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Disclosure: I am employed by United Group as Group Director of Corporate Communications, so I have a conflict of interest regarding this article and am requesting this change rather than making it myself.

Proposed change: in the opening sentence, replace "media conglomerate" with "telecommunications and media company".

Rationale: The current descriptor gives sole prominence to media, but independent reporting increasingly describes the company with telecommunications as a co-equal (and arguably primary) activity, alongside media. This is a rebalancing for accuracy and due weight, not a removal of the media element, which remains accurate.

Supporting independent sources:

Bloomberg (16 June 2025) describes United Group as a "southeastern European telecom operator". https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-16/bc-partners-backed-telco-united-group-names-kpn-alum-as-ceo

Reuters (12 February 2025) describes the company as a "Balkan telecoms and media company". https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/united-group-sells-serbia-broadband-e-ppf-telecom-group-disposes-other-assets-2025-02-12/

Coverage of the 2025 leadership change and c. €1.5bn divestment of non-EU assets (including Net TV Plus and Western Balkans sports-broadcasting rights) frames the company's repositioning toward EU telecoms markets. e.g. Private Equity Wire (18 June 2025), which refers to United Group as a "telecommunications provider". https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/bc-partners-backed-united-group-taps-kpn-exec-as-ceo/

DatacenterDynamics (28 January 2025) refers to United Group as a "telco firm". https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/european-telco-united-group-invests-120m-in-four-renewable-projects/

I am proposing only that the lead descriptor reflect telecommunications as a co-equal (and arguably primary) activity of the company, alongside media. I am happy to be guided by editors on the exact phrasing. Thank you. ~2026-42146-84 (talk) 19:13, 29 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Suprisingly, this seems to be a controversial topic.

[the] sale would fundamentally transform United Group from an integrated media and telecommunications leader into a predominantly telecommunications company, thereby destroying the unique value of its bundled service offering across Southeast Europe. Some of the key media brands within United Media’s portfolio include the national broadcasters Nova TV Bulgaria and Nova TV Croatia, Adria News Network (ANN), as well as numerous other popular media platforms.

This is a controversial change. As a result, I'm holding off on this change until there's consensus or until it's been open for a while and no one else has commented.