Liberty Global has announced its Q2 2024 financial results. CEO Mike Fries stated, “Q2 has been another active quarter as we’ve continued to drive our strategic priorities; maximising the value of our FMCs, leveraging our Ventures portfolio, and taking steps to deliver that value directly to shareholders over time. ” “Our plan to spin-off Sunrise […]

Adeia, the company whose patented innovations shape the way consumers explore and experience entertainment, has announced that Liberty Global has agreed to a long-term renewal agreement for Adeia’s media intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Liberty Global has played a critical role in bringing advanced digital communications and entertainment services to its customers. According to Statista, the […]

Liberty Global is to acquire shares held by Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) in the electric car racing series Formula E. The acquisition of shares held by WBD will, on completion, bring Liberty Global’s total share of ownership in Formula E to 65 per cent and mean that Liberty Global will take a controlling interest in […]

Vodafone Group and Liberty Global have announced that Stephen van Rooyen has been appointed CEO of Dutch telco VodafoneZiggo, effective from September 2024. Van Rooyen was previously the CEO of Sky UK & Ireland and Chief Commercial Officer for the Sky Group. He brings a wealth of telecoms and media experience to VodafoneZiggo after more […]

Liberty Global has reported tht Q1 revenue increased 4.1 per cent YoY on a reported basis and 1.9 per cent on a rebased basis to $1.94 billion (€1.81bn). Q1 net earnings (loss) increased 173.9 per cent YoY on a reported basis to $527 million. CEO Mike Fries stated: “On our extended fourth quarter results call […]

Production firm Range Media Partners, which is backed by A+E Networks, has secured a minority investment from a group of investors including Liberty Global and the family office of TPG chairman David Bonderman. This new capital will be used to amplify US-based Range Media’s growth initiatives and strategic acquisitions. The investor group comprises affiliates of […]

Liberty Global has announced that Severina Pascu has been appointed to the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Commercial and Operations. Reporting directly to Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries, Pascu will provide operating and commercial expertise in the management of the company’s core FMC champions and venture activities. With a crossfunctional team, she will […]

Virgin Media O2 together with its shareholders, Liberty Global and Telefónica, have initiated plans to create a national fixed network company (NetCo) that that they say will “underpin full fibre take up and roll out; provide new financing optionality and a platform for potential altnet consolidation opportunities; and establish the biggest dedicated fixed network challenger […]

nexfibre, the next generation fibre network operator, has published the first quarterly update of its nationwide rollout plan. The plan details the significant progress nexfibre continues to make towards its mission of reaching 5 million premises across the UK by 2026, with more than 500,000 premises passed and ready for service (RFS) at the end […]

Liberty Global and Infosys have expanded their collaboration to evolve and scale Liberty Global’s digital entertainment and connectivity platforms. Building on their existing multi-year collaboration which has supported Liberty Global’s technology services platforms since February 2020, the companies will significantly expand the programme, with Infosys taking over build and operations of Liberty Global’s Horizon entertainment […]