Liberty’s Bid for Virgin Media Pushes the Envelope on Debt
Liberty Global’s $23 billion offer for Virgin Media has most of the hallmarks of the precrisis boom, the author writes.
View ArticleBSkyB in Talks to Buy Fox’s Pay-TV Assets in Italy and Germany
A deal would give British Sky Broadcasting control of Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia and allow it to create a Pan-European satellite provider.
View ArticleLiberty Global to Buy Stake in British Broadcaster ITV
Liberty Global, which has spent billions of dollars to acquire several cable businesses in Europe, is buying the 6.4 percent stake in ITV from BSkyB for about $824 million.
View ArticleHow a Vodafone Deal for Liberty Global Could Work
The strategic case for a takeover of $90 billion or more is easier to make than the financial one, says Quentin Webb of Reuters Breakingviews.
View ArticleVodafone Turns Focus to Broadband, Seeking to Catch Up to Rivals
After years of focusing heavily on its cellphone business, the British telecom giant Vodafone is concentrating on high-speed broadband.
View ArticleLiberty Global, Becoming a Big Fish, Risks Attracting the Eye of a Shark
After several acquisitions, the international cable and wireless operator is reported to be a takeover target.
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