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Liberty Global Announces Intention to Spin-Off 100% of Sunrise to Shareholders

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Liberty Global Ltd. (Liberty Global) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) today announces its intention to spin-off 100% of Sunrise to Liberty Global shareholders.

Key Points: 
  • Liberty Global Ltd. (Liberty Global) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) today announces its intention to spin-off 100% of Sunrise to Liberty Global shareholders.
  • The transaction aims to maximize shareholder value by crystallizing the value of Sunrise, allowing shareholders to fully participate in the future growth and upside of both Sunrise and Liberty Global.
  • Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries commented: ‘The proposed spin-off of Sunrise to Liberty Global shareholders is aligned with our strategy of unlocking value by allowing our shareholders to directly participate in the future performance of Sunrise.
  • Liberty Global believes the spin-off will deliver significant benefits for both Liberty Global and Sunrise shareholders, including through:
    Distinct and compelling investment profiles appealing to broader, deeper investor bases including local Swiss/European investors as well as index/passive demand for Sunrise

Virgin Media Ireland Automates Delivery of Next-Gen Fibre Broadband Services with Blue Planet

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Virgin Media Ireland is working with Blue Planet , a division of Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), to support the company’s three-year move to a full fibre network, and transition from traditional cable services to fully automated high-speed fibre broadband services.

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  • Virgin Media Ireland is working with Blue Planet , a division of Ciena (NYSE:CIEN), to support the company’s three-year move to a full fibre network, and transition from traditional cable services to fully automated high-speed fibre broadband services.
  • This strategically positions Virgin Media as a leading innovator in Ireland and improves our ability to offer the best experience to our customers,” said John Walsh, Director of Technology Transformation, Virgin Media Ireland.
  • Integrated and deployed by telco focused Prodapt , a Blue Orbit and Virgin Media network OSS implementation partner, the Blue Planet platform is enabling Virgin Media to quickly launch 2GB Full Fibre Broadband to homes and businesses across Ireland .
  • “Blue Planet is supporting Virgin Media Ireland with an adaptable, automated end-to-end order to service lifecycle, reducing delays and human errors often associated with legacy manual operations.

Virgin Media Unveils New FAST Channels Powered by Amagi and 24i

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

An initial selection of 14 channels have been rolled-out to Virgin Media's V6, TV 360, and Stream set-top boxes (STBs), allowing customers to instantly access an extended range of attractive content monetized through advertising.

Key Points: 
  • An initial selection of 14 channels have been rolled-out to Virgin Media's V6, TV 360, and Stream set-top boxes (STBs), allowing customers to instantly access an extended range of attractive content monetized through advertising.
  • Harnessing the Appstage application framework within the 24i Mod Studio streaming platform — which is pre-integrated with Amagi's playout solutions — the project introduced the FAST channels into Virgin Media's Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) without making any changes to existing STB configurations.
  • Srinivasan KA, Co-Founder and CRO at Amagi said, "Our collaboration with Virgin Media has been an excellent opportunity for us to showcase our technical prowess.
  • Our achievement in integrating multiple FAST channels into Virgin Media's STB environment through a unified gateway has significantly enriched user choice and paved the way for incremental revenues."

Virgin Media Unveils New FAST Channels Powered by Amagi and 24i

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

An initial selection of 14 channels have been rolled-out to Virgin Media's V6, TV 360, and Stream set-top boxes (STBs), allowing customers to instantly access an extended range of attractive content monetized through advertising.

Key Points: 
  • An initial selection of 14 channels have been rolled-out to Virgin Media's V6, TV 360, and Stream set-top boxes (STBs), allowing customers to instantly access an extended range of attractive content monetized through advertising.
  • Harnessing the Appstage application framework within the 24i Mod Studio streaming platform — which is pre-integrated with Amagi's playout solutions — the project introduced the FAST channels into Virgin Media's Electronic Programming Guide (EPG) without making any changes to existing STB configurations.
  • Srinivasan KA, Co-Founder and CRO at Amagi said, "Our collaboration with Virgin Media has been an excellent opportunity for us to showcase our technical prowess.
  • Our achievement in integrating multiple FAST channels into Virgin Media's STB environment through a unified gateway has significantly enriched user choice and paved the way for incremental revenues."

Liberty Global plc’s subsidiary, Liberty Global Belgium Holding B.V., intends to launch a voluntary and conditional public takeover bid for Telenet Group Holding NV

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Liberty Global Belgium Holding announces today that it is intending to launch a voluntary and conditional public takeover bid for all the shares of Telenet Group Holding NV (Telenet) that Liberty Global Belgium Holding does not already own or that are not held by Telenet (the Intended Offer).

Key Points: 
  • Liberty Global Belgium Holding announces today that it is intending to launch a voluntary and conditional public takeover bid for all the shares of Telenet Group Holding NV (Telenet) that Liberty Global Belgium Holding does not already own or that are not held by Telenet (the Intended Offer).
  • Liberty Global Belgium Holding has been the controlling shareholder in Telenet since February 2007 and currently owns 59.18% of Telenet’s outstanding issued share capital.
  • If Liberty Global Belgium Holding decides to formally launch a voluntary and conditional public takeover bid, it will deposit a file for this purpose (including a draft prospectus) with the FSMA.
  • If Liberty Global Belgium Holding renounces its intention to launch an offer, it will immediately communicate this in accordance with the applicable rules.

Aflac, Citi, Rabobank, and Virgin Media Ireland to Keynote at PegaWorld iNspire 2023

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Tuesday, March 21, 2023

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider empowering the world's leading enterprises to Build for Change®, today announced keynote speakers for PegaWorld iNspire, Pega's annual conference to be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV, from June 11-13, 2023.

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  • Executives from Aflac, Citi, Rabobank, and Virgin Media Ireland will lead client keynote sessions showcasing what the next generation of customer engagement, customer service, and intelligent automation looks like for organizations facing complex challenges.
  • Along with Pega Founder and CEO Alan Trefler and other Pega executives, PegaWorld iNspire keynote speakers include:
    Dorkas Koenen, chief marketing officer and executive vice president, Rabobank
    Promiti Dutta, head of analytics technology & innovation, U.S.
  • For more information on PegaWorld iNspire 2023, including the most up-to-date agenda and registration, visit: pega.com/events/pegaworld .
  • We are thrilled to host PegaWorld iNspire in person this year to bring new energy and excitement to the transformational power of technology."