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Switzerland
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Sunrise at war with Freenet over Liberty Global deal
The battle between Swiss service provider Sunrise and its largest shareholder Freenet over the former’s…
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Liberty to buy back shares and invest in UK as subscriber numbers drop
Liberty Global is following up on its promise to return value to shareholders following its…
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SPI/FILMBOX continues to expand via Salt Mobile
SPI/FilmBox has signed a distribution agreement with Salt Mobile. The deal will see Swiss telco…
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Swiss regulator launches in-depth probe of Liberty Global-Sunrise deal
Switzerland’s competition watchdog is to launch an in-depth examination of telecom operator Sunrise’s planned acquisition…
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Sunrise optimistic on completing Liberty Global deal in Q4
Swiss service provider Sunrise says it has been “broadly supported” its acquisition of Liberty Global’s…
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Swiss Sunrise launches 4K OTT service
Sunrise, the Swiss network operator, has launched a new multiscreen TV platform as an OTT…
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Liberty Global turns in modestly positive quarter
CEO Mike Fries hailed UK operation Virgin Media’s ability to deliver “improved subscriber trends” and…
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Swisscom TV boosted by bundles in ‘saturated’ market
Swisscom grew its TV base by 4,000 subscribers in Q1 in what the company said…
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UPC Switzerland boosts MySports with TeleTicino deal
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland’s sports service MySports has extended its cooperation agreement with regional TV…
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UPC Switzerland ups offer to business customers
Liberty Global’s Swiss unit UPC Switzerland, currently in the process of being sold to local…
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Liberty Global sells UPC Switzerland to Sunrise
Liberty Global has agreed to sell its wholly-owned Swiss operation, UPC Switzerland, to local operator…
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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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Sunrise to launch 5G in Switzerland this March
Swiss mobile operator Sunrise has announced plans to roll out 5G connectivity to 150 cities…
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Swisscom grows TV and bundled base
Swisscom grew its TV base by 3.5%, or 52,000 customers year-on-year in the final quarter…
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Sunrise confirms it is in talks to buy UPC Switzerland
Swiss telecom provider Sunrise has confirmed that it is in talks with Liberty Global over…
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Sunrise reportedly in advanced talks to buy UPC Switzerland
Swiss mobile telco Sunrise is in advanced talks to acquire Liberty Global’s Swiss unit UPC…
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UPC Switzerland launching dedicated eSports channel
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Switzerland is launching what it says is the first…
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EBU: European DTT shut-downs not indicative of wider decline in platform
Recent moves by Belgium and Switzerland to shut down digital-terrestrial broadcast networks do not signal…
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Pluto TV to expand into new European markets
US-based linear ad-supported OTT TV service Pluto TV is to launch in Germany, Austria and…
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UPC Switzerland commissions new eSports offering
Liberty Global-owned Swiss cable operator UPC Switzerland has commissioned a new eSports format for its…
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UPC Switzerland makes trio of management appointments
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland has made a trio of senior management appointments as part of…
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Salt adds raft of new services to TV platform
Swiss service provider Salt has added a raft of new services including, this week, one…
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Liberty Global CFO rules out big acquisitions as company mulls strategic options
Liberty Global will use proceeds from the sale of its German and CEE businesses to…
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Virgin Media powering Liberty Global as overall residential cable revenues dip
Strong growth from the UK’s Virgin Media has powered Liberty Global Q3 performance, while overall…
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TV contributes to Swisscom bundling success
Swiss telco Swisscom said that TV had made an important contribution to the success of its…
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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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SRG to shut down Swiss digital-terrestrial network
Swiss public broadcaster SRG is to shut down its digital-terrestrial TV service as part of…
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Swisscom reaches 1.5 million TV customers
Swisscom grew its TV base by 3.7% year-on-year after adding 54,000 TV connections in the…
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Liberty Global’s MySports launches new channel
Liberty Global-owned UPC Switzerland’s sports broadcast unit MySports is launching a new sports channel, MySports…
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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…