Investor Releases 2009
23.12.2009
Unitymedia SCA Share Exchange
Cologne – 23 December 2009. Following the announcement on 13 November 2009 of the acquisition by Liberty Global Inc. ("LGI") of 100% of the share capital of Unitymedia GmbH ("Unitymedia"), Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co KG ("Unitymedia Hessen") has exchanged all of its previously acquired shares in Unitymedia SCA for shares in Unitymedia based on fair market value as determined in the pending LGI transaction.
read more17.11.2009
Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG and Unitymedia NRW GmbH
Termination of Consent Solicitation for €1,275,000,000 Senior Secured
Floating Rate Notes due 2013
Rule 144A Notes: Common Code 25011066 / ISIN Number XS0250110664
Regulation S Notes: Common Code 02501104 / ISIN Number XS0250110409
Cologne, 17 November 2009 - Following the announcement on 13 November 2009 of the acquisition by Liberty Global of 100% of the share capital of Unitymedia GmbH, the consent solicitation for the €1,275,000,000 Senior Floating Rate Notes launched by Unitymedia on 10 November 2009 has been cancelled. Similarly, the parallel consent solicitations for the €100,000,000 Term Loan Facility and the €130,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility have also been cancelled.
read more13.11.2009
Liberty Global to Acquire Unitymedia for EUR 3.5 billion
Cologne, 13 November 2009 – Unitymedia GmbH (“Unitymedia”), Europe’s third largest broadband cable operator, today announces that Liberty Global Inc. (“LGI”) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of Unitymedia from its sole shareholder, Unitymedia S.C.A, Luxembourg.
The terms of the agreement imply a total equity value for Unitymedia of EUR 2.0 billion and an enterprise value of EUR 3.5 billion. Closing is expected to take place in the first half of 2010, subject to the requisite regulatory approvals.
read more12.11.2009
Q3 2009 Results
Unitymedia Continues to Lead with Unity3play
Continuing take-up of New Services:
- New Services subscriptions up 39% year-on-year to 1.9 million
- Network 90% upgraded for Unity3play - Internet RGUs up 69%, Telephony RGUs up 74%
- Retail broadband penetration now at 12% of BCS base
Financial performance:
- Cable revenue up 3% to €227 million, up 7% excluding Bundesliga
- Blended ARPU up 8% to €14.15 with 1.41 RGUs per BCS customer
- Adjusted Cable EBITDA up 12% to €113 million, 50% EBITDA margin
- Consolidated revenue of €232 million, €114 million Adjusted EBITDA, net profit of €61 million, including arena
10.11.2009
Consent Solicitation for €1,275,000,000 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2013
Rule 144A Notes: Common Code 25011066 / ISIN Number XS0250110664
Regulation S Notes: Common Code 02501104 / ISIN Number XS0250110409
20.10.2009
120 Mbit/s: Unitymedia launches Germany’s fastest Internet access for residential customers
Cologne and Aachen to become the first cities with ultra-fast Internet access from November
- Unity3play 120,000 available in Cologne and Aachen from 2 November
- A new standard in terms of speed, stability and future prospects
- First deployment of internationally established cable standard EuroDOCSIS 3.0 in the Unitymedia network in NRW
13.08.2009
Unitymedia reports Q2 2009 Financial Results
Unity3play Continues to Drive Solid Growth
Continuing take-up of New Services:
- New Services subscriptions up 44% year-on-year to 1.8 million
- Network 88% upgraded for Unity3play - Internet RGUs up 79%, Telephony RGUs up 87%
- Retail broadband penetration now at 11% of BCS base
26.05.2009
Unitymedia announces addition of Discovery channels
Unitymedia to broadcast Discovery Channel and Animal Planet as of July 1
- World-leading premium documentary channels in German language available directly via UnityDigitalTV for the very first time
- Discovery Channel and Animal Planet highlight new Unitymedia programme package structure as of July 1
- New lifestyle package for a young, dynamic, female target group
14.05.2009
Unitymedia reports Q1 2009 Financial Results
Unitymedia with strong Triple Play growth – consumers increasingly value Unity3play product offerings
Accelerating growth in New Services:
- New Services subscriptions up 175,000 in the quarter to 1.7 million, up 60% year-on-year
- Network 86% upgraded for Unity3play - Internet RGUs up 90%, Telephony RGUs up 93%
- Cable subscriber base 29% digital and Digital TV Pay RGUs up 23%
12.03.2009
Unitymedia reports FY 2008 Financials
2008 Annual Results
New Services Continue to Drive Strong Financial Performance
Continuing growth in New Services:
- New Services subscriptions up 66% on last year to 1.6 million
- Network 83% upgraded for Unity3play, Internet RGUs up 103%, Telephony RGUs up 107%
- Cable subscriber base 27% digital and Digital TV Pay RGUs up 25%
28.01.2009
Unitymedia reports Q4 2008 Subscriber Update
Strong New Services Growth Continues
- New Services subscriptions up 66% year-on-year to 1.6 million at year end 2008
- Highest recorded Broadband and Telephony quarterly net additions
- Continued 25% year-on-year Digital TV Pay growth to 568,000 RGUs through continuing digitisation, enhanced content and packaging
- 83% of network fully upgraded for Unity3play
21.01.2009
Unitymedia appoints new COO
Unitymedia appoints new Chief Operating Officer
Cologne, January 21, 2009 – Unitymedia Group, Germany’s second largest cable-based media and communications services provider, today announces that it has appointed Joachim Grendel as its Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director, effective 1 March 2009. Joachim Grendel joins Unitymedia from The Boston Consulting Group where he has served for 10 years most recently as the responsible TMT partner for Eastern Europe and Russia.
