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UPC Ireland to acquire TV3 for EUR 80 million
2015-07-06 11:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Liberty Global subsidiary UPC Ireland has signed an agreement with Doughty Hanson to acquire Irish commercial broadcaster TV3 for EUR 80 million. An extra sum of up to EUR 7 million is payable based on TV3 hitting certain targets. On completion of the deal, TV3 will become part of Liberty Global group, demonstrating the latter's confidence in both TV3 and the Irish TV and production sectors. TV3 operates two free-to-air channels, the flagship TV3 channel and the youth-oriented 3e. In addition, it has TV3+1 on UPC and Sky, and the 3Player VoD platform. The deal is subject to regulatory approval from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and a separate media plurality test by the Irish Government.
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Ziggo, UPC to cut 450 jobs after merger
2015-04-01 09:26:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Dutch cable operator Ziggo announced that 450 jobs will be scrapped as a result of its merger with UPC Netherlands. Several hundred temporary and external contracts also will not be renewed, and the company is closing offices in Heerhugowaard, Rijswijk and Nijmegen. As earlier announced, the head office will remain in Utrecht. The restructuring plans cover the period 2015-2018 and come as UPC prepares to adopt the Ziggo brand in April. The operators presented the proposals to their works councils for approval. A social plan will offer affected employees assistance in finding new work, both internally and externally. The job cuts will affect areas such as product development, innovation and infrastructure as well as several layers of management. Ziggo said the aim is to work better and more efficiently under the new structure, with a strong focus on customer service.
one million Horizon customers for upc cablecom
2015-02-20 19:00:39| Digital TV News
upc cablecom has welcomed its millionth Horizon customer. The Liberty Global multimedia platform was launched in Switzerland just over two years ago. The Horizon HD Recorder is also available in Germany, the Netherlands, Ireland and Poland. Together, these countries have now cracked the million mark.
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UPC Netherlands to complete Ziggo rebrand by April
2015-02-19 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Liberty Global CEO talks up scale benefits of merged Dutch operations.
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UPC Consumer
2014-10-20 13:15:00| Telecompaper Reports
This company profile analyses Dutch cable network operator UPC Netherlands. The report contains information on UPC Netherlands' current position and strategy and focusses on the consumer activities. It discusses the company's latest financial figures and gives an overview of its current network. The report provides details of the product portfolio of UPC Netherlands Consumer. It looks at the market in which UPC Netherlands Consumer operates as well as its competitors. Furthermore the profile reports on UPC Netherlands Consumer' marketing activities, including its customer strategy. Lastly the profile contains Telecompaper's SWOT analysis of UPC Netherlands Consumer.
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