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Liberty Global names European mobile chief in 'quad' push

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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - U.S. Cable company Liberty Global (LBTYA) has appointed a European mobile chief as it pushes into wireless services to meet growing demand for television, broadband, mobile and fixed-line services - so-called "quad play" - from one provider.

The quad move could be a threat to operators in the crowded German sector as they scramble for a share of Europe's largest telecoms market.

Liberty said on Friday it had appointed Graeme Oxby as managing director of its European Mobile operations.

Oxby was director of Mobile & Home Phone at Virgin Media, which Liberty earlier this year bought in a stock-and-cash deal worth about $15.8 billion.

Liberty has been testing the waters as a so-called mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in Europe, including in Britain, Belgium and Germany - where it owns the No. 2 cable company Unitymedia KabelBW - but has not made a serious push so far.

MVNOs are operators who rent access on bigger rivals' networks and tend to sell cheaper mobile plans, often without a long-term contract and targeted at youth or ethnic niches.

In Britain, Virgin Media offers superfast wireless broadband services to businesses, which are increasingly looking to buy fixed, mobile and other telecom services from a single provider to save costs and simplify billing.

"In this new role Graeme will further develop Liberty Global's core mobile network to become a full MVNO operator in most of its European operations," the company said on Friday.

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A rise in demand for "quad play" services was the main reason that British telecoms group Vodafone (VOD.L) splashed out 7.7 billion euros ($10.4 billion) to buy Kabel Deutschland, Germany's biggest cable operator, this year.

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Liberty Mutual website airs Freedom Riders films

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Liberty Mutual Group, the global insurance company headquartered in Boston, said that four short films about the 1961 civil rights Freedom Riders will be available at the company's ResponsibilityProject.com website.

The Responsibility Project is an "organic evolution of the company's advertising campaign that has showcased personal acts of responsibility and daily examples of ordinary people making the decision to do considerate things for strangers," Liberty Mutual said in a press release.

Liberty Mutual has partnered with PBS to bring the "Freedom Riders" experience to its website. PBS plans to air an American Experience documentary on the Freedom Riders in May. Liberty Mutual has sponsored PBS' American Experience series for more than a decade. The launch of the short films celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Rides as well as mark February as Black History month, Liberty Mutual said.

In a statement, Paul Alexander, Liberty Mutual's senior vice president of communications, commented on the "Freedom Rider" films that are airing on ResponsibilityProject.com.

"We hope that by experiencing the film series through our Responsibility Project website, individuals will be inspired to discuss responsibility as it relates to history and the 1961 Freedom Rides," Alexander said.

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Liberty Ross Opens Up About Husband's Affair With Kristen Stewart: "It Was Really the Worst"

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Liberty Ross is opening up in the latest issue of Vanity Fair about her husband Rupert Sanders' affair with Kristen Stewart.

In the extremely candid interview, the British model turned actress described the turmoil she felt when pictures of Rupert kissing Snow White and the Huntsman star surfaced in Us Weekly in the summer of 2012.

"It was horrible. It was really the worst," she told the magazine. "I have no words to describe what we went through. But I think, for me, something always has to completely die for there to be a rebirth. And I feel like I'm going through a rebirth."

The stunning brunette explained that her director husband had told her about the affair with Stewart 20 hours prior to the scandalous paparazzi shots making their way onto the internet.

NEWS: Liberty Ross says she felt "vulnerable" after affair news

Liberty's brother Atticus Ross, an Academy Award-winning composer and close pal of Rupert's, also spoke with the magazine at length about the highly publicized affair and subsequent split.

"It was f--cking crazy. Liberty didn't know what was going to happenI'm texting people because I know this is going to be huge. I knew this had all the makings of what our world has become. This is going to be f--cking big, and Liberty needs to be protectedI don't think people understand what being in the eye of the storm is like."

Atticus quickly went to his friend Jimmy Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records, who helped Liberty find a publicist who could help her navigate through the heightened media frenzy.

But Atticus' quest to help his sister through the trying ordeal didn't end there. He also called upon a friend to provide Liberty and her two children a place to stay in California as an escape from the photographers.

NEWS: Liberty Ross steps out after filing for divorce from Rupert Sanders

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Liberty Ross: Kristen Stewart, Rupert Sanders Affair Was "Horrible"

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More than one year after husband Rupert Sanders was caught cheating with Kristen Stewart, Liberty Ross is still trying to cope with life after scandal. The 35-year-old British model speaks out on her now estranged husband's public affair and their subsequent divorce filing in the December issue of Vanity Fair.

"It was horrible," Ross tells the magazine. "It was really the worst, really the worst."

"I have no words to describe what we went through," she says. "But I think, for me, something always has to completely die for there to be a rebirth. And, for me, I feel like I'm going through a rebirth."

PHOTOS: Ruper Sanders cheats on Liberty Ross -- all the shocking photos

Director Sanders, 42, was caught cheating with his Snow White and the Huntsman star Stewart, 23, on July 17, 2012. Us Weekly broke news of the affair with exclusive photos, released on July 24.

Though the scandal may have left Ross speechless, her Academy Award-winning composer brother, Atticus, had plenty to share with Vanity Fair about what his sister went through. "It was f---ing crazy," he says. "To some extent at that moment, Rupert was in denial, and Liberty didn't know what was going to happen . . . I'm texting people because I know this is going to be huge. I knew this had all the makings of what our world has become. This is going to be f---ing big, and Liberty needs to be protected."

Rupert Sanders was caught cheating with Kristen Stewart on July 17, 2012. Credit: FameFlynet

The day after photos of his fling were released, Sanders issued a public apology to his wife of 11 years and their two children. "I love them with all my heart," he said in the statement. "I am praying that we can get through this together." But Ross tells Vanity Fair that she already made her decision to divorce. "I'm not a quitter. I've done everything I could to be the perfect wife and mother and really support my husband," she says. "But I just didn't have any more to give, you know?"

PHOTOS: Stars caught cheating

Reflecting on their marriage, Ross also admits to the magazine that they weren't perfect even before the affair. "I knew that I wasn't feeling 100 percent right," she explains. "I found myself on a roller coaster, like, I'm going to keep things moving, keep things going. I'm going to keep up this amazing [facade], everyone looking at me and Rupert, thinking, Oh, wow, you guys have it all . . . Really, I had times when I felt very lonely, very disconnected from Rupert. We'd lost our real connection."

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Liberty Technical Solutions Earns 2013 Continuum MVP Award

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BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Oct 29, 2013) - Liberty Technical Solutions was honored with the 2013 Continuum Most Valuable Partner (MVP) Award during STAR CON 2013, Oct. 20-23, 2013 in San Diego, CA. The Marshfield, Mo.-based IT service provider earned the title for its exceptional conversion rate of its existing "break-fix" customers to Continuum's managed services platform. Continuum is the industry's only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated managed services. Liberty is the fastest-growing partner within the Technology Assurance Group (TAG), an organization of unified communications companies that offers members an array of services. A TAG Elite sponsor, Continuum helps telecom VARs and agents accelerate revenue growth by offering outsourced managed IT services that complement their telephony offerings.

"We service a wide range of companies and organizations of all sizes, from municipal governments to sole proprietors. While each one has its specific needs, they all share the common desire to focus on business and not worry about IT," said Scott Jones, owner of Liberty Technical Solutions. "Continuum enables us to fulfill that need for our clients through its always-on managed services solutions. Our customers feel more secure than they did with the 'break-fix' model because they know their systems are constantly scrutinized and up to date."

Liberty supports its clients with an industry-leading managed services platform that features an intelligent remote monitoring and management (RMM) software solution and 24x7x365 network operations center (NOC). Liberty leverages the Continuum Service Desk, which offers personalized high-quality support to end users in need of Level 1-4 troubleshooting around the clock. For telecom VARs like Liberty, Continuum's extensive telecom industry knowledge and outsourced IT platform offer the ideal solution to quickly capitalize on the convergence of voice and data.

"Liberty Technical Solutions has done an outstanding job growing its recurring revenue stream, which is how they earned the 2013 Continuum MVP," said Mark Connolly, vice president of sales at Continuum. "They take an aggressive approach to educating their customer base on the benefits of managed services and, as a result, were able to increase sales by more than 400 percent in the first three quarters of 2013. With its prompt customer service, proven efficiency and attentiveness to customer needs, Liberty is truly a model IT service provider."

About ContinuumContinuum is the technology industry's only channel-exclusive provider of fully integrated managed services solutions. The SaaS-based platform enables IT solutions providers to efficiently backup, monitor, troubleshoot and maintain desktops, servers and other endpoints for small-and-medium-sized businesses. The comprehensive offering is backed by an industry-leading network operations center (NOC) and Service Desk, completing a unified managed services experience. The company employs more than 700 professionals worldwide, supports over 3,300 partners and monitors half a million endpoints. For more information, please visit http://www.continuum.net, or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @FollowContinuum.

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Liberty Mutual Insurance Reports Third Quarter 2013 Results

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BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively LMHC or the Company) today reported net income of $481 million and $1.247 billion for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, increases of $16 million and $184 million over the same periods in 2012.

The third quarter reflected a continuation of our strategy of growing where we can do so profitably and contracting elsewhere, with a heavy emphasis on improving underwriting performance. This is reflected in net written premium growth of 7% year-to-date with a 99.7% combined ratio a 2.3 point reduction over the prior year, said David H. Long, Liberty Mutual Insurance Chairman and CEO. While severe storm activity was milder than the prior year, our combined ratio decline was driven by improved core underwriting results.

Third Quarter Highlights

A Catastrophes include all current accident year catastrophe losses for severe storms in the U.S., Cyclone Oswald, Central Europe floods, Alberta floods and Germany hail storms. Catastrophe losses, where applicable, include the impact of accelerated earned catastrophe premiums and earned reinstatement premiums. B Net incurred losses attributable to prior years is defined as incurred losses attributable to prior years (including prior year losses related to natural catastrophes and prior year catastrophe reinstatement premium) including both earned premium attributable to prior years and amortization of retroactive reinsurance gains. C Re-estimation of current accident year loss reserves for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012.

Year-to-Date Highlights

Financial Condition as of September 30, 2013

Consolidated Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

Three Months Ended September 30,

Nine Months Ended September 30,

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Liberty Global plans asset sale for about $1billion

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Liberty Global plans to sell nearly all of its Chellomedia international content division to AMC Networks in a deal worth about $1.04 billion.

The international cable TV and Internet provider said Monday it will include Chello Multicanal, Chello Central Europe, Chello Zone, Chello Latin America and Chello DMC in the deal as well as stakes in several joint ventures. Those include ventures involving CBS International, A+E Networks and Zon Optimus.

Douglas County-based Liberty Global plans to keep its Dutch premium channel business.

The assets to be sold generated about $451 million of revenue during the 12-month period that ended June 30.

Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries said in a statement that the deal helps his company simplify its business and focus on core markets and strategic programming.

AMC Networks Inc. said that the deal will give it an array of television channels that are distributed to more than 390 million households in 138 countries.

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Liberty Global Selling Content Division to AMC Networks

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Liberty Global plans to sell nearly all of its Chellomedia international content division to AMC Networks in a deal worth about $1.04 billion.

The international cable TV and Internet provider said Monday it will include Chello Multicanal, Chello Central Europe, Chello Zone, Chello Latin America and Chello DMC in the deal as well as stakes in several joint ventures. Those include ventures involving CBS International, A+E Networks and Zon Optimus.

Liberty Global plans to keep its Dutch premium channel business.

The assets to be sold generated about $451 million in revenue during the 12-month period that ended June 30.

Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries said in a statement that the deal helps his company simplify its business and focus on core markets and strategic programming. The deal is expected to close in next year's first quarter.

AMC Networks Inc. said in a separate statement that the deal will give it an array of television channels that are distributed to more than 390 million households in 138 countries. Chellomedia's channels include Canal Hollywood, Cinematk, and America Sports.

Liberty Global PLC has operations in 14 countries. It completed a roughly $24 billionacquisition of Virgin Media earlier this year, in a deal that created one of the world's largest providers of cable TV, Internet and phone service.

That deal expanded Liberty's global reach with Virgin's United Kingdom presence. The combined company offers video, voice and broadband services to 25 million customers, mainly in Europe. Company officials said in August that deal marked an important milestone in Liberty's push to consolidate a fragmented European cable market.

Liberty Global PLC's U.S. shares finished at $80.16 on Friday. AMC Networks Inc. shares ended the week at $70.36.

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Liberty Global in US$1b deal to sell channels

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NEW YORK CITY: Liberty Global, part of a media empire controlled by US tycoon John Malone, said Monday it was selling most of its international television channels to AMC Networks for some US$1 billion.

Liberty, which claims to be the largest international cable company with operations in 14 countries, said it was selling its international content division Chellomedia.

The division includes Chello Multicanal, Chello Central Europe, Chello Zone, Chello Latin America and Chello DMC.

Chellomedia's stakes in its joint ventures with CBS International, A+E Networks, Zon Optimus and other partners are also part of the deal, but Liberty Global will retain its Dutch premium channel business, including the Film1 and Sport1 channels.

The enterprise value of the deal was set at 750 million euros or US$1.035 billion.

"This is a great transaction for all parties" said Liberty global chief Mike Fries.

"Chellomedia is one of the largest international channel groups with distribution to more than 390 million households in 138 countries, and I have no doubt that the management team will continue to build tremendous value as part of AMC.

"For Liberty Global, this transaction is attractive from both a valuation and liquidity perspective. It also simplifies our business and allows us to focus on our core markets and more strategic programming opportunities."

Liberty Global earlier this year acquired Britain's Virgin Media in a deal worth 17.2 billion euros.

Liberty Global brands also include UPC, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet and VTR.

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Liberty Star Updates Highly Productive Beijing, China Roadshow: Further Interpretation of ZTEM Results

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TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. (Liberty Star or the Company) (OTCQB: LBSR) is pleased to give an update ofthe Beijing, China roadshow hosted by Naru Capital (Naru) a division of naseba. The roadshow, October 11th through October 18th, wasattended by Liberty Star CEO/Chief Geologist Jim Briscoe and Director Pete OHeeron, as well as two representatives from Naru. The presentations were Liberty Star presenting to Chinese entities separately with two presentations per day. The roadshow resulted in expressions of interest by all eight of the pre-qualified Chinese investment entities with all of the groups requesting additional meetings as soon as the updated version of the Liberty Star Professional Report (format NI 43-101) is available. SRK Consulting (SRK), Tucson office is nearing completion of a final draft of the professional report. SRK authored the first version of the NI 43-101 format report recommending further work on Liberty Stars Hay Mountain Project (NR 110). That recommended work is now complete with very favorable results and the Company is now ready for the next phase of work, a phased drilling program. Further conversations with naseba participants could lead to large scale funding of thework required to develop the Hay Mountain Project.

Here is Briscoes summary of the Naru/naseba China roadshow:

We have had a very good response from all of our meetings in Beijing - with the ZTEM results playing a very big role. The interest is coming from the highest levels of very large mining companies who are doing mineral exploration all over the world. However most of them have not previously heard of ZTEM, or our geophysical contractor Geotech Ltd., but their interest was palpable as they could see the relationship of the ZTEM results to the Porphyry Copper Model co-authored by Liberty Star Director, Dr. John M. Guilbert. They are all looking forward to the 2D Inversions per Geotechs recommendations (NR 165), and its relationship to the vegetation geochemistry and surface and subsurface projections over the Hay Mountain target. With my more thorough examination of the ZTEM images there is clearly gradations between the high resolution contours of the high resistivity core zones which would represent the porphyry copper low sulfide ore centers and the low resistivity outer layers which would represent the pyrite halo, always present and forming classic porphyry copper systems signatures as seen elsewhere by ZTEM. While the only way to be sure is to drill these anomalies to see what they are, these are very strong patterns which are already coupled with our porphyry copper geochemical signatures from our geochemical sampling data going back 40+ years and as recent as 2011. Mining exploration geology is like links in a chain. I have developed these links over some 41 years, of favorable geology, alteration studies, geochemistry in 4 major rounds, and now ZTEM electromagnetic geophysics. All of these links in the exploration chain are favorable, strong and mutually reinforcing. Except for minor final touches and drill hole positioning related to the new ZTEM data we are ready to drill as soon as the necessary financing is available.

ZTEM Update

According to Geotechs recommendations 2D inversion data is being prepared with a proposed due date of October 31st. The 2D data specifically covers the key centers of the Hay Mountain detected electromagnetic and magnetic anomalies, and will be included in SRKs updated professional report (NR 164).

James A. Briscoe James A. Briscoe, Professional Geologist, AZ CA CEO/Chief Geologist Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp.

Forward Looking Statements

Statements in this news release that are not historical are forward looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include: that the meetings in China and with potential investors could lead to funding of Liberty Stars Hay Mountain Project.

Factors which may delay or prevent these forward-looking statements from being realized include: our inability to agree with a potential investor on terms of their participation in the Hay Mountain Project or any project; we may not be able to raise sufficient funds to complete our intended exploration or carry on operations; and possible inability to continue exploration due to weather, logistical problems or hazards even if funds are available. Despite encouraging results to date, there may be no commercial mineral resource at our projects. Readers should refer to the risk disclosures in the Companys recent 10-K and the Companys other periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Liberty Global Agrees to Sell Chellomedia for $1.0 Billion

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Liberty Global plc (Liberty Global or the Company) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) announced today an agreement to sell substantially all of its international content division Chellomedia to AMC Networks Inc. (AMC) (AMCX). The assets being sold include Chello Multicanal, Chello Central Europe, Chello Zone, Chello Latin America and Chello DMC. In addition, Chellomedias stakes in its joint ventures with CBS International, A+E Networks, Zon Optimus and certain other partners are also part of the divestment. Liberty Global will retain its Dutch premium channel business, which consists of its Film1 and Sport1 channels.

Liberty Global expects to realize cash proceeds for the above-described assets that are approximately equal to the agreed upon enterprise value of 750 million ($1,035 million).1 The consolidated assets to be divested generated approximately 350 million ($451 million) of revenue during the last twelve-months (LTM) ended June 30, 2013.2

Mike Fries, President and CEO of Liberty Global, said: This is a great transaction for all parties. Chellomedia is one of the largest international channel groups with distribution to more than 390 million households in 138 countries and I have no doubt that the management team will continue to build tremendous value as part of AMC. For Liberty Global, this transaction is attractive from both a valuation and liquidity perspective. It also simplifies our business and allows us to focus on our core markets and more strategic programming opportunities.

The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014 and is subject to limited closing conditions. The transaction is not conditioned on any regulatory approvals.

Morgan Stanley acted as exclusive financial advisor to Liberty Global on the transaction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our ability to consummate the transaction announced herein, the targeted closing date for the transaction and the impact of the transaction on our operations and financial performance, and other information and statements that are not historical fact. These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements and speak only as of the date of this release. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

About Liberty Global

Liberty Global is the largest international cable company with operations in 14 countries. We connect people to the digital world and enable them to discover and experience its endless possibilities. Our market-leading triple-play services are provided through next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that connected 24 million customers subscribing to 48 million television, broadband internet and telephony services at June 30, 2013.

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