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Liberty looks to content investments to secure distribution business
Investment in OTT content, free-to-air broadcasting, production outfits and sports rights form four pillars of Liberty Global’s new content investment strategy, according to president and CEO Mike...
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Liberty moves to delist Ziggo after gaining 95% of shares
Liberty Global has secured control of 95.6% of Dutch operator Ziggo’s shares and is initiating a statutory “squeeze-out” to take 100% control. Liberty said its delisting of Ziggo and the squeeze-out...
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Liberty Global reorganising European business to improve credit appeal
Charlie Bracken, executive vice-president and co-chief financial officer of Liberty Global. Liberty Global is to reorganise its European businesses, merging UPC Ireland with Virgin Media and UPC...
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Horse & Country TV joins UPC Netherlands
Equestrian sports and lifestyle channel Horse & Country TV is to become available to UPC Netherlands cable subscribers as part of a new distribution deal. The channel will be part of the...
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UPC Netherlands launches Horizon Extra Mediabox
Liberty Global-owned cable operator UPC Netherlands has launched a multiroom addition to its Horizon advanced TV service, Horizon Extra Mediabox. The service allows viewers to continue viewing...
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Dutch TV market growth driven by IPTV
Ziggo and UPC have a combined market share of 54% The Dutch TV market added 20,000 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2014, driven by mainly by growth in IPTV delivered via DSL or fibre,...
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Liberty Global to cut Dutch headcount
Liberty Global has said it will reduce the headcount of its Dutch operations by approximately 450 over the next three years as a result of the merger of its existing UPC Netherlands unit with Ziggo....
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Ziggo squeeze-out price set out by Dutch court
A Dutch court has ruled that €39.78 per Ziggo share is a fair “squeeze-out price” and ordered all minority shareholders to transfer their shares. The ruling, which follows Liberty Global’s buyout of...
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Ziggo takes 54% share of the Dutch TV market
Ziggo’s share of the Dutch TV market was almost 54% in the first quarter, following Liberty Global’s buyout of the firm last year, according to Telecompaper stats. The research firm said that the new...
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