▁C able com ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁banks ▁and ▁private ▁invest ors ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁own ers ▁planned ▁to ▁go ▁public ▁with ▁C able com ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁After ▁Liber ty ▁Global ▁Europe , ▁a ▁wh olly ▁owned ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁Global , ▁acquired ▁C able com ▁for ▁ 2 . 8 ▁billion ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁planned ▁IP O ▁was ▁with dra wn . ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁that ▁followed , ▁C able com ▁inv ested ▁in ▁expand ing ▁its ▁network . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁company ▁launched ▁high - definition ▁television ▁( HD TV ). ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁C able com ▁introduced ▁its ▁first ▁combination ▁de als ▁( package ▁with ▁Internet , ▁tele phony ▁and ▁television ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁C able com ▁launched ▁the ▁D igi Card ▁en abling ▁customers ▁to ▁enjoy ▁digital ▁TV ▁without ▁having ▁to ▁connect ▁an ▁additional ▁device ▁to ▁their ▁television ▁set . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁C able com ▁began ▁offering ▁Video ▁on ▁Dem and ▁with ▁ 3 D ▁content . ▁ ▁C able com ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁as ▁up c ▁cable com ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁re brand ing ▁the ▁red ▁w rench ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁logo ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁lot us ▁bl oss om .