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Iesy

1999-2007

Ish

2001-2005

Unity Media

2005-2007

Unity-media

Unitymedia (then Unity Media) was formed in 2005 by merger of German cable companies Ish and Iesy, while their consumer brand was kept until 2007.

Unitymedia

2007-2012

On 2007, Unity Media began to referred itself as Unitymedia. Ish, Iesy and some of Tele Colombus operations were finally replaced by this brand.

2012-present

Unitymedia new

On 2012, Unitymedia changed its logo to UPC's bloom in gradient of colors. This rebrand was reflecting Liberty Global ownership, which acquired the company in 2010.

Unitymedia Kabel BW

2012-2015

Unitymedia-kabel-bw

This corporate logo was unveiled in 2012 as Unitymedia and now-defunct Kabel BW were merged into Unitymedia Kabel BW. However, on 2015, the company name was reverted to Unitymedia and Kabel BW name in Baden-Württemberg was dissolved in favor of Unitymedia.

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Subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees:

Europe: Albania | Channel Islands (Airtel-Vodafone)¹ | Cyprus (Cytamobile-Vodafone) | Czech Republic (Oskarta) | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Ireland | Italy (TeleTu | ho-mobile) | Netherlands² (50%) (Vodafone | Ziggo) | Northern Cyprus (Telsim Vodafone) | Portugal (Yorn) | Romania | Spain (Lowi | yu) | Turkey | United Kingdom (Talkmobile | Voxi)

Middle East and Africa: Egypt | Ghana | Kenya (40%) (Safaricom)
South Africa (Vodacom) (60%) (Tanzania | DR Congo | Mozambique | Lesotho)

Asia-Pacific: Vi (India)³ (45.2%) | Australia (TPG Telecom) (25%)⁴

Authorized licensees (not owned):
Europe: Iceland | Ukraine | Middle East: Qatar | Oceania: New Zealand | Fiji | French Polynesia (Pacific Mobile Telecom SAS)

Partnerships:
A1 (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia) | Celcom (Malaysia) | China Mobile (China) | Dialog Axiata (Sri Lanka) | Entel (Chile) | KT (South Korea) | MTS (Armenia, Russia, Uzbekistan) | NTT docomo (Japan) | Proximus (Belgium) | Rogers (Canada) | SFR (France) | Smart Communications (Phillipines) | StarHub (Singapore) | Swisscom (Switzerland) | Zain (Middle East) | IQBox (Romania)

Former operations:
Defunct: AirTouch (United States) | Arcor (Germany) | Astral Telecom (Romania) (Astral TV | Storm TV | TV Cablu) | Cable & Wireless Worldwide (United Kingdom) | Fonomat (Romania) | Vodafone YOU (Romania) | Internity (Spain) | Kabel Deutschland (Germany) | Mannesmann (Germany) | Ono (Spain) | TelstraClear (New Zealand) | UPC (Czech Republic | Hungary | Romania) | Unitymedia (Germany) | India (Vodafone | Idea)

Divested: SmarTone (Hong Kong) | Verizon Wireless⁵ (United States) | J-PHONE–Vodafone (Japan) | SFR (France) | Nema (Faroe Islands) | Si.mobil–Vodafone (Slovenia) | Europolitan–Vodafone (Sweden) | MTC–Vodafone (Bahrain) | Orange (United Kingdom)

Sponsorships
Vodafone McLaren Mercedes (2007–2013) | Team Vodafone (2007–2012) | Vodafone Warriors (1999–present)

¹Joint venture with Bharti Airtel.
²Joint venture with Liberty Global.
³Joint venture with Aditya Birla Group.
⁴Joint venture with CK Hutchison Holdings.
⁵Joint venture with Verizon Communications.

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Virgin Media Ireland²

Predecessors: Chorus NTL (Chorus | NTL Ireland)
Services: Virgin Mobile | Virgin TV 360 | Virgin TV Anywhere

Virgin Media Television²
Services: Virgin Media News | Virgin Media Player | Virgin Media Sport | AdSmart
TV channels: Virgin Media One | Virgin Media Two | Virgin Media Three | Virgin Media Four | Virgin Media More | Virgin Media Extra (1 | 2)
Defunct: Virgin Media Sport Extra 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

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Virgin Media O2

Joint venture between Liberty Global and Telefónica.

Predecessors: Virgin Media | O2 (UK) | NTL:Telewest (NTL | Telewest) | Virgin.net | Virgin Mobile

Services: giffgaff | Virgin Media Store | Virgin Mobile | Virgin TV (Control | Go | Stream | TV 360 | Ultra HD)

Former TV channels: Bravo | Bravo 2 | Channel One | Challenge | Living (Livingit | Living Loves) | Trouble

Virgin-Media-O2-2021

Sunrise
MySports channels: MySports Eins | MySports Un | MySports 2 | MySports 3 | MySports 4 | MySports 5 | MySports 6 | MySports 7 | MySports 8 | MySports 9 | MySports 10

VodafoneZiggo (50%)³
Services: Vodafone | Ziggo
Premium channels: Ziggo Sport | Ziggo Sport Totaal (Docu | Extra (1/2) | Golf | Racing | Select | Tennis | Voetbal)

Telenet
Services: Base | Yelo Play | Telenet TV | Telenet TV Flow | YUGO | Streamz | GoPlay
Free-to-air channels: Play4 | Play5 | Play6 | Play7 | Play Crime
Premium channels: Play More (Cinema | Kicks | Black) | Play Sports (1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Premier League | Golf | Open)
Other channels (ad-sales only): Njam! | BBC First | History (Belgium)
Radio stations: NRJ | Play Nostalgie

Other assets:
Formula E | UPC Slovakia | All3Media (50%)⁴ | Horizon Go | ITV plc (6.4%) | MyPrime | Canal+ Polska (17%)⁵ | De Vijver Media (Woestijnvis | Play Media | Native Nation | JANI)

Former operations:
Divested: Chellomedia (Chello Central Europe | Chello Multicanal | ChelloZone) | Astral Telecom⁶ | Film1 | Liberty Latin America (VTR | Liberty | Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation (6,8%)⁴ | Cable & Wireless Communications) | UKTV | UPC Broadband (Austria | Slovenia | Czech Republic | Hungary¹ | Poland⁷ | Romania¹) | UPC DTH (Direct One | freeSAT | Focus Sat) | Unitymedia | Iflix | J:COM

Defunct: Austar | HBO Netherlands (50%) | Kabel BW | Living TV Group | UPC Nederland | UPC Switzerland | Weer & Verkeer | Wizja TV | PTK1 | PTK2 | MySports 1 | Play More Series | Play More Relax | Play More Select | Play Sports (6 | 7 | 8)

¹Acquired by Vodafone.
²Under license from Virgin.
³Joint venture with Vodafone.
⁴Joint venture with Warner Bros. Discovery
⁵Joint venture with Canal+ Group and Grupa TVN (Warner Bros. Discovery).
⁶Bought by a subsidiary, later ended up being bought by Vodafone
⁷Acquired by Iliad S.A.

Liberty Global (2018)

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