EU conditionally clears Liberty Global's purchase of Dutch cable operator Ziggo

The European Commission on Wednesday said it had cleared the purchase of Dutch cable operator Ziggo by Liberty Globalsubject to conditions.The merger was first approved in 2014 but then annulled by the General Court of the European Union, leading to a reassessment of the deal.The Commission, which acts as the competition watchdog in the European Union, said Liberty Global had offered to scrap clauses that restrict broadcasters' ability to offer their channels and content over the internet, maint