The race for NTL: The players

UGC Europe: Ultimately controlled by US group Liberty Media International, UGC owns 14 cable networks in Europe.

UGC Europe: Ultimately controlled by US group Liberty Media International, UGC owns 14 cable networks in Europe.

They include Irish operator Chorus, which provides television, broadband and telephone services and has more than 200,000 customers in the Republic.

Setanta/VSS: backed by US insurance group AIG, Irish television operator Setanta has teamed up with US venture capital group VSS.

Equity is also provided by IAWS Co-op and by clients of Davy Stockbrokers. Davy Corporate ...