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Former News Corp. (NWS) executive Tom Mockridge is to take the top job at U.K. cable-television and Internet company Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) once Liberty Global Inc. (LBTYA) wraps up its $16 billion takeover of the firm early next month.Mr. Mockridge, a New Zealander, is a former senior manager at media conglomerate News Corp., having held various posts over the past two decades, including chief executive of its European TV operations, CEO of Sky Italia, and most recently head of News International in the U.K.News Corp. also owns Dow Jones & Co., publisher of The Wall Street Journal.Mr. Mockridge, 57, takes over from fellow New Zealander Neil Berkett, 56, who signaled his departure when the deal was announced in February.Englewood, Colo.-based Liberty Global operates separately from its sister company, U.S. content business Liberty Media Corp., and is the largest cable operator in Europe. The company has been on a spending spree in recent years, buying German cable provider Kabel Bade...
Liberty Media Corp. (NASDAQ:LMCA), headed by Chairman John Malone, agreed on Tuesday to buy 27.3% of cable operator Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) in a $2.62 b...
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John Malone's Liberty Media Corp. is nearing a deal to buy 25% of Charter Communications Inc. (CHTR) for close to $2.5 billion, say people familiar with the situatio...
Liberty Media Corp., headed by John Malone, is close to a deal to purchase a 25% stake in Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) for close to $2.5 billion, according t...
Telenet Group Holding NV (TNET.BT) named John Porter, 55, chief executive after Duco Sickinghe said Tuesday he is resigning from the role at the Flemish cable TV ope...
Barnes & Noble Inc Chairman Leonard Riggio, joining a growing list of executives lining up to buy the fading companies they founded, offered to buy the bookseller's ...
Barnes & Noble Inc.'s (BKS) chairman and biggest shareholder, Leonard Riggio, has expressed interest in buying out the retailer's consumer-bookstore chain, raising t...
U.S. merger and acquisitions activity has surged in the first two months of the year, as strong equity markets and cheap debt financing give chief executives renewed...
Liberty Global Inc.'s (LBTYA, LBTYB) fourth-quarter loss narrowed as the international cable operator was helped by its expansion in Europe.Liberty Global, led by me...
Billionaire Richard Branson is set to top up his bank account with another $316 million following the agreed takeover of Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) by John Malone's Li...
Billionaire Richard Branson is set to top up his bank account with another $316 million following the agreed takeover of Virgin Media Inc. (VMED) by John Malone's Li...
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday reported higher quarterly revenue and profit on strong growth at its cable assets including its Regional Sports and FX networ...
Liberty Interactive Corp.'s (LINTA, LINTB) first-quarter operating profit was flat as higher revenue was neutralized by higher expenses, while Liberty Media Corp. (L...
Liberty Interactive Corp.'s (LINTA, LINTB) first-quarter operating profit was flat as higher revenue was neutralized by higher expenses, while Liberty Media Corp. (L...
Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) reported a smaller first-quarter loss amid improved video and Internet revenue, while the cable provider continued to see weak t...
Liberty Global Inc.'s (LBTYA, LBTYB) first-quarter loss narrowed, helped by higher revenue as well as gains on derivatives.Liberty Global, led by media mogul John Ma...
Buoyed by its role in a flurry of mega M&A deals, J.P. Morgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) hauled in fees on an industry-leading $124 billion worth of deals during the first qua...
Sirius XM Radio Inc. (SIRI) on Wednesday appointed Liberty Media Corp. (LMCA, LMCB) Chief Executive Greg Maffei as its new chairman, further consolidating Liberty's ...
EU antitrust regulators are expected to clear a $15.8 billion takeover bid by cable group Liberty Global for British peer Virgin Media without requiring concessions,...
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