cash-generative” with attractive cash-flow, giving the company “strategic…
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Liberty Global spurred by Virgin Media gains
Liberty Global reported financial gains and strong momentum at UK-based Virgin Media in its latest…
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Malone confirms succession plan
The CEOs of John Malone’s companies will have the first right to acquire his controlling…
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Liberty Global unconcerned whether Fox or Comcast take control of Sky
Liberty Global is “not bothered” about whether 21st Century Fox or Comcast gains control of…
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Vodafone deal is ‘incredibly positive’ for competition, says Fries
Liberty Global’s planned sale of its German unit to Vodafone is “an incredibly positive transaction…
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Liberty Global CEO: Convergent Europe trending towards ‘national champions’
Europe is trending towards “national champions” as convergence creates two or three service provider leaders…
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Fries: Liberty Global will not ‘dismantle’ European business
Liberty Global has no intention of “dismantling” its European business and remains committed to growing…
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Liberty Global’s Fries: OTT and cord-cutting not a threat in Europe
OTT TV and cord-cutting is not a significant threat to network-based pay TV operators in…
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Liberty Latin America set for independent life from end of year
Liberty Global’s Latin American and Caribbean arm is to become an independent company – Liberty…
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Fries: Liberty will be ‘buyer or seller’ in markets where it lacks scale
Liberty Global is likely to look at M&A opportunities at a national level primarily but…