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Vodafone Seen Moving Ahead With India IPO; M&A Eyed

Vodafone Group (VOD) may plow ahead with an initial public offering of its wireless business in India, a move that would be closely watched amid views that an IPO could be a precursor to a bigger spin-off of emerging market assets. A Vodafone restructuring, meanwhile, could open the door to renewed merger discussions with either Liberty Global (LBTYA) or AT&T (T). Liberty Global, with 24 million video subscribers, sells cable TV services in the

Add Britain’s ITV To Comcast NBCU Deal Speculation

Comcast’s (CMCSA) NBC Universal is mulling a $16 billion bid for Britain’s ITV broadcast network, according to a U.K. media report. Liberty Global (LBTYA) — controlled by cable TV industry pioneer John Malone — owns nearly 10% of ITV, posing a hurdle to a Comcast-NBCU takeover. ITV is one of Britain’s four broadcast networks. The Mail on Sunday reported that Comcast-NBCU has been in talks with ITV. The ITV speculation is the latest rumor involving

Liberty Global, John Malone Snap Up Cable & Wireless

Another day, another deal for media and telecom industry baron John Malone. Malone’s Liberty Global (LBTYA) on Monday said it agreed to buy Cable & Wireless Communications in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $5.3 billion. Cable & Wireless sells pay-TV, Internet, landline phone and wireless services in the Caribbean, Panama, Monaco and the Seychelles. Liberty Global’s Latin American assets trade under a tracking stock with the ticker LILAK. Liberty