Tagged: Liberty Global & News
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UPC Ireland surpasses more than 1m subscribers during Q1 News
07.05.2013 UPC Ireland grew its total number of subscribers to a record 1,012,600 during the first three months of this year, including 23,800 subscriptions for its fibre-powered... -
UPC Ireland total subscriber levels approaching 1m, also nearing 300k broadband users News
05.11.2012 Some 300,000 out of UPC Ireland’s total 969,200 subscribers are now signed up for broadband, the company revealed. The company said its seven-year €500m investment in fibre is... -
Is Intel planning an interactive TV service with facial recognition? News
08.06.2012 Intel is understood to be working on a new interactive TV system that uses facial recognition to drive intelligent advertising. However, it is facing an uphill struggle winning...Categories: Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Hardware, Media, Multimedia, Security, Social Media, Wireless Communications -
The digital business week News
27.02.2012 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week. -
Dalkey funeral for Shane O'Neill on 27 February News
22.02.2012 A funeral for Irish businessman Shane O'Neill, the former head of Liberty Global's content division Chellomedia, will take place on 27 February in Dalkey, Co Dublin. -
Irish businessman Shane O'Neill dies News
20.02.2012 Dublin native Shane O'Neill, the former head of Liberty Global's content division Chellomedia, died in a London hospital on Saturday after a 15-month battle with the... -
Shane O’Neill steps down from Liberty Global News
06.01.2012 Dublin native Shane O’Neill, the chief strategy officer of UPC’s parent company Liberty Global, stepped down from the role at the end of December, it has emerged. Liberty... -
UPC hits 241,400 Irish broadband customers – up 31pc News
03.11.2011 Cable TV and telecoms provider UPC reported a net gain of 32,000 new subscribers in Q3. The company’s broadband subscriber base now stands at 241,400 subscribers. -
UPC parent chairman plans to buy Barnes & Noble for US$1bn News
20.05.2011 Liberty Media billionaire chairman John Malone, who also chairs one of the largest broadband providers outside the US, Liberty Global, is making a US$1bn bid for a 70pc stake in... -
UPC broadband subscriptions up 35pc to 199,200 customers News
25.02.2011 Cable broadband provider UPC Ireland reported a 10pc rise in the number of service subscriptions for the past year, with 785,000 subscribers across the country. -
NCTE’s Webwise and UPC publish e-safety book for kids News
07.02.2011 UPC and Webwise have launched a new e-safety activity booklet, Play and Learn: Being Online, aimed at children using the internet. Available in nine languages, the booklet’s... -
UPC Ireland appoints new CEO News
31.01.2011 UPC Ireland has appointed Dana Strong as its new CEO, effective from 1 May 2011. She will succeed Robert Dunne, who will become managing director at UPC Netherlands. -
Microsoft planning a new take on interactive TV? News
30.11.2010 Microsoft is understood to be planning a new digital television strategy that will see it create subscription-based services possibly using the Xbox 360 as a hub and aimed at... -
Financial results this week News
01.11.2010 Companies scheduled to release their financial results the week of 1-5 November.Categories: Financial, Financial Results -
17th annual TIF Conference News
20.07.2010 The 17th annual TIF Conference will take place at Dublin Castle on Tuesday, 12 October, and will feature Ireland’s most senior telecoms executives debating a number of key... -
First look at Liberty Global’s Google TV killer News
14.10.2010 Here’s a first look at what the Liberty Global multimedia home gateway device ‘Horizon’ looks like. The device is tipped to compete aggressively against both the Apple TV and...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software, Multimedia, Mobility, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Cable giant plans gadget to rival Apple TV and Google TV News
13.10.2010 The chief strategy officer of Liberty Global, which has 18 million customers worldwide, has predicted the cable industry will embrace Google TV-type services and revealed the... -
UPC hits 160,000 broadband subscribers News
07.05.2010 Cable TV and broadband provider UPC has revealed its Irish broadband subscriber base has jumped from 110,000 in the last quarter to 160,000 by the end of Q1 2010. -
UPC to launch 100Mbps fibre broadband to 500k homes News
04.05.2010 UPC has unveiled its Fibre Power 100Mbps broadband service, which will be available to consumers from late summer and will offer HD TV and phone services and is based on the... -
UPC Ireland hits 148,000 broadband users, VoD on way News
25.02.2010 Cable broadband and TV player UPC has ratcheted up its broadband subscriber numbers and now reaches 148,000 subscribers. CEO Robert Dunn said €400 million has been invested in...Categories: Comms