Liberty Global Takes TV Everywhere to Europe

Liberty Global Inc. (Nasdaq: LBTY) will use Comcast Corp. (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK)-owned online video management specialist thePlatform Inc. to launch its TV Everywhere strategy in the 14 countries it serves, starting this fall with its cable TV subs in the Netherlands.

Similar to Comcast’s approach with Xfinity TV Online, Liberty Global’s service is expected to offer authenticated pay-TV subscribers access to a central video hub that will stream movies and TV shows initially to PCs, with plans to add IP-connected tablets and smartphones later.

Read the rest of Jeff Baumgartner’s article in Light Reading.

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