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Liberty plans more spin-offs

Liberty Global still thinks it is undervalued as a conglomerate, as CEO Mike Fries told analysts it is currently working on how and when it might be able to separate out its remaining operating assets. Fries was speaking at the company’s Q2 results where it posted revenue of $1.27 billion (€1.1bn), up 20 per cent […]

August 4, 2025

Job cuts at Liberty Global

Liberty Global has reportedly offered voluntary redundancy to around 800 of its 1,900 direct employees as part of restructuring efforts. The company, which has a 50 per cent stakes in Virgin Media O2 and VodafoneZiggo, confirmed the news in a statement to Bloomberg. “We’re reshaping our internal structure so that our operating model is positioned for […]

July 28, 2025

CommScope upgrades Liberty Global networks

CommScope, a specialist in network connectivity, has announced that Liberty Global has chosen CommScope to upgrade several networks for virtualised Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) operation in Europe. Liberty Global, a provider of converged broadband, video and mobile communications services will upgrade the DOCSIS fixed access networks of some of its affiliates, including VodafoneZiggo in The […]

June 12, 2025

CTAM Europe Executive Management programme returns in 2026

CTAM Europe Co-Chairs Louise Cottrell and Lukas Kernell have announced the 2026 dates for the annual CTAM Europe Executive Management programme, after the success of the 2025 edition. The programme is due to take place at the leading graduate business school INSEAD Campus in Fontainebleau, France, on 15 – 20 March 2026. The Class of […]

June 11, 2025

Liberty Global Q1 revenue up; VMO2 sale on hold

Liberty Global has reported Q1 2025 results with consolidated revenue of $1.17 billion (€1.03bn), up 7.3 per cent from Q1 2024, with CEO Mike Fries stating “the balance sheets of our core operating businesses are strong”. In the UK, Liberty Global announced it has paused the sale process of VMO2’s potential network stake to reassess […]

May 2, 2025

Liberty Global eyes Vodafone’s VodafoneZiggo stake

Telco giant Liberty Global has reportedly sent a proposal to Vodafone Group regarding the acquisition of its stake in the Dutch joint venture, fixed-line and mobile operator VodafoneZiggo. Liberty Global has already held negotiations with Vodafone over the last few weeks, according to a Bloomberg report, with a potential deal worth around €2 billion. Liberty […]

March 14, 2025

Liberty Global bounces back

Liberty Global has reported that it “achieved all full-year guidance targets” at Telenet and Virgin Media O2 in the quarter ended December 31st 2024, while VodafoneZiggo “delivered stable revenue and met all other metrics”. The company reported consolidated earnings from continuing operations of $2.33 billion (€2.23bn) for Q4, reversing a loss of $3.36 billion in […]

February 19, 2025

Report: AI can drive major sustainability gains for telcos

A report from Liberty Global and EY suggests that the strategic adoption of AI in the telco sector has the potential to drive major sustainability gains over the next decade. The report – Smarter networks, greener planet – takes an in-depth look at how the telecommunications industry can harness AI in the coming years to […]

January 21, 2025

Maffei to step down from Liberty

Greg Maffei is stepping down as Liberty Media CEO at the end of 2024. John Malone will assume the role of interim CEO. This week the company said it plans to split off the Liberty Live Group, which would be comprised of 69.6 million shares of Live Nation Entertainment and Quint, among other assets. The […]

November 13, 2024

Liberty Global completes Sunrise spin-off

Liberty Global has completed the previously announced spin-off of its Swiss business, Sunrise, into a separate publicly traded company. The completion follows the approval of the transaction at a special meeting of Liberty Global shareholders on October 25th. Liberty Global will continue to own and operate its Liberty Telecom businesses in Belgium, Ireland, Slovakia, the […]

November 11, 2024