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Liberty Q2 down 4% in “unprecedented times”

Liberty Global has published its Q2 2020 financial results. CEO Mike Fries commented: “Against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, we continue to effectively navigate through these unprecedented times. Our core focus will always be on ensuring the health and safety of our employees, while delivering an unparalleled connectivity experience for our customers. On that […]

August 4, 2020

Vice abandoning Europe?

Youth-focussed TV and media business Vice Media is slashing costs in Europe which could also see the end of its TV channels. A report in the Sunday Telegraph said that its relationship with Virgin Media is also ending having failed to reach terms with Virgin over carriage of the channel. However, the report comes only […]

July 20, 2020By Chris Forrester

Branson sells another chunk of Virgin Galactic

Richard Branson has sold 12.3 million shares of his dwindling holdings in his sub-orbital space tourism project Virgin Galactic. The shares were sold to an unnamed buyer through Credit Suisse and were on offer a $15.20 (€13.56) each, which Bloomberg reports, was a 3.9 per cent discount. The shares represent a 16 per cent slice […]

June 4, 2020By Chris Forrester