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Mike Fries
Liberty Global ‘looking at possible sale’ of Swiss and Austrian units
Liberty Global is looking at a possible sale of its Swiss and Austrian operations, according…
Liberty Global likely to move to common UI ‘at some point’
Liberty Global intends “at some point to have [its] entire European digital footprint operating on…
Liberty Global sees upside from ‘fragmented’ European OTT market
Liberty Global is benefitting from a fragmented, and in some cases still underdeveloped, OTT market…
Fries: Liberty Global ‘cannot afford to stand still’ on convergence
Liberty Global remains committed to developing convergent offerings despite an ongoing industry-wide decline in mobile…
Liberty Global’s Fries to keynote at Cable-Tec Expo
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries will be the first of two general session keynote speakers…
Liberty Global faces ‘speed bump’ in UK, but long-term growth prospects good
Liberty Global remains committed to the UK market and remains confident about its long-term growth…
Liberty Global’s Fries: acquisition of ITV is ‘not interesting’
ITV’s market valuation and the premium that would be required to buy it means that…
Combining fixed and mobile failing to deliver synergies, says Fries
Combining fixed and mobile assets and marketing quad-play services has so far failed to deliver…
Liberty Global adds quarter of a million next-gen TV subscribers
Liberty Global added 253,000 next-generation TV subscribers in Q1, and said the UK and Germany…
Liberty Global’s Fries: consolidation needed to justify Euro 5G investment
Realising the 5G vision in Europe will be extremely challenging because of the amount of…
Liberty Global targets UK with plan to build 800k new homes in ‘17
Liberty Global will spend about US$1 billion on capital expenditure this year, with nine tenths…
Liberty Global grows advanced TV base, plans more 4K rollouts
Liberty Global added 313,000 next-generation TV customers in Q4 and said it plans to expand…
Brexit causing ‘anxiety’ about consumer confidence, says Liberty Global’s Fries
Liberty Global chief Mike Fries has said he is concerned about the possible economic knock-on…
Liberty Global: mobile is ‘strategically critical’
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has described mobile as “strategically critical” and outlined ambitious plans…
Liberty Global to increase online content focus
Liberty Global will look to increasingly focus its content spend online, according to company CEO…
Liberty Global agrees international partnership with Netflix
Liberty Global has struck a multi-year partnership with Netflix to make the SVOD provider’s content…
TiVo revamp, EOS will be huge ‘step up’, says Virgin Media’s Mockridge
Virgin Media’s launch of parent Liberty Global’s EOS box and the rebranding of its TiVo-based…
Liberty Global to make ‘smart’ investments in content
Liberty Global plans to make “smart, opportunistic investments” in content following its recent announcement that…
Liberty Global advanced TV base tops seven million
Liberty Global’s advanced TV base passed the seven million mark in the second quarter, with…
Liberty Global beats expectations, strong advanced TV growth
Liberty Global beat analysts’ expectations for its first fiscal quarter, posting solid revenue and subscriber…
Liberty Global: set-top boxes will be 4K-ready next year
Liberty Global set-top boxes will be 4K capable beginning next year, according to chief technology…
Vodafone and Liberty Global agree Dutch merger
Vodafone and Liberty Global have agreed to merge their Dutch operations, forming a 50-50 joint…
Fries: Liberty Global looking to mobile acquisitions and “robust” growth
Liberty Global’s business has “never been stronger” despite a recent slump in its share price,…
Liberty Global sees further European opportunities
There is still growth potential in Europe, according to Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, claiming…
Liberty Global to buy Cable & Wireless for €5bn
Liberty Global has agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) for £3.5 billion (€5.0…
Liberty Global looking at WiFi First as it mulls mobile options
Europe is “a quad-play market” and Liberty Global “has a lot of options” and will…
Germany, UK boost Liberty Global in Q3, advanced TV passes four million
Strong European subscriber growth helped boost Liberty Global’s third quarter results, with the UK and…
Fries outlines Project Lightning steps, DOCSIS 3.1 plan
Liberty Global-owned Virgin Media plans to ramp up its investment in its network in the…
Netflix no threat, but makes cable better, say Liberty Global, Vodafone
Liberty Global and Vodafone Deutschland do not see OTT video as a significant threat, but…
Liberty Global’s Fries: net neutrality is ‘solution in search of a problem’
Demands for more formal network neutrality regulation is a “solution in search of a problem”,…