John Malone's international cable operator Liberty Global Group on Thursday reported mostly lower financials for the fourth quarter, but said it lost slightly fewer subscribers than in the year-ago period.The company said its quarterly operating income rose 12 percent to $282.5 million, but it swung to a net loss of $1.4 billion from year-ago earnings of $25.1 million, while operating cash flow declined 4.1 percent to $1.3 billion.