Liberty Media

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Liberty Media

COMPANY

Cable television properties. Descendent of TCI, which was absorbed by AT&T in 1999. Several subsidiaries were spun off under the aegis of Liberty Media in 2001. The company is controlled by billionaire John C. Malone, who owns a majority interest.

Liberty Media is the owner of QVC, and is a stakeholder in IAC/InterActiveCorp, Expedia, Encore/Starz cable channels, and half of the Game Show Network. Spinoffs include Liberty Global (broadband provider, 2005) and Discovery Communications (cable programming). As of 2007, it is acquiring control of DirecTV from News Corporation.

Several tracking stocks exist for subsidiaries (most prominently LINTA and LINTB) and the symbol L seems reserved on the NYSE for an eventual listing.

Official Website:
http://www.libertymedia.com/

Industry:
Media

Ticker:
NASDAQ:LINTA (etc)

Corporate headquarters:
Englewood, CO

Sales:
$7.8B (2007)

Employees:
19000

EXECUTIVES

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert R. Bennett Business 19-Apr-1958 CEO of Liberty Media, 1997-2005

Gary S. Howard Business c. 1957 COO of Liberty Media, 1998-2004

Greg Maffei Business 24-May-1960 CEO of Liberty Media

John C. Malone Business 7-Mar-1941 Cable TV billionaire, Liberty Media

Carl E. Vogel Business c. 1959 Vice Chairman of Dish Network

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Robert R. Bennett Business 19-Apr-1958 CEO of Liberty Media, 1997-2005

Donne F. Fisher Business 24-May-1938 Former EVP at TCI

Paul A. Gould Business c. 1945 Allen & Company

Greg Maffei Business 24-May-1960 CEO of Liberty Media

John C. Malone Business 7-Mar-1941 Cable TV billionaire, Liberty Media

David E. Rapley Business 22-Jun-1941 Former EVP at VECO Corp.

M. LaVoy Robison Business 6-Sep-1935 Executive Director, Anschutz Foundation

Larry E. Romrell Business 30-Dec-1939 Former EVP at TCI

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Gary S. Howard Business c. 1957 COO of Liberty Media, 1998-2004

J. C. Sparkman Business 12-Sep-1932 COO of TCI, 1987-95

J. David Wargo Business 1-Oct-1953 New Mountain Capital

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