Analysts at investment bank Berenberg, while admitting that the John Malone-controlled suite of businesses under the Liberty Global banner represents a “complex case” to analyse, nevertheless – and it says with its eyes wide open – believes that Liberty’s prospects are solid. Berenberg is raising its advice on Liberty Global to ‘BUY’ (from ‘HOLD’) and […]
Liberty Global has reached a definitive agreement to sell 100 per cent of its operations in Poland to iliad’s Polish mobile subsidiary Play. At June 30th 2021, Liberty Global’s networks in Poland passed 3.7 million homes and served 1.5 million customers who subscribed to 1.3 million broadband, 1.4 million video, and over 600,000 telephony services. […]
Velocix, a provider of carrier-grade video streaming and advertising technology, has announced a multi-country agreement with Liberty Latin America (LLA) to power the operator’s Android TV-based streaming services in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. In connection with the contract, Velocix has already completed the deployment of its IP CDN, origin server, and recording […]
Media Distillery, a provider of AI technology to understand what’s inside video, announces that VTR, Chile’s largest cable operator, part of Liberty Latin America, has selected it to improve video user experience. Thanks to Media Distillery’s AI technology, which went live at VTR this month, the operator’s 1 million cable TV subscribers are now able […]
With the start of SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo Virtual Experience less than a month away, an international cast of cable MSOs and organisations has put forth sponsorship dollars to ensure the all-digital event reaches the widest possible audience. Liberty Global in Europe, Midco in the United States, Millicom in Latin America, and Rogers and Shaw in […]
Xavier Niel, the French billionaire behind Saltand the Free brands in France and Italy, claims the deal breaches an exclusivity agreement. Niel announced he was considering a law suit on the day UPC Switzerland, the local Liberty Global cable unit, issued its prospectus laying out the terms for its €6.2 billion acquisition of Swiss MNO […]
North American pay-radio operator SiriusXM has done well for its shareholders, including Liberty Media (73 per cent shareholding). The past week has seen BMW confirm that it will install SiriusXM’s 360L on-demand satellite + streaming audio player in all its 2021 vehicle range (except for some of the Series 1 models and X1 and X2 […]