Virgin Media Irish focus on €18bn Vodafone deal

Vodafone is shaking up Europe’s fragmented media and telecom market with a €18.4bn deal to buy almost a third of John Malone’s Liberty Global, part of a global push for scale as carriers face massive network investments and competition from digital players.

Virgin Media Irish focus on €18bn Vodafone deal

By Thomas Seal and Joe Mayes

Vodafone is shaking up Europe’s fragmented media and telecom market with a €18.4bn deal to buy almost a third of John Malone’s Liberty Global, part of a global push for scale as carriers face massive network investments and competition from digital players.

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