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Liberty Global’s former Central Europe CEO invests in Veloce Esports

September 10, 2019 21.29 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Eric Tveter, former Central Europe CEO of Liberty Global, has become a major investor and the first chairman of London-based start-up Veloce Esports.

Filed Under: Newsline, Platforms, Technology Tagged With: Eric Tveter, eSports, Jack Clarke, Jamie MacLaurin, Liberty Global, Rupert Svendsen-Cook, UPC Switzerland, Veloce Esports Edited: September 10, 2019 21:30

Liberty Global announces major management changes

June 17, 2019 15.18 Europe/London By Robert Briel

Eric Tveter steps down, and Robert Redeleanu is appointed CEO, Eastern Europe from July 1.

Filed Under: Central & East Europe, Editor's Choice, Newsline, People Tagged With: Eric Tveter, Liberty Global, Robert Redeleanu Edited: June 19, 2019 10:27

Sunrise to acquire UPC Switzerland from Liberty Global

February 27, 2019 21.59 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss telecommunications company Sunrise has agreed to acquire cable operator UPC Switzerland, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global, for an enterprise value of CHF6.3 billion (€5.5 billion).

Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Finance, Newsline, Top Story Tagged With: acquisition, Cablecom, Eric Tveter, Liberty Global, Mike Fries, Olaf Swantee, Severina Pascu, Sunrise, Swisscom, UPC Switzerland Edited: March 1, 2019 09:03

UPC CEO: Consolidation makes sense in Swiss market

August 31, 2018 20.08 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Eric Tveter, outgoing CEO of Switzerland’s largest cable operator UPC, is in favour of merging his company with another market player.

Filed Under: Cable, Channels, Finance, Platforms, Top Story Tagged With: consolidation, Eric Tveter, Liberty Global, Salt, Severina Pascu, Sunrise, Swisscom, UPC Switzerland Edited: September 26, 2018 13:27

Severina Pascu to head UPC Switzerland

July 18, 2018 09.32 Europe/London By Chris Dziadul

Severina Pascu, currently COO of UPC Switzerland, will succeed Eric Tveter as CEO from September 1.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Eric Tveter, Severina Pascu, Switzerland, UPC, UPC Switzerland Edited: July 18, 2018 09:45

UPC opts for Swisscom’s mobile network

January 8, 2018 10.15 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Swiss cable operator UPC will change the mobile network it uses for its mobile services by moving from Orange to Swisscom.

Filed Under: Cable, Mobile TV, Newsline, Platforms, Technology, Telco Tagged With: Eric Tveter, Liberty Global, Orange, Salt, Swisscom, Switzerland, UPC Edited: January 10, 2019 10:01

Severina Pascu to become COO of Liberty Global Central Europe

December 12, 2017 10.02 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

UPC is creating a new consumer division by merging the activities of marketing, sales and customer operations into one entity.

Filed Under: Cable, Central & East Europe, Editor's Choice, Newsline, People, Platforms Tagged With: Eric Tveter, Frank Zelger, Liberty Global, Severina Pascu, UPC, Urs Reinhard Edited: December 13, 2017 11:03

UPC expands footprint to Lausanne

August 23, 2017 19.54 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Switzerland’s largest cable operator UPC has commenced offering all of its services to the residents of Lausanne via the local fibre optic network.

Filed Under: Cable, Distribution, Newsline Tagged With: Eric Tveter, Lausanne, Liberty Global, UPC Edited: August 23, 2017 19:54

Liberty Global unifies Austrian and Swiss cable brands

December 1, 2015 10.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Liberty Global will unify the names of its cable subsidiaries in Austria and Switzerland under the joint label UPC, the umbrella brand of its European cable assets.

Filed Under: Cable, Marketing, Newsline, Platforms Tagged With: brand, Eric Tveter, Liberty Global, UPC, UPC Austria, UPC Switzerland Edited: December 1, 2015 21:34

Eric Tveter to head Liberty Global’s Central Europe Group

September 10, 2015 10.55 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger

Liberty Global will bundle its operations in Central and Eastern Europe with its Austrian and Swiss subsidiaries UPC Austria and UPC Cablecom.

Filed Under: Cable, Central & East Europe, Newsline, People, Platforms Tagged With: Central Europe Group, Eric Tveter, Liberty Global, UPC Austria, UPC Cablecom Edited: September 10, 2015 10:55

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