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company_name = Liberty Global Inc. |
company_name = Liberty Global Inc. |
company_logo = [[Image:Liberty Global.png]] |
company_logo = [[Image:Liberty Global.png]] |
company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ({{nasdaq|LBTYA}}) |
company_type = [[Public company|Public]] ({{nasdaq|LBTYA}}, {{nasdaq|LBTYB}}, {{nasdaq|LBTYK}}) |
foundation = 2005 |
foundation = 2005 |
location = [[Meridian, Colorado]]<!--- The location is NOT Englewood! It is some ten miles outside of the Englewood city limits, through another city, and across a county line! --->, [[USA]]<br>[[Schiphol-Rijk]], [[Netherlands]] Europe-UPC Broadband Division, Chellomedia Division<br>[[London, United Kingdom]] Europe-Chellomedia Division |
location = [[Englewood, Colorado]], [[USA]]<br>[[Schiphol-Rijk]], [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]] <br>[[London, United Kingdom]] |
key_people = [[John C. Malone]] - Chairman of the Board<br>Michael T. Fries - President and CEO |
key_people = [[John C. Malone]] - Chairman of the Board<br>[http://www.lgi.com/bio_fries.html Michael T. Fries] - President and CEO |
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num_employees = 22,000 |
Bernard Dvorak - Senior Vice President and Co-Chief Financial Officer
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num_employees = 20,500 |
industry = [[Mass media|Media]], [[Telecommunications]] |
industry = [[Mass media|Media]], [[Telecommunications]] |
products = [[Television]], [[broadband internet]], [[cable television]], [[telephone]], [[direct broadcast satellite]] |
products = [[broadband internet]], [[cable television]], [[telephony]], [[direct broadcast satellite]] |
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revenue = $5.2 billion for the 6 months ended June 30, 2009, $10.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2008|

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revenue = $2.1 billion for the 3 months ended March 31, 2007, $6.5 billion for the 12 months ended December 31, 2006|
homepage = [http://www.lgi.com/ www.lgi.com] |
homepage = [http://www.lgi.com/ www.lgi.com] |
}}
}}


'''Liberty Global''' ({{nasdaq|LBTYA}}) is an international media company and one of the largest broadband providers outside the United States of America. The company is born from a fusion of [[Liberty Media]] and [[UGC Europe|UGC]] (UnitedGlobalCom).
'''Liberty Global''' ({{nasdaq|LBTYA}}, {{nasdaq|LBTYB}}, {{nasdaq|LBTYK}}) is an international cable operator and the largest broadband cable providers outside the United States of America. The company was formed in 2005 from a fusion of [[Liberty Media]] International, Inc. and [[UGC Europe|UGC]] (UnitedGlobalCom). Liberty Global's Chairman is Dr. John C. Malone and its President and CEO is Michael T. Fries. Liberty Global is headquartered in [[Englewood, CO]].


[http://www.lgi.com Liberty Global] is a leading international cable operator offering advanced video, telephone, and broadband internet services. They operate fiber rich broadband communications networks in 14 countries principally located in Europe, Japan, Chile, and Australia.

* Largest cable company outside of the U.S. and one of the fastest growing in the world, with market-leading operations across 14 countries
* 34.5 million homes passed, 16.7 million customer relationships, and 26.6 million video, voice, and/or internet subscriptions
* 22,000 employees worldwide
* Operations also include significant media and programming businesses such as Chellomedia in Europe
* Included in Fortune 500, Forbes Global 2000, NASDAQ 100 and FTSE4Good indexes
* Website: [http://www.lgi.com/ www.lgi.com]


'''Regional Overview:'''


'''Europe:''' Liberty Global’s European operations are conducted through their wholly owned subsidiary, Liberty Global Europe, which provides video, broadband internet, and voice services in 11 European countries under the brands UPC, Cablecom (Switzerland) and Telenet (Belgium), and digital programming & services through Chellomedia, a world class multimedia content provider.

* [[UPC Broadband]]: Liberty Global’s UPC Broadband (UPCB) division is the leading provider of cable television, broadband internet, and voice services in Europe, serving approximately 9.5 million customers throughout 9 countries. UPCB is the largest cable operator in terms of number of customers across the majority of the markets in its footprint.

** '''UPC Austria''', http://www.upc.at/: UPC Austria is the largest cable television operator in Austria.

** '''UPC Czech Republic''', http://www.upc.cz/: UPC Czech Republic (UPC Czech) is the largest cable television operator in the Czech Republic

** '''UPC Hungary''', http://www.upc.hu/en: UPC Hungary is the largest cable television operator in Hungary.

** '''[[UPC Ireland]]''', http://www.upc.ie/: UPC Ireland is the largest cable television operator in Ireland.

** '''UPC Netherlands''', http://www.upc.nl/: UPC Netherlands is the 2nd largest cable television operator in the Netherlands.

** '''UPC Poland''', http://www.upc.pl/: UPC Poland is the largest cable television operator in Poland

** '''[[UPC Romania]]''', http://www.upc.ro/: UPC Romania is the 2nd largest cable television operator in Romania.

** '''UPC Slovakia''', http://www.upc.sk/: UPC Slovakia is the largest cable television operator in Slovakia.

** '''Cablecom, Switzerland''', http://www.cablecom.ch/en/: Cablecom, a UPC Broadband operation, is the largest cable television operator in Switzerland.

* '''[http://telenet.be/ Telenet]''': Liberty Global owns a controlling interest in [[Telenet]], the leading provider of cable television, high-speed internet access, and fixed & mobile voice services in Belgium.


* '''[http://www.chellomedia.com/ Chellomedia]''': Chellomedia is Liberty Global’s European-based content division, and a leading international provider & distributor of TV channels, content, and digital services


'''Asia Pacific:''' Liberty Global operates in Japan and Australia. In Japan, our operations are conducted through Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (J:COM), a subsidiary of LGI/Sumisho Super Media, LLC. Our Australian operations are conducted through AUSTAR United Communications Limited (AUSTAR).



* '''[http://www.jcom.co.jp/english J:COM]''' is the largest broadband provider of video, broadband internet, and fixed telephony services in Japan.
'''Liberty Global Europe''' (formerly '''UGC Europe''', and previously '''United Pan-Europe Communications''' or '''UPC''', and still usually primarily trading under that brand) is Europe's biggest [[cable television|cable TV]] provider. It also provides internet access, telephony and other related services. It is an operation (100% ownership since early 2004) of the [[United States|US]]-based company '''Liberty Global''', which is the world's leading Cable [[Television|TV]] provider. Liberty Global is listed on [[NASDAQ]], but is ultimately controlled by [[John C. Malone]]. Liberty Global is based at [[Meridian, Colorado]], in the [[Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area]].


* '''[http://www.austar.com.au/ AUSTAR]''' is the leading pay television provider to regional and rural Australia.
It serves about 6.6 million analogue subscribers in 12 countries of Europe, and is the absolutely dominant provider in countries like [[the Netherlands]], [[Poland]], [[Switzerland]], [[Austria]], [[Slovakia]], [[Hungary]] and [[Czech Republic]].


In [[Ireland]], UPC have approximately 1,769,292 viewers or 41.7%, <ref>[http://www.ntl.ie/index.php?PageID=1058 NTL report approximate customer number in Ireland, for Chorus and NTL]</ref><ref>[http://www.cso.ie/statistics/size_of_households.htm Irish Central Statistics Office figures for average number of persons per household]</ref> It has been reported by [[The Irish Times]] and [[RTE News]] that [[UPC Ireland]] and [[MCD]] music promoter Denis Desmond are interested in purchasing Setanta channels in Ireland<ref>http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0624/setanta.html</ref>.


'''The Americas:''' Liberty Global’s operations in the Americas are conducted primarily through our two subsidiaries: VTR Global Com S.A (VTR) and Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico (Liberty Puerto Rico).
In [[Chile]], VTR a subsidiary of Liberty Global have approximately 941,000 customers, counting over 1.7 million of services (between tv-cable,internet and telephony.<ref>[http://vtr.com/empresa/index.php?opc=noticias&id=29 VTR 2006 news]</ref>


In 2005, Liberty Global Europe bought the [[Romania]]n communications company [[Astral Telecom]] for $420 million, the [[Swiss]] communications company [[Cablecom]] for CHF2.8 billion, and the [[Slovenia]]n communications company [[Telemach]] for EUR71 million. In 2007 Telemach also bought 66.7%<ref>[http://www.delo.si/index.php?sv_path=41,36,217954 E-Delo » Gospodarstvo » UPC Telemach kupil večinski delež Ljubljanskega kabla<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> of [[Ljubljanski kabel]] (major competition in [[Ljubljana]]) and grew its market share to 40% in [[Slovenia]].


* '''[http://vtr.com/ VTR]''' is Chile’s largest multi-channel television provider, and a leading provider of broadband internet and residential voice services.
Its business is divided into two units:
*[[UPC Broadband]] (TV, telephony, internet access (see also [[chello]]), satellite TV)
**[[UPC Austria]]
**[[UPC Czech Republic]]
**[[UPC Hungary]]
**[[UPC Ireland]]
**[[UPC Netherlands]]
**[[UPC Romania]]
**[[Cablecom|UPC Switzerland (Cablecom)]]
**[[UPC Direct]]
**[[Focus Sat]]
**[[Telenet (Belgium)|Telenet (Flanders)]]
UPC Direct broadcasts [[direct-to-home]] across eastern Europe from the [[SES Astra|Astra]] [[Astra 1H|1H]], [[Astra 1KR|1KR]], and [[Astra 1M|1M]] satellites at [[Astra 19.2°E|19.2° east]]. FocusSat broadcasts from Thor 3 0.8°W.


*[[Chellomedia]] (27 owned and operated TV channels, and on-demand services, web and ITV content)
**[[Chello Zone]]
**[[Chello Benelux]]
**[[Chello Central Europe]]
**[[Chello Multicanal]]


Liberty Global's operations in the Americas consists of [http://www.libertypr.com Liberty Cablevision], a provider of pay TV, internet, and telephone services in [[Puerto Rico]]; and [http://www.vtr.net VTR], a [[Chile]]an cable provider of television, telephone and internet services.
* '''[http://www.libertypr.com/ Liberty Puerto Rico]''' is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global, provides digital video, broadband internet, and digital (VoIP) telephony services primarily to residential customers in the suburbs of San Juan and other municipalities in its franchise area.


Liberty Global's portfolio also includes a controlling 54% interest in [[AUSTAR]] and a controlling 34% stake of J:COM, a [[Japan]]ese cable company operating television, telephone, and internet services.


==References==
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Revision as of 17:31, 19 August 2009

Liberty Global Inc.
Company typePublic (Nasdaq: LBTYA, Nasdaq: LBTYB, Nasdaq: LBTYK)
IndustryMedia, Telecommunications
Founded2005
HeadquartersEnglewood, Colorado, USA
Schiphol-Rijk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
London, United Kingdom
Key people
John C. Malone - Chairman of the Board
Michael T. Fries - President and CEO
Productsbroadband internet, cable television, telephony, direct broadcast satellite
Revenue$5.2 billion for the 6 months ended June 30, 2009, $10.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2008
146,800,000 United States dollar (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
1,473,200,000 United States dollar (2022) Edit this on Wikidata
Number of employees
22,000
Websitewww.lgi.com

Liberty Global (Nasdaq: LBTYA, Nasdaq: LBTYB, Nasdaq: LBTYK) is an international cable operator and the largest broadband cable providers outside the United States of America. The company was formed in 2005 from a fusion of Liberty Media International, Inc. and UGC (UnitedGlobalCom). Liberty Global's Chairman is Dr. John C. Malone and its President and CEO is Michael T. Fries. Liberty Global is headquartered in Englewood, CO.


Liberty Global is a leading international cable operator offering advanced video, telephone, and broadband internet services. They operate fiber rich broadband communications networks in 14 countries principally located in Europe, Japan, Chile, and Australia.

  • Largest cable company outside of the U.S. and one of the fastest growing in the world, with market-leading operations across 14 countries
  • 34.5 million homes passed, 16.7 million customer relationships, and 26.6 million video, voice, and/or internet subscriptions
  • 22,000 employees worldwide
  • Operations also include significant media and programming businesses such as Chellomedia in Europe
  • Included in Fortune 500, Forbes Global 2000, NASDAQ 100 and FTSE4Good indexes
  • Website: www.lgi.com


Regional Overview:


Europe: Liberty Global’s European operations are conducted through their wholly owned subsidiary, Liberty Global Europe, which provides video, broadband internet, and voice services in 11 European countries under the brands UPC, Cablecom (Switzerland) and Telenet (Belgium), and digital programming & services through Chellomedia, a world class multimedia content provider.


  • UPC Broadband: Liberty Global’s UPC Broadband (UPCB) division is the leading provider of cable television, broadband internet, and voice services in Europe, serving approximately 9.5 million customers throughout 9 countries. UPCB is the largest cable operator in terms of number of customers across the majority of the markets in its footprint.
    • UPC Austria, http://www.upc.at/: UPC Austria is the largest cable television operator in Austria.
    • UPC Czech Republic, http://www.upc.cz/: UPC Czech Republic (UPC Czech) is the largest cable television operator in the Czech Republic
    • UPC Netherlands, http://www.upc.nl/: UPC Netherlands is the 2nd largest cable television operator in the Netherlands.
    • UPC Poland, http://www.upc.pl/: UPC Poland is the largest cable television operator in Poland
    • UPC Slovakia, http://www.upc.sk/: UPC Slovakia is the largest cable television operator in Slovakia.
    • Cablecom, Switzerland, http://www.cablecom.ch/en/: Cablecom, a UPC Broadband operation, is the largest cable television operator in Switzerland.


  • Telenet: Liberty Global owns a controlling interest in Telenet, the leading provider of cable television, high-speed internet access, and fixed & mobile voice services in Belgium.


  • Chellomedia: Chellomedia is Liberty Global’s European-based content division, and a leading international provider & distributor of TV channels, content, and digital services


Asia Pacific: Liberty Global operates in Japan and Australia. In Japan, our operations are conducted through Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (J:COM), a subsidiary of LGI/Sumisho Super Media, LLC. Our Australian operations are conducted through AUSTAR United Communications Limited (AUSTAR).


  • J:COM is the largest broadband provider of video, broadband internet, and fixed telephony services in Japan.


  • AUSTAR is the leading pay television provider to regional and rural Australia.


The Americas: Liberty Global’s operations in the Americas are conducted primarily through our two subsidiaries: VTR Global Com S.A (VTR) and Liberty Cablevision of Puerto Rico (Liberty Puerto Rico).


  • VTR is Chile’s largest multi-channel television provider, and a leading provider of broadband internet and residential voice services.


  • Liberty Puerto Rico is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty Global, provides digital video, broadband internet, and digital (VoIP) telephony services primarily to residential customers in the suburbs of San Juan and other municipalities in its franchise area.


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