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• News Corp Profit Rises on Cable and TV Ratings

  NEW YORK (Reuters UK) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp NWSa said on Wednesday its quarterly net profit rose three-fold on higher advertising sales at the Fox TV network and Fox News Channel, as well as a one-time gain from its stock swap with Liberty Media...

  News items 2008-05-07

  Tags: Revenue, Swap, Rupert Murdoch, TV, Cable, MySpace, Liberty Media Corp., Operational Accounting

• Court to Diller: Spin Away

  In the epic battle of Barry Diller versus John Malone, the victory is going to Diller. Too bad the courts can't mandate a recovery in InterActive Corp.'s flagging operations. Stephen Lamb, a chancery court judge in Delaware ruled in favor of Diller, who had assumed rights to...

  Blog posts 2008-03-31

  Tags: Kevin Kelleher, Liberty Media Corp., Barry Diller

• Court to Diller: Spin Away

  In the epic battle of Barry Diller versus John Malone, the victory is going to Diller. Too bad the courts can't mandate a recovery in InterActive Corp.'s flagging operations. Stephen Lamb, a chancery court judge in Delaware ruled in favor of Diller, who had assumed rights to...

  Blog posts 2008-03-31

  Tags: Liberty Media Corp., Financial Accounting, Finance, Kevin Kelleher

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• The DIRECTV Group Announces First Quarter 2008 Results

  EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTV): DIRECTV Group Revenues Increase 17% to Nearly $4.6 Billion [TABLE OMITTED] DIRECTV Group Operating Profit Before Depreciation and Amortization Increases 27% to $1.2 Billion * DIRECTV U.S. Up 22% to $1.1 Billion *...

  Articles 2008-05-07

• Liberty Media Corporation Announces Updated Time of First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation will release its first quarter earnings on Thursday, May 8. You are invited to participate in Liberty Media's conference call, which will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET. Greg Maffei, Liberty Media's President and CEO, will host the call. ...

  Articles 2008-04-30

• Rosum Corporation Secures $15M in Financing to Fuel Growth in Mobile TV and Home Telecommunications Markets; Adds TruePosition as Investor

  MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., April 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Rosum Corporation announced today that it has raised $15 million in new financing. Existing investors Charles River Ventures, Allegis Capital, Steamboat Ventures and KTB Ventures, and new investor TruePosition, Inc., a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, participated in this round of...

  Articles 2008-04-15

• Liberty Media Corporation Announces First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation will release its first quarter earnings on Friday, May 9th. You are invited to participate in Liberty Media's conference call, which will begin at 11:00 a.m. ET. Greg Maffei, Liberty Media's President and CEO, will host the call. ...

  Articles 2008-04-10

• Clash of titans leads to delay of Ticketmaster sale: Diller resists Malone's effort to oust him from IAC board

  Ticketmaster isn't likely to be sold off soon. Barry Diller wants the West Hollywood-based company sold as part of the breakup of IAC/Interactive, a New York-based media company. So do the shareholders, including John Malone, chairman of Colorado-based Liberty Media Corp. But Malone wants to keep his "super...

  Articles 2008-04-07

• Direct approach

  Liberty Media Corp. borrowed nearly $2 billion to acquire 78.3 million additional shares in DirecTV Group Inc. to increase its stake in the satellite-television provider to 48 percent. In February, Englewood, Colo.based Liberty completed a $12 billion asset swap with media mogul Rupert Murdoch that exchanged Liberty's stake in News...

  Articles 2008-04-07

• Liberty Media Purchases Additional 78.3 Million DIRECTV Shares

  Increases Ownership Stake to Approximately 48% Funds Purchase with Borrowings against Newly Executed Equity Collar ENGLEWOOD, Colo., April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty") announced the purchase of 78.3 million DIRECTV common shares in a private transaction increasing Liberty's ownership to approximately 48%....

  Articles 2008-04-03

• Fitch: Liberty Media Ratings Not Impacted by DTV Collar Transaction

  NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings stated today that the 'BB' Issuer Default Rating and senior unsecured rating of Liberty Media LLC Liberty are not impacted by today's announcement by the company that it will purchase 78.3 million shares in DirecTV Group Inc. DirecTV increasing its stake to 48% from 41%....

  Articles 2008-04-03

• TruePosition, Inc., a Subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, Promotes Anderson, Beckley, and Morrison

  BERWYN, Pa. -- TruePosition, Inc., a leading provider of wireless location technologies and location-based services solutions, and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, today announced promotions for three senior executives. Robert Anderson has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Technology and Engineering and Chief Technology Officer. Frederic...

  Articles 2008-04-01

• TruePosition® Unveils Breakthrough Hybrid Location Solution™ to Improve Accuracy and Reliability for E-911 and all Location-Based Services

  New Solution Combines Technologies and Dramatically Improves Performance BERWYN, Pa. -- TruePosition, Inc., a leading provider of wireless location technologies and solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, today announced the TruePosition([R]) Hybrid Location Solution[TM]. This mobile positioning method combines network-based and handset-based location technologies and leverages...

  Articles 2008-04-01

• TruePosition Identifies Seven Key Drivers for LBS Success

  Significant Advancements in Technology, Applications, and Marketing To Boost Uptake of Revenue-Generating Location-Based Services BERWYN, Pa. -- TruePosition, Inc., one of the world's leading providers of complete, wireless location solutions and a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation, today announced the Seven Key Drivers for Success of Location-Based Services...

  Articles 2008-04-01

• FelCor Appoints Mark D. Rozells to the Board of Directors

  IRVING, Texas -- FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (NYSE: FCH) today announced that it has appointed Mark D. Rozells to its Board of Directors. Mr. Rozells brings over 20 years of broad investment, finance, strategy and management experience to FelCor's board. Mr. Rozells is currently the President of Inversiones...

  Articles 2008-04-01

• Liberty Media Comments on Ruling in IAC Litigation

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty") today commented on the ruling by the Delaware Chancery Court, regarding the IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC") litigation. We are disappointed that the Court did not agree with our position on a number of our claims. However, it...

  Articles 2008-03-29

• Media mogul loses battle to oust Diller from helm of IAC

  The media mogul John Malone has lost his bitter legal battle to oust Barry Diller from the helm of the IAC/Interactive internet conglomerate, home to the Ticketmaster ticket agency and Ask.com search engine. The ruling came two weeks after the conclusion of an extraordinary trial when the...

  Articles 2008-03-29

• Liberty Media LLC Announces Results of Holders' Right to Require Liberty to Repurchase Their 0.75 Percent Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2023

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Media LLC ("Liberty") announced today the results of the right of holders of its 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2023 (the "Debentures") to elect to cause Liberty to repurchase their Debentures at 100% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if...

  Articles 2008-03-25

• Liberty Media LLC Announces Modification to Terms of Its 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures Due 2023

  ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Media LLC ("Liberty") announced today that, pursuant to a Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated March 20, 2008 (the "Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture"), it has modified the indenture related to its 0.75% Exchangeable Senior Debentures due 2023 (the "Debentures"). Pursuant to the Fifteenth...

  Articles 2008-03-21

• Zoombak Partners with Bark Buckle UP To Promote Pet Safety at the 2008 New York International Auto Show

  Bark Buckle UP to Profile Newest Advances in Dog Safety Products NEW YORK -- Zoombak LLC (www.zoombak.com), a Liberty Media (NASDAQ: LCAPA) company, today joined the leading automotive pet safety experts from Bark Buckle UP (www.barkbuckleup.com) at the New York International Auto Show to promote safe and responsible...

  Articles 2008-03-20