Last week, it was revealed that Liberty boss John Malone had held secret talks with NTL CEO Barclay Knapp about taking a major stake in NTL.
It has now emerged that Richard Parsons, the AOL CEO, has also held talks with Knapp. Last week, Parsons said AOL had a keen interest in the UK marketplace.
However, there is only room for one major new investor in NTL, bringing it down to a battle between AOL and Liberty and which of the two can offer NTL the best deal.
Malone has on his side his 25% stake in rival UK cable company Telewest. He is thought to favour a merger between the two, although NTL and Telewest have quashed speculation of a merger.
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