DENVER, Colorado--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acquisition of ITV Shares Liberty Global plc (“Liberty Global”) (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK, LILA and LILAK) announced today that it has acquired 138.7 million shares in ITV plc (“ITV”), thereby increasing its existing stake to a total of 398.5 million shares in ITV or approximately 9.9% of ITV’s ordinary shares outstanding. Liberty Global has at the same time entered into a hedging transaction with respect to the ITV shares it has acquired and obtained furth