John Malone, Mike Fries and Balan Nair know what they’re doing! This acquisition will have a positive impact on overall distributed TV environment. With the success of the new Horizon boxes deployed in the Nederland’s, and shortly in Switzerland, and Virgin’s TIVO’s being embraced in their markets, this new powerhouse will play a strong roll in the advancement of the overall television and media market. Combine Virgin’s understanding of their markets with Liberty’s technical executives savvy, the industry will have to step up if they’re going to keep up.