The right knight?

Fascinating to see reports that Liberty Global, the US-based cable company, may be about to bid for Virgin Media.  Having swallowed all its UK counterparts to become this country’s sole cable operator, Virgin seemed to lose some of its testosterone.  While it may be winning on the technology front, it often seems that Virgin fails to punch its weight in other battles – either against its formidable rivals, BT and Sky, or against some of the dafter ideas of the industry regulator.  Liberty’s chairman, John Malone, is well known for being a feisty character, not least in his former confrontations with Rupert Murdoch.  He just might be the man to help raise Virgin’s game.