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• UPDATE 1-Ex-Murdoch stalwart Mockridge to run rival Virgin Media Wednesday, 8 May 2013 | 9:20 AM ET

  LONDON, May 8- Tom Mockridge, who worked closely with Rupert Murdoch in more than 20 years at News Corp, is to take over at Virgin Media, pitting the two men against each other in a battle for British pay-TV viewers.

• Delta Posts Small Profit, Says It's Feeling Sequester Cuts Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 10:02 AM ET

  

  Delta Air Lines said government spending cuts and weak demand from vacationers are hurting revenue this month.

• UPDATE 1-Liberty Global preparing Kabel Deutschland bid - report Wednesday, 17 Apr 2013 | 6:26 AM ET

  *Liberty Global, Kabel Deutschland decline to comment. FRANKFURT, April 17- U.S. cable company Liberty Global is preparing a takeover offer for Kabel Deutschland, Manager Magazin reported, sending shares in Germany's biggest cable company higher.

• Early Movers: LUFK, BA, BUD & More Monday, 8 Apr 2013 | 7:41 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• UPDATE 1-Liberty pushes deeper into Netherlands with Ziggo stake Thursday, 28 Mar 2013 | 5:39 AM ET

  *Liberty already tied up with $15.75 bln Virgin Media deal. AMSTERDAM, March 28- Cable operator Liberty Global extended its reach into the Netherlands by buying a 12.65 percent stake in Ziggo for 632.5 million euros, prompting speculation it might eventually make a full bid.

• UPDATE 3-Liberty eyes cable TV deals after Charter investment Tuesday, 19 Mar 2013 | 12:42 AM ET

  March 19- Liberty Media Corp will buy a 27 percent stake in Charter Communications Inc, signaling Chairman John Malone's return to his roots in cable television and a renewed appetite for consolidation in the sector. Chief Executive Greg Maffei said Liberty sees opportunities in U.S cable and that low interest rates made the deal attractive.

• Liberty Media Close to Buying Stake in Charter: Report Monday, 18 Mar 2013 | 1:36 PM ET

  

  Liberty Media is close to buying a 25 percent stake in cable operator Charter Communications for about $2.5 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

• Liberty CEO on the UK Media Market  Wednesday, 6 Mar 2013 | 5:10 AM ET

  

  Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global, says there will be no changes to the strong and successful business of the recently acquired Virgin Media.

• Stocks to Watch in a Rising M&A Tide Tuesday, 5 Mar 2013 | 1:11 PM ET

  

  Here are a handful of stocks to watch if small-cap and mid-cap mergers accelerate in 2013. TheStreet.com reports.

• Cramer: Can the Economy Go Cold, Overnight? Thursday, 21 Feb 2013 | 6:04 PM ET

  

  “All went from being benign to pernicious in one week,” said Jim Cramer. “Is that possible?”

• Vodafone Hires Bank for Possible German Cable Bid Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 | 9:51 AM ET

  

  Vodafone moved closer to a possible 10 billion-euro bid for German cable operator Kabel Deutschland by hiring long-time banker Goldman Sachs to advise on options, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

• UPDATE 1-Vodafone hires bank for possible German cable bid Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 | 9:34 AM ET

  *Vodafone looking at fixed assets in Europe. FRANKFURT, Feb 19- Vodafone moved closer to a possible 10 billion-euro bid for German cable operator Kabel Deutschland by hiring long-time banker Goldman Sachs to advise on options, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

• DEALTALK-Vodafone looks to fixed buys to escape mobile squeeze Monday, 18 Feb 2013 | 12:51 AM ET

  *Vodafone talking to bankers on Kabel D deal- sources. PARIS/ LONDON, Feb 18- Vodafone's interest in Germany's biggest cable company Kabel Deutschland could foreshadow more fixed network acquisitions, notably in Spain, as it tries to keep up with tightening competition in Europe.

• TMT deals support global M&A and boutique banks Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 11:39 AM ET

  LONDON, Feb 8- The technology, media and telecoms sector has seen the busiest start to a year in terms of M&A deals since the height of the dot.com boom in 2000, giving a boost to boutique banks which are increasingly winning work as advisers.

• UPDATE 2-Liberty Global plans bonds to finance Virgin acquisition Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 1:33 PM ET

  *Virgin Media leverage to rise only modestly. LONDON, Feb 6- Financing plans for the multibillion-pound acquisition of British cable group Virgin Media emerged on Wednesday and buoyed hopes that large-scale takeovers are back as companies grow more confident about the economy and take advantage of cheap debt.

• Do Investors Have Apple All Wrong?  Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 12:00 PM ET

  

  The FMHR traders weigh in on how to trade the surge in Apple's shares. And, CNBC's David Faber talks with Mike Fries, Liberty Global CEO about his company's agreement to buy Virgin Media in a $16 billion deal.

• Futures Reverse Early Gains; Disney Rallies Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 8:31 AM ET

  U.S. stock index futures erased their early gains to turn lower in choppy pre-market trading Wednesday, as investors parsed through a batch of mixed earnings news .

• Early Movers: TWX, CVS, CMI & More Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 7:50 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• NEWSMAKER-With Virgin deal, Malone set to be European cable king Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | 12:59 AM ET

  *Virgin Media deal largest and latest for Liberty Global. Liberty Global already ranks as largest cable operator in Europe.

• UPDATE 5-Malone strikes $15.75 bln Virgin Media deal to take on Murdoch Tuesday, 5 Feb 2013 | 9:23 PM ET

  *Virgin Media competes with Murdoch's BSkyB in Britain. LONDON, Feb 6- John Malone's Liberty Global struck a deal on Tuesday to buy British cable group Virgin Media for about $15.75 billion in stock and cash, a move that would put the U.S. billionaire up against old rival Rupert Murdoch.