Liberty Global plc (NasdaqGS:LBTY.A) could buy out ITV plc (LSE:ITV), but rumour has it that the Virgin Media owner may face competition from some of the world's largest companies. The word on the street is that major shareholders of ITV have been sounded out by tech giants Apple Inc. (NasdaqGS:AAPL), Amazon.com, Inc. (NasdaqGS:AMZN) and Netflix, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NFLX) about a possible takeover.