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   John Malone's Liberty Global Closes $24 Billion Acquisition of U.K.'s Virgin Media

   8:44 am 6/7/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   The British cable and wireless giant, whose new CEO is News Corp. veteran Tom Mockridge, adds to the international cable operator's European reach.Read more

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   Virgin Media Shareholders Approve Acquisition by John Malone's Liberty Global

   9:21 am 6/4/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   The deal for the U.K. cable giant is valued at $23.3 billion and is set to close later in the week.Read more

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3. Outgoing Virgin Media CEO to Become Guardian Media Group Chair

   5:56 am 6/3/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Neil Berkett will move to the owner of British newspapers "The Guardian" and "The Observer" after leaving the cable giant, which is being acquired by John Malone's Liberty Global.Read more

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   Piers Morgan to Exec Produce Tabloid Journalism Drama for Starz

   11:13 am 5/8/2013

   • by Lesley Goldberg

   The 1970s entry "Fleet Street" hails from Lionsgate TV and Richard Branson's Virgin Produced.Read more

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   Liberty Global Taps Former News Corp. Exec as Virgin Media CEO

   12:21 am 5/8/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Tom Mockridge, most recently CEO of News International, will run the U.K. cable operator once John Malone's company acquires it.Read more

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   EU Clears Liberty Global Deal for U.K. Cable Firm Virgin Media

   4:41 am 4/15/2013

   • by George Szalai

   The deal will make John Malone's global cable operator the world's largest pay-TV player and challenge Britain's BSkyB, in which News Corp. owns a 39 percent stake.Read more

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7. Virgin Media CEO to Leave With $86.8 Million After Sale to Liberty Global

   4:23 am 3/8/2013

   • by George Szalai

   Neil Berkett will exit with $19.6 million in severance and more in options and rewards once John Malone's firm finishes its takeover of the U.K. cable company.Read more

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8. U.K. Cable Firm Virgin Media Looks to Integrate Netflix-Type Services

   5:35 am 3/7/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   Meanwhile, the company's future owner, John Malone's Liberty Global, signals no interest in competing with BSkyB for sports rights.Read more

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   Analysts Discuss Liberty Global's Deal for U.K.'s Virgin Media, Effect on BSkyB

   12:14 pm 2/6/2013

   • by Georg Szalai

   One observer highlights that Liberty will replace Comcast as the world's largest cable operator. Read more

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