Communications group UPC Ireland, owners of Chorus and NTL, today reported a 1.6% rise in profits for the third quarter of 2009, with revenues of €61.6m up from €60.6m in Q3 2008.

UPC IRELAND – the parent company of multi-disciplined communications provider, Chorus NTL – saw an 11.7% year-on-year decline in revenue to $84.4 million (€58.7m) for the second quarter of the year.

UPC IRELAND, the communications company which operates theChorus/NTL digital television and broadband services brands, saw revenues for the first quarter of this year fall by 9.7% to $79.8 million (€60m).

UPC IRELAND — the company which owns the Chorus/NTL digital television, internet broadband and telephone services provider — has reported a 7.9% increase in revenue for 2008, to $355.8 million (€279.4m).

UPC Ireland — which operates the NTL and Chorus cable/digital television platforms here — recorded a 20% year-on-year increase in third-quarter revenues this year to €91.1 million.

UPC Ireland and e-net, manager of Ireland’s fibre-optic Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), have signed a 10-year deal that will enhance UPC’s capacity to connect its triple play bundle to businesses and homes using the MANs in Athlone, Carlow, Portlaoise and Sligo.

INDIAN police arrested three British bodyguards working for Angelina Jolie for allegedly pushing and shoving parents and students at a Mumbai school where the actress was filming scenes for her latest movie.

Indian police today arrested three British bodyguards working for Angelina Jolie after they allegedly roughed up parents and students at a Mumbai school where the star was filming scenes for her latest movie.

UPC, which owns the cable operators NTL Ireland and Chorus, is seeking 350 redundancies.

UPC Ireland, the new parent company of cable operator NTL Ireland and Chorus, today announced a re-organisation of the companies, ultimately aiming to consolidate both operations under a single brand.