Liberty Global and Telefónica have announced the creation of a new fibre joint venture with the investment firm.
Subscriber losses for Liberty Global
Liberty Global lost customers in all of the non-JV markets it was present in the second quarter.
Christian Böing to head Liberty Networks Germany
Liberty Networks Germany, the joint venture launched last year by Liberty Global Ventures, the investment arm of Liberty Global, and InfraVia Capital Partners to build full-fibre networks in Germany, has appointed Dr Christian Böing as CEO.
New landmark for Poland’s Play
Poland’s leading mobile operator Play ended the first quarter with 293,000 subscribers to its fixed Play Now TV and broadband services.
Liberty Global Reports Q1 2022 Results
Liberty Global has come through a flat first quarter with growth from its UK, Switzerland, and Netherlands businesses, brought about by new mobile and broadband customers.
Iliad closes UPC Polska acquisition
Iliad’s Play has completed the acquisition of a 100% stake in UPC Polska from Liberty Global.
New board members for Liberty Global
Liberty Global has added two new members to its board of directors, with Marisa Drew and Daniel Sanchez beginning to serve as directors with immediate effect.
Liberty Global eyeing new opportunities
Liberty Global sees “a number of interesting infrastructure opportunities on the horizon and will look at strategic options for our content investments”, according to company CEO Mike Fries.
Liberty Global adds mobile and broadband subscribers amid overall losses.
Liberty Global, which has a string of joint ventures and interests, across Europe added 266,000 aggregate broadband and postpaid mobile subscribers in the third quarter.
Vodafone to convert Horizon into GigaTV boxes
Vodafone Deutschland wants to transform the Horizon cable receivers of its customers in the former Unitymedia coverage area in federal states North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse and Baden-Württemberg into GigaTV boxes via a software update.