Liberty’s Ascent Completes U.K. Buy

Ascent Media Group Inc. said Friday that it has completed its acquisition of London Playout Centre Ltd. from RTL Group S.A. subsidiary FremantleMedia Ltd.

LPC provides channel-origination and transmission services in Europe, transmitting more than 1,400 hours of television programming per day, across 50 channels, from a range of dedicated and multichannel broadcast suites.

Ascent is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp.