FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  DIRECTV GROUP INC
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/04/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP [*]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245-0956		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
DIRECTV GROUP INC
2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245-0956		     X    

Signatures

Larry D. Hunter, Executive Vice President, Legal, Human Resources and Administration, General Counsel and Secretary 05/14/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
* The applicable Trading Symbols are LMDIA and LMDIB.

In connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2009, by and among Liberty Media Corporation, Liberty
 Entertainment, Inc., The DIRECTV Group, Inc., DIRECTV, DTVG One, Inc. and DTVG Two, Inc., certain stockholders of Liberty
 Media Corporation  (collectively, the "Malones") entered into the Voting and Right of First Refusal Agreement, dated as of
 May 3, 2009, by and among Liberty Entertainment, Inc., The DIRECTV Group, Inc., DIRECTV, Dr. John C. Malone, Mrs. Leslie
 Malone, The Tracy L. Neal Trust A and The Evan D. Malone Trust A, whereby, among other things, the Malones agreed to vote
 all of the shares of Series A Liberty Entertainment common stock, par value $.01 per share, and Series B Liberty
 Entertainment common stock, par value $.01 per share ("LMDIB Shares"), held of record in favor of the Split-Off as provided
 in the Merger Agreement and granted an irrevocable proxy ("Proxy") to The DIRECTV Group, Inc., to enforce the Malones'
 obligation to vote all of such shares in favor of the Split-Off.  By reason of receipt of the Proxy, The DIRECTV Group,
 Inc., may be deemed to have shared voting power with respect to (and therefore beneficially own within the meaning of Rule
 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) greater than 10% of the LMDIB Shares outstanding.

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