Liberty Global Europe
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Liberty Global, Inc. is an international media company and one of the largest broadband providers outside the United States of America. It was formed by the merger of the international arm of Liberty Media
and UGC (UnitedGlobalCom).
, Switzerland
, Belgium
, Austria
, Slovakia
, Hungary
and Czech Republic
.
and VTR Chile, a Chile
an cable provider of television, telephone and internet services.
Through Chellomedia it has a 50% stake in MGM Networks
in the USA.
. Liberty Global also own 20% of Showtime Australia
.
Liberty Media
Liberty Media Corporation is an American media conglomerate and the control is exercised by company Chairman John C. Malone, who owns a majority of the voting shares....
and UGC (UnitedGlobalCom).
Europe
It serves 10 countries in Europe, and is the largest cable operator in countries like PolandPoland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
and Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
- UPC BroadbandUPC BroadbandUPC Broadband is a Pan-European Communications company owned by Liberty Global and is active in several European countries providing bundled cable television, internet and telephone services....
(Cable TV, telephony, internet access, satellite TV)- UPC Austria http://www.upc.at/
- UPC Czech Republic http://www.upc.cz/
- UPC Hungary http://www.upc.hu/en
- UPC IrelandUPC IrelandUPC Ireland is Liberty Global Europe's telecommunications operation in Ireland. UPC Ireland is the largest digital cable television provider within the Republic of Ireland. As of September 2010 the company offers broadband internet, digital television and digital telephony to over 531,000 customers...
- UPC NetherlandsUPC NetherlandsUPC Netherlands is the second largest cable operator in the Netherlands, providing cable television , broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers.-History:...
- UPC Poland http://www.upc.pl
- UPC Romania (Focus SatFocus SatFocus Sat and Eastern Space Systems launched in March 2005 the second platform of digital television DTH from Romania.-Launch dates:* 22 December 2004 – It is launched as the first DTH operator from Romania.* 1 May 2005 – Transponder nr...
) - UPC Slovakia http://www.upc.sk
- UPC Switzerland (Cablecom)
- UPC Germany - Unitymedia (http://www.unitymedia.de)
- TelenetTelenet (Belgium)Telenet Group is the largest provider of broadband cable services in Belgium. Its business comprises the provision of analog and digital cable television, high speed internet and fixed and mobile telephony services, primarily to residential customers in Flanders and Brussels...
(Belgium) (> 50% ownership)- Television
- Prime
- Studio 100 TV (Partnership with Studio 100Studio 100Studio 100 is a Flemish company that produces popular children's television series and owns five amusement parks and four musical ensembles.-History:Studio 100 was founded in 1996 by Gert Verhulst, Danny Verbiest, and Hans Bourlon...
)
- Sites
- Zita (Portal)
- GarageTV
- vandaag.be (news site)
- T.Vgas (joint-venture with vgas - 100% ownership)
- GUNKtv (closing March 31st, 2011)
- GUNK Magazine
- Online Games Network
- 9lives
- Roekie
- Gunk.be
- Insertcoins
- Yelo
- Hostbasket
- Telenet Solutions
- Television
- ChellomediaChellomediaChellomedia, the European content division of Liberty Global, is a leading international media company & distributor of channels, content and video services. The division’s operating companies and business units currently own and operate 45 branded TV channels and run a suite of digital, on demand...
(TV channels, on-demand services, web and iTV content)- Chello Zone (United Kingdom, Ireland)
- Chello BeneluxChello BeneluxChello Benelux is a Amsterdam, Netherlands-based television company, owned by Chellomedia .They operate 4 television channels in Netherlands, as well are running the Digital Media Centre in Amsterdam....
(Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg) - Chello Central EuropeChello Central EuropeChello Central Europe is a Budapest, Hungary-based television company, owned by Chellomedia .It operates 8 channels in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania, and also operates At Media and Mojo Productions.-Channels:*Sport1...
(Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic) - Chello MulticanalChello MulticanalChello Multicanal is a Madrid, Spain-based television company, owned by Chellomedia .They operate channels under 18 brands in Spain and Portugal, 2 in HD.-Channels:*Canal Hollywood...
(Spain, Portugal)
America
Liberty Global's operations in the Americas consists of Liberty Cablevision, a provider of pay TV, internet, and telephone services in Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
and VTR Chile, a Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an cable provider of television, telephone and internet services.
Through Chellomedia it has a 50% stake in MGM Networks
MGM Networks
MGM Networks is a subsidiary of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. It manages MGM interests in cable television, satellite television, other television channels and services that reach nearly 120 countries and territories....
in the USA.
Australia
Liberty Global's portfolio also includes a > 55% interest in AUSTARAustar
Austar is an Australian telecommunications company. Its main business activity is Subscription Television but it is also involved with internet access and mobile phones...
. Liberty Global also own 20% of Showtime Australia
Showtime Australia
For the American service, see ShowtimeShowtime Movie Channels is an Australian pay-TV movie service, available on the Foxtel, Optus and Austar TV platforms, the service consists of five original channels , three HD simulcasts For the American service, see ShowtimeShowtime Movie Channels is an...
.
Depending companies
- http://www.telenet.be
- http://www.cablecom.ch/en/
- http://www.upcbusiness.com
- http://www.chellomedia.com
- http://www.vtr.net
- http://www.libertypr.com
- http://www.austar.com.au
- Focus Sat RO - UPC Direct]
- HU UPC Direct
- SK UPC Direct
- CZ UPC Direct