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VodafoneZiggo

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VodafoneZiggo Group B.V.
Company typeB.V.
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded31 December 2016; 7 years ago (2016-12-31)
Founder
Headquarters
Utrecht
,
Netherlands
Area served
Netherlands
Key people
Jeroen Hoencamp (CEO)
ProductsMobile telephony and fixed telephony
Owner
Parent
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.vodafoneziggo.nl

VodafoneZiggo Group B.V. is a Dutch joint venture between Vodafone Group Plc and Liberty Global Plc, announced in February 2016,[1][2][3] approved by the European Commission in August 2016[4] and completed in December 2016.[5][6][7][8]

VodafoneZiggo is headquartered in Utrecht.[9]

Leadership

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After the founding, Jeroen Hoencamp was appointed CEO of VodafoneZiggo since 2016.[10][11][12] Hoencamp was previously CEO of Vodafone Ireland since 2010.[13] He remains CEO as of 2019.[14]

On 21 May 2024, Vodafone Group Plc and Liberty Global announced the appointment of Stephen van Rooyen as the CEO of VodafoneZiggo, effective from September 2024. Van Rooyen, previously CEO of Sky UK & Ireland, will succeed Jeroen Hoencamp, who retired, with Ritchy Drost serving as interim CEO until van Rooyen assumes the role.[15]

Vodafone Netherlands

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See also: Vodafone Netherlands
  • In 1995, Libertel was founded.
  • In 1995, BelCompany was also founded.
  • In 1999, Libertel went public, and renamed to Vodafone Libertel in 2000.
  • In 2003, Vodafone acquired Vodafone Libertel.
  • In 2004, mITE Systems was founded.[16]
  • In 2011, Vodafone Libertel bought BelCompany.
  • In 2012, Vodafone Libertel acquired Telespectrum Telecommunicatie.
  • In 2015, Vodafone Libertel acquired mITE Systems.
  • In December 2016, Vodafone Libertel became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo.

Ziggo

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See also: Ziggo
  • In 1970, Casema was founded (cable television provider, later including internet and telephone services over cable).
  • In 1984, Multikabel was founded (cable television provider, later including internet service over cable).
  • In 1996, @Home Network was founded (internet service provider), later known as Essent Kabelcom.
  • In 1998, UPC Nederland was founded. (cable and internet service provider).
  • Warburg Pincus and Cinven bought Multikabel in 2005,[17][18] and Casema and @Home in 2006.
  • In 2008, Ziggo was created by merging Casema, Multikabel, and @Home.
  • In 2012, Ziggo went public on.
  • In 2014, Liberty Global acquired Ziggo.
  • In 2015, Ziggo merged with UPC Nederland.
  • In December 2016, Ziggo became a subsidiary of VodafoneZiggo.

References

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  1. ^ Alex Scroxton (February 16, 2016). "Vodafone and Liberty Global to merge in Netherlands". Computer Weekly. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  2. ^ Andrew Trotman, Kate Palmer (February 16, 2016). "Vodafone and Liberty Global announce Dutch tie-up". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone to merge their Dutch operations". Vodafone. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Vodafone, Liberty Global welcome merger clearance". Advanced Television. August 4, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  5. ^ Avery, Greg; Harden, Mark (December 31, 2016). "Liberty Global Completes $3.7B Netherlands Joint-Venture Deal With Vodafone". Denver Business Journal. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch joint venture, creating a fully-converged national communications operator" (PDF). VodafoneZiggo. 31 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch JV". markets.ft.com. Financial Times. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  8. ^ "Liberty Global and Vodafone complete Dutch joint venture, creating a fully-converged national communications operator". www.vodafone.com. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  9. ^ "VodafoneZiggo Group Holding B.V." Company.Info (in Dutch). Retrieved 2018-06-04.
  10. ^ "VodafoneZiggo van start". Broadband TV Nieuws (in Dutch). 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  11. ^ "VodafoneZiggo opent hoofdkantoor in Hoog Catharijne". www.channelweb.nl (in Dutch). 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  12. ^ "VodafoneZiggo to open central office in Utrecht". vodafoneziggo.nl. 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  13. ^ "New Vodafone Irish chief is named". RTE.ie. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  14. ^ "PSV doet mee aan grote 5G-test in Eindhoven". www.channelweb.nl (in Dutch). 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  15. ^ swenden (2024-05-21). "Stephen van Rooyen Appointed CEO of VodafoneZiggo". Liberty Global. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  16. ^ "Hoofdkantoor mITE Systems B.V.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  17. ^ "Multikabel verkocht aan investeerder". Algemeen Dagblad. 6 October 2005. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
  18. ^ "Multikabel verkocht aan investeerder | NU - Het laatste nieuws het eerst op NU.nl". www.nu.nl. 6 October 2005. Retrieved 2018-06-03.
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