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Liberty Global Europe
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  • Operating through three divisions: UPC Broadband, Telenet, and Chellomedia 
  • Provides video, broadband internet and voice services, and thematic television programming
  • Footprint spans 10 countries 
  • 16.7 million homes passed
  • 11.4 million customers
  • 18.1 million service subscribers (RGUs)
  • 21 100% owned and operated TV channels and 14 joint venture channels
as of December 31, 2009
Europe
Liberty Global's European operations are conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, Liberty Global Europe, which provides video, broadband internet, and voice services in 10 European countries under the brands UPC, Cablecom (Switzerland) and Telenet (Belgium), and digital programming & services through Chellomedia, a world class multimedia content provider.

On January 28, 2010, Liberty Global completed the acquisition of 100% of Unitymedia GmbH ("Unitymedia”), Germany’s second largest cable operator. The effects of this transaction are not reflected in our December 31, 2009 reporting and related presentation herein. Please see Unitymedia overview.

Liberty Global's European headquarters in Amsterdam is home to our technological development, network management, and product development teams. It is also the location of Liberty Global's European distribution center, the Digital Media Centre (DMC). The DMC is the source of digital television for millions of households in Europe, in and outside of Liberty Global's footprint.

In each of Liberty Global's European markets, local affiliate operations benefit from the company's global scale and centralized technology procurement, combined with its commitment to locally managed culture and content environments.

UPC Broadband
Liberty Global's UPC Broadband (UPC) division is a leading provider of cable television, broadband internet, and voice services in Europe, serving approximately 9.1 million customers throughout 9 countries. UPC is the largest cable television operator across the majority of the markets in its footprint. 

In Western Europe, UPC operates cable networks in the Netherlands, Austria, Ireland, and in Switzerland through the Cablecom brand. In Central and Eastern Europe, UPC's operations span five markets: Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, and Slovakia.

Telenet
Liberty Global owns a controlling 50.5% interest in Telenet, a leading provider of cable television, high-speed internet access, and fixed & mobile voice services in Belgium. Telenet is a consolidated subsidiary of Liberty Global and a separate public company, with shares listed on the Euronext Brussels Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TNET.

Chellomedia
Chellomedia is Liberty Global’s European-based content division, and a leading international producer and distributor of TV channels and a provider of  digital services to other international channel operators. Chellomedia's strong focus on thematic TV channels, rights aggregation, channel distribution, channel sales, marketing as well as  uplink and playout  services, is a natural complement to Liberty Global’s robust footprint of cable operations across the continent.

Information above is presented as of December 31, 2009, unless otherwise stated.