LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION INVESTMENT SUMMARY
(As of December 31, 2009)
Liberty Media Corporation is a holding company that owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, media, communications and entertainment businesses. Those interests are attributed to three tracking stock groups: Liberty Capital, Liberty Interactive, and Liberty Starz.
The following table sets forth some of Liberty Media's major assets that are held directly and indirectly through partnerships, joint ventures, common stock investments and instruments convertible into common stock. Ownership percentages in the table are approximate and, where applicable, assume conversion to common stock by Liberty Media and, to the extent known by Liberty Media, other holders. In some cases, Liberty Media's interest may be subject to buy/sell procedures, repurchase rights or dilution.
LIBERTY CAPITAL
ENTITY |
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING BUSINESS |
ATTRIBUTED OWNERSHIP |
Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. |
Owner of the Atlanta Braves, a major league baseball club, as well as certain of the Atlanta Braves' minor league clubs. |
100% |
AOL, Inc. |
AOL, Inc. (AOL) is a global Web services company with a suite of brands and offerings. The Company's business spans online content, products and services that it offers to consumers, publishers and advertisers. |
3% |
Current Group, LLC |
Provider of Broadband over Powerline (BPL) solutions and services to electric distribution companies. |
8%1 |
CenturyTel, Inc. |
Leading provider of high-quality voice, broadband and video services over its advanced communications networks to consumers and businesses in 33 states. |
2% |
Hallmark Entertainment Investments Co. |
Owner of controlling interest in Crown Media Holdings, Inc., the owner and operator of U.S. cable television channels, including the Hallmark Channel. |
11%2 |
Jingle Networks, Inc. |
Operator of the advertiser-supported 1.800.FREE411 service which allows callers to obtain residential, business and government telephone numbers for no charge. |
9%3 |
Kroenke Arena Company, LLC |
Owner of the Pepsi Center, a sports and entertainment facility in Denver, Colorado. |
6.5% |
Leisure Arts, Inc. |
Publisher and marketer of needlework, craft, decorating, entertaining and other lifestyle interest "how-to" books. |
100% |
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions |
Producer of "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" in addition to documentaries, web sites, interactive DVD's, civic engagement projects and educational programs. |
67% |
Mobile Streams |
Mobile Streams is a global mobile content retailer that retails a range of wide range of mobile content including full-track downloads, truetones, polyphonic ringtones, videos, graphics and games. Mobile Streams sells its content directly to consumers through its Ringtones.com mobile internet superstore as well as through the content portals operated by many of the world's largest mobile network carrier groups. |
15.8% |
Motorola, Inc. |
Provider of integrated communications solutions and embedded electronic solutions. |
2% |
Overture Films, LLC |
Motion picture studio that plans to make 8 to 12 feature-length films a year. |
100% |
priceline.com, Incorporated |
Provider of an eCommerce service allowing consumers to make offers on products and services. |
1% |
SIRIUS XM |
SIRIUS XM Radio is America's satellite radio company delivering commercial-free music channels, premier sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather, to more than 18.9 million subscribers. |
40%4 |
Sprint Nextel Corporation |
Provider of a comprehensive range of communications services bringing mobility to consumer, business and government customers. |
2%5 |
Starz Media, LLC (formerly IDT Entertainment) |
Creator and distributor of animated and live-action programming, creator of content under contract for other media companies, and leading independent home video/DVD entertainment company. |
100% |
Time Warner Cable Inc. |
TWC is the second-largest cable operator in the U.S. and offers residential and commercial video, high-speed data and voice services over its broadband cable systems. |
2% |
Time Warner Inc. |
Media and entertainment company whose businesses include filmed entertainment, interactive services, television networks, cable systems, music and publishing. |
3% |
TruePosition, Inc. |
Developer and implementer of advanced wireless location products, services and devices in a cross-carrier environment, including potential for use in connection with social networks, mobile gaming companies, search companies, mobile advertisers and providers of music, comedy and entertainment content to wireless devices. |
100% |
Viacom Inc. |
Global media company, with positions in broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, and online. Brands include CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, VH1, BET, Paramount Pictures, Infinity Broadcasting, Viacom Outdoor, UPN, TV Land, Comedy Central, CMT: Country Music Television, Spike TV, Showtime, Blockbuster, and Simon & Schuster. |
1% |
WFRV and WJMN Television |
CBS broadcast affiliate that serves Green Bay, Wisconsin and Escanaba, Michigan. |
100% |
ViaSat, Inc. |
Designs, produces and markets advanced digital satellite telecommunications and wireless signal processing equipment |
3%6 |
Zoombak LLC |
Zoombak LLC develops and markets advanced personal location products and technologies that keep people connected to the people and things that really matter. Zoombak's compact, assisted (A-GPS) locator system employs satellite-enabled GPS and a location network server to keep track of teen and senior drivers, recover stolen vehicles, and find lost pets, among other purposes. |
100% |
LIBERTY STARZ
ENTITY |
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING BUSINESS |
ATTRIBUTED OWNERSHIP |
PicksPal, Inc. |
Provider of free online games, information and entertainment for sports fans. |
100% |
Starz Entertainment, LLC |
Provider of video programming distributed by cable operators, direct-to-home satellite providers, other distributors and via the Internet throughout the United States. |
100% |
ViaSat, Inc. |
Designs, produces and markets advanced digital satellite telecommunications and wireless signal processing equipment |
3%7 |
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE
ENTITY |
DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING BUSINESS |
ATTRIBUTED OWNERSHIP |
Backcountry.com, Inc. |
eCommerce business that sells performance gear for backcountry adventures, including backpacking, climbing, skiing, snowboarding, trail running and adventure travel. Backcountry.com also operates BackcountryOutlet.com, Dogfunk.com, Tramdock.com, SteepandCheap.com and WhiskeyMilitia.com. |
81% |
Bodybuilding.com |
eCommerce business that sells supplements, clothing, tanning supplies, accessories and other bodybuilding products as well as hosts an online site where visitors can network and exchange information related to bodybuilding. |
83% |
Borba, LLC |
Provider of full range of nutraceutical and cosmeceutical products. |
25% |
BUYSEASONS, Inc. |
Online retailers of costumes, accessories, seasonal décor and party supplies. BUYSEASONS, Inc. also operates BuyCostumes.com and CelebrateExpress.com. |
100% |
Expedia, Inc. |
Empowers business and leisure travelers with the tools and information needed to research, plan, book and experience travel. It also provides wholesale travel to offline retail travel agents. Expedia's main companies include: Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire, Expedia Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor and Classic Vacations. Expedia's companies operate internationally in Canada, the UK, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands and China. |
24%8 |
GSI Commerce, Inc. |
Provider of outsourced eCommerce solutions. |
19.7% |
HSN, Inc. |
A retailer and interactive lifestyle network offering and assortment of products through television home shopping programming on HSN television network and HSN.com. |
33% |
IAC/InteractiveCorp |
Operator of businesses in sectors being transformed by the internet, online and offline. Comprised of Ask, Match.com, Chemistry.com, Citysearch, ServiceMagic, CollegeHumor, Evite, Pronto.com, Gifts.com, GirlSense, IAC Advertising Solutions, Life123, RushmoreDrive.com, ShoeBuy.com, The Daily Beast, Very Short List, Vimeo, Webfetti, and Zwinky. |
18%9 |
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. |
Provider of membership services to the vacation ownership industry. |
29% |
LOCKERZ |
Aims to be the destination for generation Z where commerce, content, and community converge |
80% |
Provide Commerce, Inc. |
eCommerce marketplace company providing a collection of branded websites each offering high quality, perishable products shipped directly from the supplier to the consumer and designed specifically around the way consumers shop. Comprised of Cherry Moon Farms, ProFlowers, Secret Spoon Sweets, Shari's Berries, and Red Envelope. |
100% |
QVC, Inc. |
Markets and sells a wide variety of consumer products in the U.S. and several foreign countries, primarily by means of televised shopping programs on the QVC networks and via the Internet through its domestic and international websites. |
100% |
The Right Start |
eCommerce and traditional retailer of premium baby gear and products that offer parents a carefully selected assortment of the best products for their babies including travel gear, feeding, décor and toys. |
100% |
Ticketmaster |
Ticketmaster is a live ticketing and marketing company. |
29% |
Tree.com (Lending Tree) |
An online lending and real estate business which matches consumers with lenders and loan brokers. |
25% |
1 ) Liberty Media owns interests in Current Group, LLC through two different partnerships, Liberty Associated Partners and Associated Partners.
2) Liberty Media has an approximate indirect 9% economic ownership in Crown Media Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWN) through its investment in Hallmark Entertainment Investments Co.
3) Liberty Media owns interests in Jingle Networks, Inc. through two different partnerships, Liberty Associated Partners and Associated Partners.
4) Currently represents approximately 5% voting power. On the satisfaction of certain conditions, Liberty Media has the ability to convert the balance of its holding into a series of stock with full voting power. Upon such conversion, Liberty Media would have 40% voting power.
5) Less than 1% of voting power. Liberty Media beneficially owns shares of Sprint Nextel common stock and instruments convertible into Sprint Nextel common stock.
6) In addition to its approximately 3% equity interest in ViaSat at Liberty Capital, Liberty Media also owns an approximate 3% of ViaSat equity attributed to Liberty Starz.
7) In addition to its approximately 3% equity interest in ViaSat at Liberty Starz, Liberty Media also owns an approximate 3% of equity interest in ViaSat attributed to Liberty Capital.
8) Liberty Media owns approximately 24% of Expedia common stock representing an approximate 58% voting interest; however, the Chairman and CEO of Expedia currently has the authority to vote these shares.
9) Liberty Media owns approximately 18% of IAC common stock representing an approximate 56% voting interest; however, the Chairman and CEO of IAC currently has the authority to vote these shares.