Liberty Global
Three Questions With All3Media CEO Jane Turton
Global production juggernaut All3Media, led by veteran CEO Jane Turton, produces 4,000 hours of content annually. It has not only made headlines with such hit productions as The Traitors, The Tourist, Life on Our Planet, Boat Story and the upcoming Squid Game: The Challenge, but also the fact that co-owners Warner Bros. Discovery and Liberty […]
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Liberty Global CEO on Possible “Bittersweet” All3Media Sale, Strikes and Disney-Charter
The Hollywood strikes, the Disney-Charter carriage dispute and deal, a possible sale of production giant All3Media (The Traitors, Fleabag, 1917), and even his move from the U.S. to the U.K. – those were among the topics that Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries discussed at an industry conference on Wednesday. In a keynote session at the […]
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ITV “Actively Exploring” Acquisition of All3Media From Warner Bros. Discovery, Liberty Global
ITV said Friday that it was “actively exploring” a potential acquisition of All3Media. Entertainment conglomerates Warner Bros. Discovery and John Malone’s cable and telecom giant Liberty Global have been considering alternatives for their production joint venture All3Media, the largest TV production firm in Britain. Its titles also include the likes of The Traitors and The Tourist, as well as the 2019 film 1917. Potential […]
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All3Media Up For Sale From Warner Bros. Discovery, Liberty Global
Entertainment conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery and John Malone’s cable and telecom giant Liberty Global are considering alternatives for their production joint venture All3Media, the largest TV production firm in Britain, whose titles include the likes of Fleabag, The Traitors and The Tourist, as well as the 2019 film 1917. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that […]
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“Watershed Moment” as U.K. Approves $44B Virgin Media, O2 Merger
Britain’s Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) has given its final approval of the planned 50:50 joint venture, to be created in a merger valued at (31.4 billion pounds) $44 billion, between Liberty Global’s cable operator Virgin Media and Telefonica’s mobile firm O2. The CMA cleared the transaction without remedies Thursday. That means that “all regulatory […]
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Liberty Global CEO Michael Fries’ 2020 Pay Falls to $44.9 Million
The head of John Malone's international cable giant, which owns Virgin Media, earned $123.2 million in 2019, mostly from stock awards.
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Charter CEO Tom Rutledge’s Pay Rises to $38.8 Million in 2020
The exec's compensation at the U.S. cable and Internet giant rose sharply from $8.74 million in 2019.
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John Malone Talks “Dying” Cinemas, “Overpriced” Netflix and Disney
Media mogul John Malone discussed "dying" cinema operators, the "really tough" studio business, as well as "overpriced" Netflix and Disney. The Liberty Media chairman also recalled trying to buy Netflix as chair of DirecTV and discussed how he has coped with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Liberty Global to Acquire Switzerland’s Sunrise for $7.4 Billion
John Malone's Liberty Global agreed to acquire Swiss pay TV and telecom firm Sunrise Communications in a $7.4 billion all-cash public tender offer.
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All3Media’s Little Dot Studios Acquires Streaming Platform History Hit
Production powerhouse All3Media's digital content firm Little Dot Studios has acquired streaming platform History Hit, co-founded by British historian and TV personality Dan Snow, to form "an integrated history network" across advertising and subscription VOD and other businesses.
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Liberty Global’s U.K. Cable Giant Virgin Media to Merge With Mobile Firm O2
John Malone’s Liberty Global has agreed to merge its U.K. cable operator Virgin Media with Telefonica’s British mobile unit O2.
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Lionsgate Chairman Buys More Stock in Studio
Lionsgate chairman Mark Rachesky has taken advantage of a weak company stock price to acquire additional shares in the Hollywood studio.
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