LONDON (ShareCast) - (ShareCast News) - A spike in ITV (LSE: ITV.L - news ) shares late in the trading session appeared to have been provoked by reports that Liberty Global (NasdaqGS: LBTYA - news ) 's billionaire chief John Mallone might be more minded to pursue the acquisition of small mobile networks now that a tie-up with Vodafone was off the table.
headquarters_location: Liberty Global, LONDON; headquarters_location: Vodafone, LONDON