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

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.  )

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LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
12300 Liberty Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(720) 875-5400

May 13, 2009

Dear Stockholder:

        The 2009 annual meeting of stockholders of Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty Media) will be held at 9:00 a.m., local time, on June 25, 2009, at the Denver Marriot South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80124, telephone (303) 925-0004. At the annual meeting, holders of Liberty Media common stock will be asked to consider and vote on the following proposals: (i) the redesignation proposal, (ii) the reverse stock split proposal, (iii) the election of directors proposal and (iv) the auditor ratification proposal (each as described in more detail below).

        Pursuant to the redesignation proposal, Liberty Media would be permitted to amend and restate its charter to change the name of (1) its "Entertainment Group" to the "Starz Group" and (2) its "Liberty Entertainment common stock" to the "Liberty Starz common stock" and to make certain conforming changes (the proposed changes collectively, the redesignation). The redesignation proposal is being submitted in connection with the proposed, previously announced split-off of a majority of the assets and liabilities of the Entertainment Group. If the split-off is completed, Liberty Media would redeem a portion of the outstanding shares of Liberty Entertainment common stock for all of the outstanding shares of a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, Liberty Entertainment, Inc. (LEI), which would hold Liberty Media's 54% interest in The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTVG), a 100% interest in Liberty Sports Holdings LLC, a 65% interest in Game Show Network, LLC and FUN Technologies ULC and cash and cash equivalents, together with $2 billion of indebtedness incurred in connection with Liberty Media's incremental acquisition of DTVG shares in April 2008. All of the businesses, assets and liabilities currently attributed to Liberty Media's Entertainment Group that are not held by LEI would remain with Liberty Media and continue to be attributed to the Entertainment Group. These assets consist primarily of a 100% interest in Starz Entertainment LLC and cash and cash equivalents. Accordingly, the Liberty Media board determined to seek the approval of the stockholders to change the name of this tracking stock group and the corresponding tracking stock in connection with the split-off. The implementation of the redesignation is subject to the approval of stockholders sought hereby and the completion of the split-off. The Liberty Media board reserves the right to abandon the redesignation at any time prior to its implementation.

        Liberty Media recently announced that it has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2009, pursuant to which LEI and DTVG would merge with wholly owned subsidiaries of a new parent company to be named DIRECTV. This business combination is conditioned on, among other things, (i) the receipt of the approval of the holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock to complete the split-off in accordance with Liberty Media's charter (the split-off approval); (ii) the receipt of the approval of the holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock (other than John C. Malone, Chairman of the Board of Liberty Media, his wife Leslie Malone, certain affiliated persons and the directors and officers of Liberty Media) of the split-off, the DTVG business combination and certain related transactions; (iii) the receipt of certain DTVG stockholder approvals; (iv) the receipt of regulatory approvals, a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and opinions of tax counsel; and (v) the completion of the split-off. The split-off is conditioned on,

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among other things, the receipt of the split-off approval, regulatory approvals, a private letter ruling from the IRS and opinions of tax counsel. The split-off is not conditioned on the satisfaction of the conditions to the DTVG business combination. Liberty Media intends to seek the requisite approvals of the holders of its Liberty Entertainment common stock for the split-off and the DTVG business combination at a special stockholders meeting which is expected to be held during the third quarter of 2009.

        Liberty Media is not soliciting your vote with respect to the split-off or the DTVG business combination at this time, and a vote on the redesignation proposal is not a vote on the split-off or the DTVG business combination.

        Pursuant to the reverse split proposal, Liberty Media would be permitted to effect a reverse stock split of (1) the outstanding shares of Series A Liberty Capital common stock at a ratio of one-for-three, (2) the outstanding shares of Series B Liberty Capital common stock at a ratio of one-for-three, (3) the outstanding shares of Series A Liberty Interactive common stock at a ratio of one-for-five, and (4) the outstanding shares of Series B Liberty Interactive common stock at a ratio of one-for-five (collectively, the reverse split). The reverse split is not conditioned on the completion of the split-off; however, the reverse split will not be effected until the split-off is either completed or abandoned. The Liberty Media board reserves the right to abandon the reverse split at any time prior to its implementation.

        At the annual meeting, you will further be asked to consider and vote on certain annual business matters: (1) the election of directors proposal, a proposal to re-elect Donne F. Fisher, Gregory B. Maffei, and M. LaVoy Robison to serve as Class II members of the Liberty Media board until the 2012 annual meeting of Liberty Media stockholders; and (2) the auditors ratification proposal, a proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as Liberty Media's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

        The Liberty Media board has unanimously approved each of the enumerated proposals and unanimously recommends that its stockholders vote "FOR" each of them.

        Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares you own. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, please vote as soon as possible to make sure that your shares are represented.

        Thank you for your cooperation and continued support and interest in Liberty Media.

		Very truly yours,
		Gregory B. Maffei President and Chief Executive Officer

        The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is first being mailed on or about May 15, 2009, and the proxy materials relating to the annual meeting will first be made available on or about the same date.

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LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
12300 Liberty Boulevard
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(720) 875-5400

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
to be Held on June 25, 2009

        NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the annual meeting of stockholders of Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty Media) to be held at 9:00 a.m., local time, on June 25, 2009, at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80124, telephone (303) 925-0004, to consider and vote on:

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A proposal (the redesignation proposal) to approve the amendment and restatement of Liberty Media's charter to change the name of (i) the "Entertainment Group" to the "Starz Group" and (ii) the "Liberty Entertainment common stock" to the "Liberty Starz common stock" in connection with the split-off of a majority of the assets and liabilities of the Entertainment Group; to update the definition of the renamed Starz Group to reflect the composition of that group after giving effect to the split-off; and to update the definitions of the Capital Group and the Interactive Group to give effect to the change in the attribution of businesses to each of these groups since the effective date of Liberty Media's existing charter. We refer to the proposed changes to Liberty Media's charter as the redesignation.



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A proposal (the reverse split proposal) to authorize the amendment of Liberty Media's charter to effect a reverse stock split of (1) the outstanding shares of Series A Liberty Capital common stock at a ratio of one-for-three; (2) the outstanding shares of Series B Liberty Capital common stock at a ratio of one-for-three; (3) the outstanding shares of Series A Liberty Interactive common stock at a ratio of one-for-five; and (4) the outstanding shares of Series B Liberty Interactive common stock at a ratio of one-for-five (collectively, the reverse split);



3.

A proposal (the election of directors proposal) to re-elect Donne F. Fisher, Gregory B. Maffei, and M. LaVoy Robison to serve as Class II members of the Liberty Media board until the 2012 annual meeting of Liberty Media stockholders;



4.

A proposal (the auditors ratification proposal) to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as Liberty Media's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009; and



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Any other business as may properly come before the annual meeting.

        Liberty Media encourages you to read the accompanying proxy statement in its entirety before voting. The form of Liberty Media's proposed amended and restated charter (the Liberty Media restated charter) reflecting the redesignation is included as Annex A to this proxy statement. The form of charter amendment reflecting the reverse split is included as Annex B to this proxy statement.

        Holders of record of Liberty Media's Series A Liberty Capital common stock, par value $0.01 per share, Series B Liberty Capital common stock, par value $0.01 per share, Series A Liberty Interactive common stock, par value $0.01 per share, Series B Liberty Interactive common stock, par value $0.01 per share, Series A Liberty Entertainment common stock, par value $0.01 per share and Series B Liberty Entertainment common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in each case, outstanding as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 27, 2009, the record date for the annual meeting, will be

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entitled to notice of the annual meeting and to vote at the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. The proposals described above require the following stockholder approvals:

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Each of the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date, voting together as a single class.



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The election of directors proposal requires a plurality of the affirmative votes of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date that are voted in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class.



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The auditor ratification proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date that are present in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class.

        The entire Liberty Media board of directors has carefully considered and approved each proposal and recommends that its stockholders vote "FOR" each of them.

        Votes may be cast in person or by proxy at the annual meeting or prior to the meeting by telephone or via the Internet.

        A list of stockholders entitled to vote at the annual meeting will be available at Liberty Media's offices in Englewood, Colorado for review by its stockholders for any purpose germane to the annual meeting, for at least 10 days prior to the annual meeting.

        YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.    Liberty Media urges you to vote as soon as possible by telephone, Internet or mail.

		By order of the board of directors,
		Pamela L. Coe Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Secretary

Englewood, Colorado
May 13, 2009

WHETHER OR NOT YOU INTEND TO BE PRESENT AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, PLEASE VOTE VIA THE INTERNET OR TELEPHONE AS PROMPTLY AS POSSIBLE. ALTERNATIVELY, REQUEST A PAPER PROXY CARD TO COMPLETE, SIGN AND RETURN BY MAIL.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

        The questions and answers below highlight only selected information about the annual meeting and how to vote your shares. You should read carefully the entire proxy statement, including the Annexes to fully understand the proposals.

Q:

When and where is the annual meeting?

A:

The annual meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m., local time, on June 25, 2009 at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80124, telephone (303) 925-0004.

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What is the record date for the annual meeting?

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The record date for the annual meeting is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 27, 2009.

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What is the purpose of the annual meeting?

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To consider and vote on each of the redesignation proposal, the reverse split proposal, the election of directors proposal, the auditors ratification proposal and any proposals to transact other business as may properly come before the annual meeting.

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What stockholder vote is required to approve each of the proposals?

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Each of the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date, voting together as a single class. The election of directors proposal requires a plurality of the affirmative votes of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date that are voted in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class. The auditor ratification proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date that are present in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class.

As of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 27, 2009, the record date for the annual meeting, Liberty Media's directors and executive officers beneficially owned approximately 38.3% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Liberty Media common stock. Liberty Media has been informed that all of its executive officers and directors intend to vote "FOR" each of the proposals.

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How many votes do stockholders have?

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At the annual meeting:

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holders of Series A Liberty Capital common stock (LCAPA) have one vote per share;

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holders of Series B Liberty Capital common stock (LCAPB) have ten votes per share.

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holders of Series A Liberty Interactive common stock (LINTA) have one vote per share;

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holders of Series B Liberty Interactive common stock (LINTB) have ten votes per share.

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holders of Series A Liberty Entertainment common stock (LMDIA) have one vote per share; and

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holders of Series B Liberty Entertainment common stock (LMDIB) have ten votes per share.

Only shares owned as of the record date are eligible to vote at the annual meeting.

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Why is the redesignation proposal being voted on at this time?

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Changing the name of the "Entertainment Group" to "Starz Group" and "Liberty Entertainment common stock" to "Liberty Starz common stock" requires the approval of the holders of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the Liberty Capital, Liberty Interactive and Liberty Entertainment common stocks, voting together as a single class. By contrast, only holders of

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Liberty Entertainment common stock will vote on the split-off of Liberty Entertainment, Inc., which must occur before the redesignation can be implemented, as well as on certain matters relating to the previously announced business combination of LEI and DTVG. We expect to seek approval from the holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock for the split-off and the matters relating to the DTVG business combination during the third quarter of this year. Because the holders of Liberty Capital and Liberty Interactive common stocks will not vote on those matters, we are seeking approval of the redesignation proposal at this time.

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What if the redesignation proposal is not approved?

A:

The current designations of the Entertainment Group and the Liberty Entertainment common stock would not change, and no corresponding amendments would be made to Liberty Media's charter. Liberty Media is not soliciting your vote with respect to the split-off or the DTVG business combination at this time, and a vote on the redesignation proposal is not a vote on the split-off or the DTVG business combination. The failure of the redesignation proposal to be approved would have no effect on the split-off or the proposed business combination transaction with DTVG. We anticipate holding a separate meeting later this year at which holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock would be asked to approve the split-off and the DTVG business combination.

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What if the reverse split proposal is not approved?

A:

No charter amendment for the reverse split would be filed, and no outstanding shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB would be subject to a reverse split.

Q:

What if the auditors ratification proposal is not approved?

A:

The Liberty Media board and its audit committee would consider it as a direction to select other auditors for the year ended December 31, 2009.

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What do stockholders need to do to vote on the proposals?

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Holders of record of our common stock as of the record date may vote in person at the annual meeting. Alternatively, they may give a proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning a proxy card (if a paper proxy card has been requested by the holder), or by voting by telephone or over the Internet. Unless subsequently revoked, shares of Liberty Media common stock represented by a proxy submitted and received at or before the annual meeting will be voted in accordance with the instructions on the proxy. Instructions for voting by using the telephone or the Internet are printed on the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials being mailed to Liberty Media stockholders in accordance with the "Notice and Access" rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission and on the printed proxy cards. If you receive the notice referenced above, you will not receive a printed copy of this proxy statement, including the Notice of Meeting, the proxy card or the annual report, unless you specifically request a copy.

Stockholders who have shares registered in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee should follow the voting instructions provided by their broker, bank or other nominee in instructing them how to vote their shares. We recommend that you vote by proxy even if you plan to attend the annual meeting. You may change your vote at the annual meeting.

If a proxy is properly submitted by a record holder without indicating any voting instructions, the shares of Liberty Media common stock represented by the proxy will be voted "FOR" the approval of each of the proposals.

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If shares are held in "street name" by a broker, bank or other nominee, will the broker, bank or other nominee vote those shares for the beneficial owner on the proposals?

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If you hold your shares in street name and do not provide voting instructions to your broker, bank or other nominee, your shares will not be voted on the redesignation proposal or the reverse split proposal but they will be voted on the election of directors proposal and the auditors ratification proposal. Accordingly, your broker, bank or other nominee will vote your shares held in "street name" on the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal only if you provide instructions on how to vote. If a broker, who is a record holder of shares, indicates on a form of proxy that the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote those shares on any proposal, or if those shares are voted in circumstances in which proxy authority is defective or has been withheld with respect to any proposal, these shares are considered "broker non-votes" with respect to such proposal.

Broker non-votes are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum but will have no effect (if a quorum is present) on the election of directors proposal and the auditors ratification proposal. They will, however, count as a vote "AGAINST" the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal. You should follow the directions your broker, bank or other nominee provides to you regarding how to vote your shares of common stock or when granting or revoking a proxy.

Q:

What if I do not vote on the proposals?

A:

If you fail to respond with a vote, your shares will not be counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum, but your failure to vote will have no effect on determining whether any of the proposals is approved (if a quorum is present) other than the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal. If you fail to respond with a vote, your shares will count as a vote "AGAINST" the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal. If you respond but do not indicate how you want to vote, your proxy will be counted as a vote "FOR" each of the proposals, as applicable.

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What if I respond and indicate that I am abstaining from voting?

A:

If you respond and indicate that you are abstaining from voting, your proxy will have no effect on the election of directors proposal and will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" each of the redesignation proposal, the reverse split proposal and the auditors ratification proposal.

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May stockholders change their vote after returning a proxy card or voting by telephone or over the Internet?

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Yes. Before the start of the annual meeting, stockholders who want to change their vote on any proposal may do so by telephone or over the Internet (if they originally voted by telephone or over the Internet), by voting in person at the annual meeting or by delivering a signed proxy revocation or a new signed proxy with a later date to Liberty Media Corporation, c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43102, Providence, Rhode Island 02940.

Any signed proxy revocation or new signed proxy must be received before the start of the annual meeting. Your attendance at the annual meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. If your shares are held in an account by a broker, bank or other nominee who you previously contacted with voting instructions, you should contact your broker, bank or other nominee to change your vote.

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What do I do if I have additional questions?

A:

If you have any questions prior to the annual meeting or if you would like copies of any document referred to or incorporated by reference in this document, please call Investor Relations at (720) 875-5408.

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SUMMARY

        The following summary includes information contained elsewhere in this proxy statement. This summary does not contain all of the important information that you should consider before voting on the proposals. You should read the entire proxy statement, including the Annexes, carefully.

General

        Liberty Media owns interests in a broad range of electronic retailing, media communications and entertainment businesses. Those interests are attributed to three tracking stock groups: (1) the Liberty Interactive Group, which includes Liberty Media's interests in QVC, Inc., Provide Commerce, Inc., Backcountry.com, Inc., BuySeasons, Inc., Bodybuilding.com, LLC, IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC), Expedia, Inc., HSN, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc., Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc., (2) the Liberty Entertainment Group, which includes Liberty Media's interests in The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTVG), Starz Entertainment, LLC, Game Show Network, LLC (GSN) and its subsidiary, FUN Technologies ULC (FUN), WildBlue Communications, Inc., Liberty Sports Holdings LLC (Liberty Sports) and PicksPal, Inc., and (3) the Liberty Capital Group, which includes all businesses, assets and liabilities not attributed to the Liberty Interactive Group or the Liberty Entertainment Group including subsidiaries Starz Media, LLC, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. and TruePosition, Inc., and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation. Liberty Media has three tracking stocks: the Liberty Interactive common stock, the Liberty Entertainment common stock and the Liberty Capital common stock, which track the groups described above, respectively. A tracking stock is a type of common stock that the issuing company intends to reflect or "track" the economic performance of a particular business or "group," rather than the economic performance of the company as a whole. Each group has a separate collection of businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to it, but no group is a separate legal entity and, therefore, no group can own assets, issue securities or enter into legally binding agreements.

        Liberty Media's principal executive offices are located at 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112. Liberty Media's main telephone number is (720) 875-5400 and its website is located at www.libertymedia.com. The information contained on any website referenced herein is not a part of this proxy statement.

Recent Developments

Split-Off

        Liberty Media previously announced its intention to split-off a majority of the assets and liabilities of the Entertainment Group, by redeeming 90% of the outstanding shares of Liberty Entertainment common stock for 100% of the outstanding shares of a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, Liberty Entertainment, Inc. (LEI), formed for the purpose of completing the split-off. At the time of the split-off, LEI would hold Liberty Media's 54% interest in DTVG, a 100% interest in Liberty Sports, a 65% interest in GSN and its wholly owned subsidiary FUN and cash and cash equivalents, together with $2 billion of indebtedness incurred in connection with Liberty Media's incremental acquisition of DTVG shares in April 2008. All of the businesses, assets and liabilities currently attributed to Liberty Media's Entertainment Group that are not held by LEI would remain with Liberty Media and continue to be attributed to the Entertainment Group. These assets consist primarily of a 100% interest in Starz Entertainment LLC and cash and cash equivalents.

        If the conditions to the split-off are satisfied or, if applicable, waived, on the date set by the Liberty Media board, Liberty Media would redeem (i) 0.9 of each outstanding share of Series A Liberty Entertainment common stock (LMDIA) for 0.9 of a share of LEI Series A common stock, with 0.1 of each share of LMDIA to remain outstanding as Liberty Entertainment common stock; and (ii) 0.9 of each outstanding share of Series B Liberty Entertainment common stock (LMDIB) for 0.9 of

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a share of LEI Series B common stock, with 0.1 of each share of LMDIB to remain outstanding as Liberty Entertainment common stock, subject, in each case, to the payment of cash in lieu of any fractional shares. By way of example, a holder of 100 shares of LMDIA would receive 90 shares of LEI Series A common stock in redemption for 90 shares of LMDIA and would retain the remaining 10 shares of LMDIA, while a holder of 100 shares of LMDIB would receive 90 shares of LEI Series B common stock in redemption for 90 shares of LMDIB and would retain the remaining 10 shares of LMDIB.

        The split-off is conditioned on, among other things, the requisite approval of the holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock in accordance with Liberty Media's charter (the split-off approval) and the receipt of regulatory approvals, a private letter ruling from the IRS and opinions of tax counsel. The foregoing description of the split-off is provided for informational purposes only. Liberty Media is not soliciting your vote with respect to the split-off at this time, and a vote on the redesignation proposal is not a vote on the split-off. We anticipate that a separate meeting of the holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock will be held later this year at which the holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock will be asked to approve the split-off and the DTVG business combination.

DTVG Business Combination

        On May 3, 2009, Liberty Media and LEI entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with DTVG and the other parties named therein (the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which, after Liberty Media completes its previously announced split-off, LEI and DTVG will combine under a new parent company named DIRECTV. If the DTVG business combination is completed, (i) each outstanding share of Series A LEI common stock will be exchanged for 1.11111 shares of Class A common stock of DIRECTV; (ii) each share of Series B LEI common stock (other than those held by John C. Malone, Chairman of the Board of Liberty Media, his wife Leslie Malone and certain trusts in favor of their children, collectively the Malones) will be exchanged for 1.11111 shares of Class A common stock of DIRECTV; and (iii) in accordance with the Malone Agreement, each share of Series B LEI common stock held by the Malones will be exchanged for 1.11111 shares of Class B common stock of DIRECTV, in each case, subject to adjustment. Also, if the DTVG business combination is completed, each outstanding share of DTVG common stock will be exchanged for one share of Class A common stock of DIRECTV. Each share of DIRECTV Class A common stock will entitle the holder to one vote per share, and each share of DIRECTV Class B common stock will entitle the holder to 15 votes per share. The Malones have entered into a Voting and Right of First Refusal Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2009 (the Malone Agreement), pursuant to which, among other things, they have agreed to limit the voting power of their Class B shares of DIRECTV to 24% of the aggregate voting power of DIRECTV. The completion of the DTVG business combination is subject to, among other things, the receipt of the requisite stockholder approvals, regulatory approvals, certain private letter rulings from the IRS and opinions of tax counsel.

        Also in connection with the Merger Agreement, Liberty Media, DIRECTV, DTVG, LEI and subsidiaries of Liberty Media that directly hold the DTVG shares beneficially owned by Liberty Media entered into a Voting, Standstill, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2009 (the Voting Agreement), pursuant to which, Liberty Media has agreed to certain voting arrangements and standstill provisions with respect to the shares of DTVG common stock it controls as well as certain non-compete provisions. The Malone Agreement also provides for certain standstill provisions and transfer restrictions in favor of DTVG and DIRECTV.

        For more information regarding the Merger Agreement, the Malone Agreement, the Voting Agreement and certain related matters, see "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—DTVG Business Combination" below.

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        The foregoing description of the DTVG business combination is provided for informational purposes only. Liberty Media is not soliciting your vote with respect to the DTVG business combination at this time, and a vote on the redesignation proposal is not a vote on the DTVG business combination.

FUN/GSN Transactions

        On March 24, 2009, Liberty Media purchased from FUN, at the time a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, certain FUN subsidiaries that operated FUN's sports related businesses (FUN Sports) for $13.5 million, which amount was subsequently returned to Liberty Media as a capital distribution. In addition, in connection with the transactions with Sony Corporation (Sony) described below, FUN agreed to transfer to Liberty Media its ownership interests in two entities whose businesses are related to the acquired subsidiaries and certain related rights.

        On April 9, 2009, Liberty Media and Sony consummated a series of related transactions (the GSN/FUN Transactions) which restructured the ownership of FUN and GSN. Prior to the GSN/FUN Transactions, Liberty Media indirectly owned 50% and Sony indirectly owned the other 50% of GSN, and Liberty Media owned all of the outstanding capital stock of FUN. As a result of the GSN/FUN Transactions, (i) Liberty Media now indirectly owns 65% and Sony indirectly owns 35% of the outstanding ownership interests of GSN, and (ii) FUN is a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of GSN. Notwithstanding Liberty Media's increased equity interest in GSN, the existing governance arrangements between Liberty Media and Sony will remain in place. Pursuant to GSN's operating agreement, Liberty Media and Sony each have the right to designate half of the members of GSN's management committee. Also pursuant to the operating agreement, Liberty Media and Sony have agreed that direct transfers of their respective interests in GSN and certain indirect transfers that result in a change of control of the transferring party are subject to a right of first refusal in favor of the other, non-transferring member.

The Redesignation Proposal

        In connection with the split-off, the Liberty Media board has determined to seek the approval of the holders of Liberty Media common stock to amend and restate Liberty Media's charter to change the name of (i) the "Entertainment Group" to the "Starz Group" and (ii) the "Liberty Entertainment common stock" to the "Liberty Starz common stock;" to modify the definition of the renamed Starz Group to reflect the composition of that group after giving effect to the split-off; and to update the definitions of the Capital Group and the Interactive Group to give effect to the change in the attribution of businesses to each of these groups since the effective date of Liberty Media's existing charter. The implementation of the redesignation is subject to the completion of the split-off. The split-off is conditioned on the receipt of the split-off approval, regulatory approvals, a private letter ruling from the IRS and opinions of tax counsel. The split-off is not conditioned on the satisfaction of the conditions to the DTVG business combination. The businesses, assets and liabilities that are currently attributed to each of Liberty Media's other two tracking stock groups, the Capital Group and the Interactive Group, would not change as a result of the split-off or the redesignation.

        The following summarizes selected terms of the redesignation. For more information, please see "Proposals of the Liberty Media Board—Part I: The Redesignation Proposal."

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The Reverse Split Proposal

        Pursuant to the reverse split proposal, Liberty Media's stockholders are being asked to approve an amendment to Liberty Media's charter to effect a reverse stock split of the outstanding shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA and LINTB.

        The following summarizes selected terms of the reverse split. For more information, please see "Proposals of the Liberty Media Board—Part II: The Reverse Split Proposal."

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The Annual Business Matter Proposals

        Additionally, you are being asked to (i) re-elect Donne F. Fisher, Gregory B. Maffei, and M. LaVoy Robison to serve as Class II members of the Liberty Media board until its 2012 annual meeting of stockholders pursuant to the election of directors proposal, and (ii) ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as Liberty Media's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009 pursuant to the auditors ratification proposal.

        The Liberty Media board has unanimously approved the election of directors proposal and the auditors ratification proposal and unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" each of these proposals.

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THE ANNUAL MEETING

Notice and Access of Proxy Materials

        The SEC has adopted "Notice and Access" rules that allow companies to deliver a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the Notice) to stockholders in lieu of a paper copy of the proxy statement and related materials, including the annual report (collectively, the proxy materials). Pursuant to these rules, it is anticipated that the Notice will first be mailed to our stockholders on or about May 15, 2009. The proxy materials, including the form of proxy, relating to the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders are first being made available to stockholders on or about May 15, 2009.

        The Notice will instruct you as to how you may access and review the information in the proxy materials and how you may submit your proxy by mail, over the Internet or by telephone. Alternatively, you may order a paper copy of the proxy materials at no charge by following the instructions provided in the Notice. If you receive a Notice, you will not receive a printed copy of the proxy materials, unless you specifically request a copy.

Electronic Delivery

        Stockholders can access the notice of annual meeting, proxy statement and annual report via our website at www.libertymedia.com or as directed in the Notice for voting via the website at www.proxyvote.com. For future stockholder meetings, registered stockholders may receive future notices, annual reports and proxy materials electronically. To sign up for electronic delivery, go to www.computershare.com/us/ecomms. You may also sign up when you vote by Internet at www.proxyvote.com and follow the prompts. Once you sign up, you will no longer receive a printed copy of the notices, annual reports and proxy materials, unless you request them. You may suspend electronic delivery of the notices, annual reports and proxy materials at any time by contacting our transfer agent, Computershare, phone: 888-218-4391 (outside the United States +1-781-575-3919). Stockholders who hold shares through bank, brokerage firm or other nominee may request electronic access by contacting their nominee.

Time, Place and Date

        The annual meeting of the stockholders is to be held at 9:00 a.m., local time, on June 25, 2009, at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80124, telephone (303) 925-0004.

Purpose

        At the annual meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on each of the following:

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the redesignation proposal, which would allow the amendment and restatement of Liberty Media's charter to change the name of (i) the "Entertainment Group" to the "Starz Group" and (ii) the "Liberty Entertainment common stock" to the "Liberty Starz common stock" in connection with the split-off; to update the definition of the renamed Starz Group to reflect the composition of that group after giving effect to the split-off; and to update the definitions of the Capital Group and the Interactive Group to give effect to the change in the attribution of businesses to each of these groups since the effective date of Liberty Media's charter;



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the reverse split proposal, which would authorize the amendment of Liberty Media's charter to effect a reverse stock split of (1) the outstanding shares of Series A Liberty Capital common stock at a ratio of one-for-three; (2) the outstanding shares of Series B Liberty Capital common stock at a ratio of one-for-three; (3) the outstanding shares of Series A Liberty Interactive common stock at a ratio of one-for-five; and (4) the outstanding shares of Series B Liberty Interactive common stock at a ratio of one-for-five;

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the election of directors proposal, which would re-elect Donne F. Fisher, Gregory B. Maffei, and M. LaVoy Robison to serve as Class II members of the Liberty Media board until the 2012 annual meeting of Liberty Media stockholders;



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the auditors ratification proposal, which would ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as Liberty Media's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009; and



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any other business as may properly come before the annual meeting.

        Please see "Proposals of the Liberty Media Board—Part I: The Redesignation Proposal" for more information regarding the redesignation proposal, including the redesignation. Please see "Proposals of the Liberty Media Board—Part II: The Reverse Split Proposal" for more information regarding the reverse split proposal, including the reverse split. Please see "Proposals of the Liberty Media Board—Part III: Annual Business Matter Proposals" for more information regarding the election of directors proposal and the auditor ratification proposal.

Quorum

        In order to carry on the business of the annual meeting, a quorum must be present. This means that at least a majority of the aggregate voting power represented by the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date, must be represented at the annual meeting either in person or by proxy. For purposes of determining a quorum, your shares will be included as represented at the meeting even if you indicate on your proxy that you abstain from voting. If a broker, who is a record holder of shares, indicates on a form of proxy that the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote those shares on any proposal, or if those shares are voted in circumstances in which proxy authority is defective or has been withheld, those shares (broker non-votes) nevertheless will be treated as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. See "—Voting Procedures for Shares Held in Street Name—Effect of Broker Non-Votes" below.

Who May Vote

        Holders of shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA, LINTB, LMDIA and LMDIB, as recorded in Liberty Media's stock register as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 27, 2009 (such date and time, the record date for the annual meeting), may vote on each of the redesignation proposal, reverse split proposal, election of directors proposal and auditors ratification proposal at the annual meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Votes Required

        Each of the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date, voting together as a single class. The election of directors proposal requires a plurality of the affirmative votes of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date that are voted in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class. The auditor ratification proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date that are present in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class.

Votes You Have

        At the annual meeting:

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holders of shares of LCAPA will have one vote per share;



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holders of shares of LCAPB will have ten votes per share;

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holders of shares of LINTA will have one vote per share;



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holders of shares of LINTB will have ten votes per share;



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holders of shares of LMDIA will have one vote per share; and



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holders of shares of LMDIB will have ten votes per share;

in each case, for each share that Liberty Media's records show they owned as of the record date.

Shares Outstanding

        As of April 27, 2009, the record date for the annual meeting, an aggregate of 89,874,371 shares of LCAPA, 6,024,724 shares of LCAPB, 566,728,452 shares of LINTA, 29,398,683 shares of LINTB, 494,616,028 shares of LMDIA and 23,697,987 shares of LMDIB were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the annual meeting.

Number of Holders

        There were, as of the record date for the annual meeting, 2,205 and 125 record holders of LCAPA and LCAPB, respectively, 2,977 and 145 record holders of LINTA and LINTB, respectively and 2,353 and 126 record holders of LMDIA and LMDIB, respectively (which amounts do not include the number of stockholders whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers or other nominees, but include each such institution as one holder).

Voting Procedures for Record Holders

        Holders of record of Liberty Media common stock as of the record date for the annual meeting may vote in person at the annual meeting. Alternatively, they may give a proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning a proxy card (if a paper proxy card has been requested by a holder), or by voting by telephone or through the Internet. Instructions for voting by using the telephone or the Internet are printed on the Notice and the proxy card. Unless subsequently revoked, shares of Liberty Media common stock represented by a proxy submitted as described herein and received at or before the annual meeting will be voted in accordance with the instructions on the proxy.

        YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.    It is recommended that you vote by proxy even if you plan to attend the annual meeting. You may change your vote at the annual meeting.

        If a proxy is properly submitted by a record holder without indicating any voting instructions, the shares of Liberty Media common stock represented by the proxy will be voted "FOR" the approval of each of the proposals, as applicable.

        If you submit a proxy which indicates that you are abstaining from voting, it will have no effect on the election of directors proposal and the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" each of the redesignation proposal, reverse split proposal and auditors ratification proposal.

        If you fail to respond with a vote, your shares will not be counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum, but your failure to vote will have no effect on determining whether any of the proposals is approved (if a quorum is present) other than the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal. If you fail to respond with a vote, your shares will count as a vote "AGAINST" the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal.

Voting Procedures for Shares Held in Street Name

        General.    If you hold your shares in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee when voting your shares of Liberty Media common stock or when granting or revoking a proxy.

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        Effect of Broker Non-Votes.    Broker non-votes are counted as shares of Liberty Media common stock present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum but will have no effect (if a quorum is present) on the election of directors proposal and the auditors ratification proposal. They will, however, count as a vote "AGAINST" the redesignation proposal and the reverse split proposal. You should follow the directions your broker, bank or other nominee provides to you regarding how to vote your shares of common stock or when granting or revoking a proxy.

Revoking a Proxy

        Before the start of the annual meeting, you may change your vote by telephone or over the Internet (if you originally voted by telephone or over the Internet), by voting in person at the annual meeting or by delivering a signed proxy revocation or a new signed proxy with a later date to Liberty Media Corporation, c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43102, Providence, Rhode Island 02940. Any signed proxy revocation or new signed proxy must be received before the start of the annual meeting.

        Your attendance at the annual meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy.

        If your shares are held in an account by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to change your vote.

Solicitation of Proxies

        The proxy for the annual meeting is being solicited on behalf of the Liberty Media board. In addition to this mailing, Liberty Media's employees may solicit proxies personally or by telephone. Liberty Media pays the cost of soliciting these proxies. Liberty Media also reimburses brokers and other nominees for their expenses in sending these materials to you and getting your voting instructions.

Other Matters to Be Voted on at the Annual Meeting

        The Liberty Media board is not currently aware of any business to be acted on at the annual meeting other than that which is described in this proxy statement. If, however, other matters are properly brought to a vote at the annual meeting, the persons you choose as proxies will have discretion to vote or to act on these matters according to their best judgment, unless you indicate otherwise on your proxy. In the event there is a proposal to adjourn or postpone the annual meeting, the persons you choose as proxies will have discretion to vote on such proposal.

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PROPOSALS OF THE LIBERTY MEDIA BOARD

        The following proposals will be presented at the annual meeting by the Liberty Media board of directors.

PART I: THE REDESIGNATION PROPOSAL

Redesignation

        The Liberty Media board has determined that, subject to the receipt of the requisite stockholder approval and certain other conditions, the designation of the "Entertainment Group" is to be changed to the "Starz Group" and the designation of "Liberty Entertainment common stock" is to be changed to "Liberty Starz common stock" and certain other conforming changes are to be made to the Liberty Media charter. The redesignation proposal is being submitted to Liberty Media stockholders in connection with the proposed, previously announced split-off of a majority of the assets and liabilities of the Entertainment Group. If the split-off is completed, Liberty Media would redeem a portion of the outstanding shares of Liberty Entertainment common stock for all of the outstanding shares of a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, LEI, which would hold Liberty Media's 54% interest in DTVG, a 100% interest in Liberty Sports, a 65% interest in GSN and its wholly owned subsidiary FUN and cash and cash equivalents, together with $2 billion of indebtedness relating to Liberty Media's incremental acquisition of DTVG shares in April 2008. All of the businesses, assets and liabilities currently attributed to Liberty Media's Entertainment Group that are not held by LEI would remain with Liberty Media and continue to be attributed to the Entertainment Group. These assets consist primarily of a 100% interest in Starz Entertainment LLC and cash and cash equivalents. Accordingly, the Liberty Media board determined to seek the approval of the stockholders to change the name of this tracking stock group and the corresponding tracking stock. The implementation of the redesignation is subject to the completion of the split-off, which is conditioned on, among other things, the receipt of the split-off approval, regulatory approvals, a private letter ruling from the IRS and opinions of tax counsel. The split-off is not conditioned on the satisfaction of the conditions to the DTVG business combination described below.

        Prior to executing the Merger Agreement, the Liberty Media board determined to seek approval of the redesignation proposal in an effort to avoid confusion in the markets following the completion of the split-off. Because analysts and others in the financial community know the businesses of Liberty Media's Entertainment Group as the "Liberty Entertainment" stock, the Liberty Media board believed that naming the new public company "Liberty Entertainment, Inc." would create a smoother transition to independent trading following the split-off. The execution of the Merger Agreement has not changed the Liberty Media board's desire to pursue the redesignation because the anchor asset of the remaining portion of the former Entertainment Group (after giving effect to the split-off and the DTVG business combination) will be Starz Entertainment, which the Liberty Media board believes should be included in the new name of the tracking stock group and the related tracking stock. Further, the split-off may occur prior to the completion of the DTVG business combination, in which case, the Liberty Media board continues to be concerned with the potential for market confusion and believes the redesignation will minimize uncertainty in the marketplace regarding the composition of the remaining assets attributed to the Entertainment Group following the split-off.

        Liberty Media also recently announced that it had entered into the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which, after Liberty Media completes its split-off, LEI and DTVG will combine under a new parent company named DIRECTV. If the DTVG business combination is completed, (i) each outstanding share of Series A LEI common stock will be exchanged for 1.11111 shares of Class A common stock of DIRECTV; (ii) each share of Series B LEI common stock (other than those held by the Malones) will be exchanged for 1.11111 shares of Class A common stock of DIRECTV; and (iii) in accordance with the Malone Agreement, each share of Series B LEI common stock held by the Malones will be

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exchanged for 1.11111 shares of Class B common stock of DIRECTV, in each case, subject to adjustment. Also, if the DTVG business combination is completed, each outstanding share of DTVG common stock will be exchanged for one share of Class A common stock of DIRECTV. Each share of DIRECTV Class A common stock will entitle the holder to one vote per share, and each share of DIRECTV Class B common stock will entitle the holder to 15 votes per share. The Malones have also entered into the Malone Agreement, pursuant to which, among other things, they have agreed to exercise not more than 24% of the aggregate voting power of DIRECTV. The completion of the DTVG business combination is subject to, among other things, the receipt of approvals of the holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock (other than the Malones, certain affiliated persons of the Malones and the directors and officers of Liberty Media) and the requisite approval of the holders of DTVG common stock (other than Liberty Media, the Malones and their respective affiliates and the directors and officers of Liberty Media) and the receipt of regulatory approvals, certain private letter rulings from the IRS and opinions of tax counsel. For more information regarding the Merger Agreement and certain related matters, see "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—DTVG Business Combination" below.

Effective Time

        Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the redesignation, the redesignation would be completed upon the filing of the Liberty Media restated charter with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The redesignation would occur immediately following the closing of the split-off.

Effect of Redesignation

        As a result of the redesignation, the shares of Liberty Entertainment common stock not redeemed in the split-off would be redesignated as shares of Liberty Starz common stock. The redesignated Liberty Starz common stock would track the businesses, assets and liabilities of the redesignated Starz Group, which would hold all of the business, assets and liabilities currently attributed to Liberty Media's Entertainment Group that are not held by LEI immediately following the split-off. These assets consist primarily of a 100% interest in Starz Entertainment LLC and cash and cash equivalents.

        In connection with the completion of the split-off, Liberty Media will deliver or make available to all holders of certificated shares of Liberty Entertainment common stock, a letter of transmittal with which to surrender their certificates in exchange for new certificates representing the shares of LEI common stock to be issued to such holder in the split-off. Holders of certificated shares of Liberty Entertainment common stock who properly surrender their certificates with a duly completed letter of transmittal (and any other documentation required thereby) following the split-off will receive certificates of Liberty Starz common stock representing the portion of their Liberty Entertainment shares that were not redeemed in the split-off.

        Holders of Liberty Entertainment shares held in book-entry form will not need to take any action in connection with the redesignation. Their accounts will automatically be credited with shares of Liberty Starz common stock following the completion of the redemption and the redesignation, based on the portion of the former Liberty Entertainment shares not redeemed in the split-off.

Conditions to the Redesignation

        The completion of the redesignation is subject to the following conditions:

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the receipt of the requisite stockholder approval of the redesignation proposal at the annual meeting; and



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the completion of the split-off.

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        The split-off is conditioned on, among other things, the receipt of the split-off approval, regulatory approvals, a private letter ruling from the IRS and opinions of tax counsel. The split-off is not conditioned on the completion of the DTVG business combination.

        Liberty Media is not soliciting your vote with respect to the split-off or the DTVG business combination at this time, and a vote on the redesignation proposal is not a vote on the split-off or the DTVG business combination. Only holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock will be solicited with respect to the approval of the split-off and the DTVG business combination.

Board Discretion Not to Implement the Redesignation

        The Liberty Media board reserves the right to not implement the redesignation at any time prior to the filing of the Liberty Media restated charter with the Secretary of State for the State of Delaware. Although the Liberty Media board has no present plan or intention to not implement the redesignation if the conditions to its completion are satisfied, the Liberty Media board has determined to reserve this discretion in the event the occurrence of any unforeseeable event causes the redesignation to no longer fulfill the purpose of its implementation.

Stock Exchange Listings

        In connection with the split-off, LEI will apply to list its Series A common stock and Series B common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the same symbols as the Series A and Series B Liberty Entertainment common stock currently trade, "LMDIA" and "LMDIB", respectively. Liberty Media will concurrently apply to change the symbol of the Series A and Series B Liberty Entertainment common stock that will remain outstanding following the split-off to "LSTZA" and "LSTZB." If approved, the redesignated shares of LSTZA and LSTZB would trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Liberty Media and LEI have been advised that, for a short period following the split-off, LEI's common stock may trade under temporary trading symbols, which will be announced by press release once available. If the split-off and the DTVG business combination occur on the same day, there will cease to be any trading under the symbols LMDIA and LMDIB following the closing of the DTVG business combination.

Vote and Recommendation

        The approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date, voting together as a single class, is required to approve the redesignation approval.

        The Liberty Media board has unanimously approved the redesignation and unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" the redesignation proposal.

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PART II: REVERSE SPLIT PROPOSAL

General

        Pursuant to the reverse split, Liberty Media's charter would be amended to reverse split each outstanding share of LCAPA at a ratio of one-for-three, each outstanding share of LCAPB at a ratio of one-for-three, each outstanding share of LINTA at a ratio of one-for-five, and each outstanding share of LINTB at a ratio of one-for-five. For the reasons described below, the Liberty Media board has determined to submit the reverse split proposal for the approval of the Liberty Media stockholders.

Background and Reasons for the Reverse Split

        In light of the unprecedented decline in the trading prices of stocks in the U.S. capital markets generally and in the trading prices of the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Interactive common stock, in particular, the Liberty Media board determined to seek stockholder approval to effect the reverse split. The reverse split would reduce the number of outstanding shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA and LINTB which is expected to proportionally increase the respective share prices of these tracking stocks. The Liberty Media board believes that the anticipated increase in stock price may improve the marketability and liquidity of the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Interactive common stock, thereby encouraging interest and trading in these tracking stocks. The Liberty Media board believes that some institutional investors and investment funds may have been reluctant to invest, and in some cases may be prohibited from investing, in lower-priced stocks and that brokerage firms may be reluctant to recommend lower-priced stocks to their clients. Further, the Liberty Media board believes brokerage commissions, as a percentage of the total transaction, tend to be higher for lower-priced stocks, which may dissuade certain investors from purchasing lower-priced stocks. Although no assurance can be given that the reverse split will cause the trading prices of these tracking stocks to initially increase proportionally, as expected, or to maintain the elevated pricing, the Liberty Media board believes the reverse split will benefit the holders of the Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock.

Board Discretion Not to Implement the Reverse Split

        The Liberty Media board reserves the right to elect not to proceed with the reverse split at any time prior to the effective time if it determines, in its sole discretion, that the proposal is no longer in the best interests of Liberty Media or its stockholders. For example, if the stock prices of the Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock were to experience a strong rebound prior to the effective time, the Liberty Media board may decide that the reasons for the reverse split described above are no longer applicable.

Conditions to the Reverse Split

        The completion of the reverse split is subject to the following conditions:

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the receipt of the requisite stockholder approval of the reverse split proposal at the annual meeting; and



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the first to occur of the completion or abandonment of the split-off.

For additional information about the split-off and related transactions, see "Summary—Recent Developments" above.

Effective Time of the Reverse Split

        If the conditions to the reverse split are satisfied and the Liberty Media board determines to effect the reverse split, the reverse split will become effective at the time and on the date of the filing of the

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certificate of amendment to Liberty Media's charter. Once the Liberty Media board determines when to effect the reverse split, the effective time of the reverse split will be publicly announced within a reasonable period of time prior to such effective time.

Effect of the Reverse Split

        The reverse split would affect all of the holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock uniformly, except to the extent that the reverse split could result in any holder receiving cash in lieu of a fractional share. This could reduce the number of small post-reverse split stockholders of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB following the reverse split. See "—Treatment of Fractional Shares" below.

        The other principal effects of the reverse split will be that:

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the number of outstanding shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA and LINTB will be reduced proportionately based on the applicable reverse split ratios;



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the increase in the relative aggregate voting power of the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Interactive common stock that would result from the completion of the split-off would be partially diluted as a result of the reverse split;



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if the split-off is abandoned, the relative aggregate voting power of the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Interactive common stock would be significantly diluted as a result of the reverse split; and



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the number of stockholders who own odd lots (less than 100 shares) will likely increase, and such odd lot holders may experience an increase in the cost of selling their shares and may have greater difficulty in executing sales.

In addition, the fraction of a liquidation unit attributable to each share of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA and LINTB will be increased proportionately (i.e., by a factor of three for shares of LCAPA and LCAPB and by a factor of five for shares of LINTA and LINTB).

        Liberty Media will deliver or make available to all holders of certificated shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock, from and after the effective time of the reverse split, a letter of transmittal with which to surrender their certificates in exchange for new certificates representing the shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock held by such surrendering holders following the reverse split.

        Accounts holding shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock in book-entry form will be debited as of the effective time of the reverse split, and promptly thereafter credited with the applicable series and number of shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock. Holders of Liberty Capital shares or Liberty Interactive shares held in book-entry form will not need to take any action to receive their reverse split shares.

        As of the effective time of the reverse split, each certificate representing pre-reverse split shares will be deemed for all corporate purposes to evidence ownership of post-reverse split shares. If you are entitled to a payment in lieu of any fractional share interest, payment will be made as described below under "—Treatment of Fractional Shares." You should not destroy any stock certificate(s) and should not submit any certificate(s) until requested to do so.

Treatment of Fractional Shares

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common stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on the first trading day following the effective time of the reverse split.

        If you believe that you may not hold sufficient shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB at the effective time of the reverse split to receive at least one share of the applicable series of tracking stock in the reverse split and you want to continue to hold at least one share of the applicable series of tracking stock following the reverse split, you may do so by either:

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purchasing a sufficient number of the applicable series of tracking stock; or



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if you have shares of the applicable series of tracking stock in more than one account, consolidating your accounts,

so that, in each case you hold a number of shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB in a single account or by a single certificate prior to the effective time of the reverse split that would entitle you to receive at least one share of the applicable series of tracking stock on a post-reverse split basis. Shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB held in registered form (that is, stock held by you in your own name in the stock register records maintained for Liberty Media by its transfer agent) and stock held in "street name" (that is, stock held by you through a bank, broker or other nominee) for the same investor will be considered held in separate accounts and will not be aggregated when effecting the reverse split.

Treatment of Outstanding Equity Awards

        Concurrently with the effective time of the reverse split, the per share exercise price or base price of all outstanding options and stock appreciation rights with respect to any series of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock will be increased proportionately, and the number of shares of the applicable series of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock subject to such options or stock appreciation rights will be reduced proportionately, in each case, based on the applicable reverse split ratios. These adjustments will result in approximately the same aggregate exercise price or base price being required of the holder upon exercise of the applicable award, although the aggregate number of shares subject to such awards will have been reduced proportionately. Restricted shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock will be treated in the same manner as unrestricted outstanding shares of the applicable series of common stock in the reverse split.

Accounting Consequences

        The par value per share of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB will remain unchanged at $0.01 per share after the reverse split. As a result, at the effective time of the reverse split, the stated capital on Liberty Media's balance sheet attributable to LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB will be reduced proportionately based on the applicable reverse split ratios, from its present amount, and the additional paid-in capital account will be credited with the amount by which the stated capital is reduced. After the reverse split, net income or loss per share, and other per share amounts will be increased because there will be fewer shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB outstanding. In future financial statements, net income or loss per share and other per share amounts for periods ending before the reverse split would be recast to give retroactive effect to the reverse split.

No Appraisal Rights

        Under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock will not have appraisal rights in connection with the reverse split.

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No Assurance as to Trading Prices

        There can be no assurance that following the reverse split the stock price of any series of Liberty Interactive common stock or Liberty Capital common stock will increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of such stock issued and outstanding before the proposed reverse split.    There can be no assurance that following the reverse split the market price of any of the shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA or LINTB will increase in proportion to the reduction in the number of shares of such series of common stock issued and outstanding before the reverse split. The total market capitalization of the Liberty Capital tracking stock and/or the Liberty Interactive tracking stock after the reverse split may be lower than either tracking stock group's total market capitalization before the reverse split for reasons unrelated to the reverse split.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Reverse Split

        The following discussion is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock of the reverse split. This discussion is based upon the Code, Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the Treasury Regulations), administrative pronouncements and judicial decisions as of the date of this proxy statement, all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. In particular, Congress could enact legislation affecting the treatment of stock with characteristics similar to the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Interactive common stock, or the Treasury Department could change the current law in future regulations, including regulations issued pursuant to its authority under Section 337(d) of the Code (granting the Treasury regulatory authority with respect to the proper tax treatment of corporate distributions of appreciated property to stockholders). Any future legislation, regulations, or other guidance could be enacted or promulgated so as to apply retroactively to the reverse split and the Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock. Any such changes could affect the continuing validity of this discussion.

        This discussion addresses only those stockholders who hold their shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. This discussion is limited to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the reverse split and does not purport to be a complete technical analysis or listing of all potential tax consequences that may be relevant to stockholders in light of their particular tax circumstances. Further, this discussion does not address holders of Liberty Media's stock who are subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, such as:

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tax-exempt organizations;



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S corporations and other pass-through entities and owners thereof;



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insurance companies and other financial institutions;



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dealers in stocks and securities;



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traders or investors in Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock who elect the mark-to-market method of accounting for such stock;



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stockholders who received Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock from the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation;



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stockholders who hold their shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock as part of a hedge, straddle, or a constructive sale or conversion transaction or other risk reduction or integrated investment transaction; and



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individuals who are not citizens or residents of the United States, foreign corporations and other foreign entities.

        This discussion also does not address the effect of any state, local or foreign tax laws that may apply or the application of the U.S. federal estate and gift tax or the alternative minimum tax. In addition, this discussion does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the reverse split to holders of options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock.

        Stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situation, as well as the applicability of any U.S. federal estate and gift, state, local or foreign tax laws to which they may be subject.

Tax Implications of the Reverse Split

        Subject to the discussion below under "—No IRS Ruling Will be Requested with Respect to the Reverse Split," the reverse split will qualify as a "recapitalization" within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Code. As a result:

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except with respect to cash received instead of fractional shares, no gain or loss will be recognized by a stockholder upon the exchange of pre-reverse split shares of Liberty Capital common stock for post-reverse split shares of Liberty Capital common stock;



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except with respect to cash received instead of fractional shares, no gain or loss will be recognized by a stockholder upon the exchange of pre-reverse split shares of Liberty Interactive common stock for post-reverse split shares of Liberty Interactive common stock;



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a stockholder's aggregate basis in post-reverse split shares of a series of Liberty Capital common stock, including any fractional share of such series of Liberty Capital common stock deemed received, will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the pre-reverse split shares of the corresponding series of Liberty Capital common stock surrendered in exchange therefor;



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a stockholder's aggregate basis in post-reverse split shares of a series of Liberty Interactive common stock, including any fractional share of such series of Liberty Interactive common stock deemed received, will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the pre-reverse split shares of the corresponding series of Liberty Interactive common stock surrendered in exchange therefor;



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a stockholder's holding period in post-reverse split shares of a series of Liberty Capital common stock will include the holding period of the stockholder's pre-reverse split shares of the corresponding series of Liberty Capital common stock surrendered in exchange therefor; and



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a stockholder's holding period in post-reverse split shares of a series of Liberty Interactive common stock will include the holding period of the stockholder's pre-reverse split shares of the corresponding series of Liberty Interactive common stock surrendered in exchange therefor.

        Special considerations apply to stockholders that have acquired different blocks of a series of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock at different times or at different prices, or otherwise have varying holding periods and bases with respect to different blocks of a series of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock. Such stockholders should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate basis among and their holding period of post-reverse split shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock received in the reverse split.

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        If a stockholder receives cash instead of a fractional share of a series of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock in the reverse split, such holder will be treated as having received such fractional share in the reverse split and then as having sold such fractional share for the cash received. This sale will generally result in the recognition of gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes, measured by the difference between the amount of cash received for such fractional share and such holder's tax basis in such fractional share (determined as described above), which gain or loss will be capital gain or loss.

        If a holder of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock owns at least 5% (by vote or value) of the total outstanding stock of Liberty Media immediately before the reverse split, such stockholder will be required to file with the stockholder's U.S. federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the reverse split occurs a statement setting forth certain information relating to the reverse split, including the date of the reverse split, the fair market value and basis of the stockholder's shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock immediately before the reverse split, and Liberty Media's employer identification number.

No IRS Ruling Will be Requested with Respect to the Reverse Split

        Although Liberty Media intends to obtain an opinion of its counsel with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the reverse split, Liberty Media has not sought any ruling from the IRS, and does not intend to seek any ruling, relating to the reverse split. The IRS has announced that it will not issue advance rulings on the characterization of instruments similar to the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Interactive common stock that have certain voting and liquidation rights in an issuing corporation, but whose dividend rights are determined by reference to the earnings and profits of a segregated portion of the issuing corporation's assets.

        Opinions of counsel are not equivalent to rulings from the IRS and could be challenged by the IRS. In addition, there are no Code provisions, Treasury Regulations, court decisions or published rulings of the IRS bearing directly on the tax effects of the issuance and characterization of stock with characteristics similar to the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Interactive common stock. Therefore, the tax treatment of the reverse split is subject to some uncertainty.

        In view of the absence of authorities directly on point or a private letter ruling from the IRS related to the reverse split, there is a risk that the IRS could successfully assert that the issuance of post-reverse split shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock in the reverse split is treated as a fully taxable transaction. In such a case, holders of Liberty Capital common stock and/or Liberty Interactive common stock could recognize income, gain or loss with respect to their shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Interactive common stock held immediately prior to the reverse split.

Backup Withholding

        Payments of cash in lieu of a fractional share of any series of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Interactive common stock that are made pursuant to the reverse split may, under certain circumstances, be subject to backup withholding, unless a holder provides proof of an applicable exemption or a correct taxpayer identification number, and otherwise complies with the applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not an additional tax and may be refunded or credited against the holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided that the holder furnishes the required information to the IRS.

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Vote and Recommendation

        The approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date, voting together as a single class, is required to approve the reverse split proposal.

        The Liberty Media board has unanimously approved the reverse split and unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" the reverse split proposal.

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PART III: ANNUAL BUSINESS MATTER PROPOSALS

THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS PROPOSAL

Board of Directors

        Liberty Media board of directors currently consists of nine directors, divided among three classes. Liberty Media's Class II directors, whose term will expire at the annual meeting, are Donne F. Fisher, Gregory B. Maffei and M. LaVoy Robison. These directors are nominated for re-election to the Liberty Media board to continue to serve as Class II directors, and Liberty Media has been informed that each of Messrs. Fisher, Maffei and Robison are willing to continue to serve as directors of Liberty Media. The term of the Class II directors who are elected at the annual meeting will expire at the annual meeting of Liberty Media's stockholders in the year 2012. Liberty Media's Class I directors, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of its stockholders in the year 2011, are Evan D. Malone, David E. Rapley and Larry E. Romrell. Liberty Media's Class III directors, whose term will expire at the annual meeting of its stockholders in the year 2010, are Robert R. Bennett, Paul A. Gould and John C. Malone.

        If any nominee should decline re-election or should become unable to serve as a director of Liberty Media for any reason before re-election, votes will be cast for a substitute nominee, if any, designated by the board of directors, or, if none is so designated prior to the election, votes will be cast according to the judgment of the person or persons voting the proxy.

        The following lists the three nominees for re-election as directors and the six directors of Liberty Media whose term of office will continue after the annual meeting, including the age of each person, the positions with the company or principal occupation of each person, certain other directorships held and the year each person became a director of the company. The number of shares of Liberty Media common stock beneficially owned by each director, as of March 31, 2009, is set forth in this proxy statement under the caption "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management—Security Ownership of Management."

Nominees for Election as Directors

        Donne F. Fisher:    Age: 70. A director of Liberty Media since May 2006. A director of Liberty Media's predecessor (Old Liberty) from October 2001 to May 2006. Mr. Fisher has served as President of Fisher Capital Partners, Ltd., a venture capital partnership, since December 1991. Mr. Fisher served as Executive Vice President of TCI from January 1994 to January 1996 and served as a consultant to TCI, including its successors AT&T Broadband LLC and Comcast Corporation, from 1996 to December 2005.

        Gregory B. Maffei:    Age: 48. Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Liberty Media since March 2006. Chief Executive Officer and President of Old Liberty since February 2006 and a director of Old Liberty from November 2005 to May 2006. CEO-Elect of Old Liberty from November 2005 through February 2006. Mr. Maffei served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation from June 2005 until November 2005. Mr. Maffei served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 360networks Corporation from January 2000 until June 2005. Previously, Mr. Maffei was Chief Financial Officer of Microsoft Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Expedia, Inc. Mr. Maffei serves as a director of Electronic Arts, Inc., DTVG and Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (Sirius).

        M. LaVoy Robison:    Age: 73. A director of Liberty Media since May 2006. A director of Old Liberty from June 2003 to May 2006. Mr. Robison has been executive director and a board member of The Anschutz Foundation (a private foundation) since January 1998. Mr. Robison is a director and member of the audit committee of Discovery Communications, Inc. (Discovery).

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Directors Whose Term Expires in 2010

        Robert R. Bennett:    Age: 51. A director of Liberty Media since May 2006. A director of Old Liberty from September 1994 to May 2006. Chief Executive Officer of Old Liberty from April 1997 to August 2005. President of Old Liberty from April 1997 to February 2006. Previously, Mr. Bennett held various executive positions with Old Liberty since its inception in 1994. Mr. Bennett is a director of Discovery and Sprint Nextel Corporation.

        Paul A. Gould:    Age: 63. A director of Liberty Media since May 2006. A director of Old Liberty from March 1999 to May 2006. Mr. Gould has been a Managing Director of Allen & Company LLC, an investment banking services company, for more than the last five years. Mr. Gould is a director of Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation, Liberty Global, Inc. (LGI) and Discovery.

        John C. Malone:    Age: 68. Chairman of the Board and a director of Liberty Media company since March 2006. Chairman of the Board and a director of Old Liberty from 1994 to May 2006. Chief Executive Officer of Old Liberty from August 2005 to February 2006. Mr. Malone served as Chairman of the Board of TCI from November 1996 to March 1999; and Chief Executive Officer of TCI from January 1994 to March 1997. Mr. Malone is Chairman of the Board of LGI, Chairman of the Board of DTVG and a director of Discovery, IAC, Expedia, Inc. and Sirius.

Directors Whose Term Expires in 2011

        David E. Rapley:    Age: 67. A director of Liberty Media since May 2006. A director of Old Liberty from July 2002 to May 2006, having previously served as a director of Old Liberty during 1994. Mr. Rapley has served as President of Rapley Consulting, Inc. since 2002. Mr. Rapley served as Executive Vice President of Engineering of VECO Corp. Alaska from January 1998 to December 2001. Mr. Rapley is a director of LGI.

        Larry E. Romrell:    Age: 69. A director of Liberty Media since May 2006. A director of Old Liberty from March 1999 to May 2006. Mr. Romrell served as an Executive Vice President of TCI from January 1994 to March 1999. Mr. Romrell is a director of LGI.

        Evan D. Malone:    Age: 38. A director of Liberty Media since August 2008. Dr. Malone has been an engineering consultant for more than the past five years. Since January 2008, Dr. Malone has served as the owner and manager of a real estate property and management company, 1525 South Street LLC. During 2008, Dr. Malone also served as a post-doctoral research assistant at Cornell University and an engineering consultant with Rich Food Products, a food processing company. Dr. Malone has served as co-owner and director of Drive Passion PC Services, CC, an Internet café, telecommunications and document services company, in South Africa since 2007 and served as an applied physics technician for Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, part of the national laboratory system of the Office of Science, U.S, Department of Energy, from 1999 until 2001.

Vote and Recommendation

        A plurality of the affirmative votes of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date, that are voted in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class, is required to re-elect Messrs Fisher, Maffei and Robison as Class II members of the Liberty Media board.

        The Liberty Media board unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" the election of each nominee to its board of directors.

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THE AUDITORS RATIFICATION PROPOSAL

        Liberty Media is asking its stockholders to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as its independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.

        Even if the selection of KPMG LLP is ratified, the audit committee of the Liberty Media board in its discretion may direct the appointment of a different independent accounting firm at any time during the year if Liberty Media's audit committee determines that such a change would be in the best interests of Liberty Media and its stockholders. In the event Liberty Media's stockholders fail to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP, Liberty Media's audit committee will consider it as a direction to select other auditors for the year ending December 31, 2009.

        A representative of KPMG LLP is expected to be present at the annual meeting, will have the opportunity to make a statement if he or she so desires and is expected to be available to respond to appropriate questions.

Audit Fees and All Other Fees

        The following table presents fees for professional audit services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of Liberty Media's consolidated financial statements for 2008 and 2007, and fees billed for other services rendered by KPMG LLP:

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Audit related fees consist of professional consultations with respect to accounting issues affecting Liberty Media's financial statements, reviews of registration statements and issuance of consents, due diligence related to potential business combinations and audits of financial statements of certain employee benefits plans.



(2)

Tax fees consist of tax compliance and consultations regarding the tax implications of certain transactions.

        Liberty Media's audit committee has considered whether the provision of services by KPMG LLP to Liberty Media other than auditing is compatible with KPMG LLP maintaining its independence and believes that the provision of such other services is compatible with KPMG LLP maintaining its independence.

Policy on Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services of Independent Auditor

        On May 5, 2006, Liberty Media's audit committee adopted a policy regarding the pre-approval of all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by its independent auditor. This policy was amended and restated by the audit committee on May 5, 2009. Pursuant to this policy, Liberty Media's audit committee has approved the engagement of its independent auditor to provide the following services (all of which are collectively referred to as pre-approved services):

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letters and consents), (iii) attestations of Liberty Media management's reports on internal controls and (iv) consultations with management as to accounting or reporting of transactions;

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audit related services as specified in the policy, including (i) due diligence services, (ii) financial audits of employee benefit plans, (iii) attestation services not required by statute or regulation, (iv) certain audits incremental to the audit of Liberty Media's consolidated financial statements, and (v) closing balance sheet audits related to dispositions; and



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tax services as specified in the policy, including federal, state, local and international tax planning, compliance and review services, and tax due diligence and advice regarding mergers and acquisitions.

        Notwithstanding the foregoing general pre-approval, any individual project (major project) involving the provision of pre-approved services that is expected to result in fees in excess of $100,000 requires the specific pre-approval of Liberty Media's audit committee. In addition, when fees for any pre-approved services charged by any independent auditor reach $500,000 (not including fees associated with any approved major project), Liberty Media's audit committee shall review a summary of such fees prepared by the Senior Vice President and Controller and, thereafter, may reset such $500,000 limitation. Any engagement of Liberty Media's independent auditors for services other than the pre-approved services requires the specific approval of Liberty Media's audit committee. Liberty Media's audit committee has delegated the authority for the foregoing approvals to the chairman of the audit committee, subject to his subsequent disclosure to the entire audit committee of the granting of any such approval. Donne F. Fisher currently serves as the chairman of Liberty Media's audit committee.

        Liberty Media's pre-approval policy prohibits the engagement of its independent auditor to provide any services that are subject to the prohibition imposed by Section 201 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

        All services provided by Liberty Media's independent auditor during 2008 were approved in accordance with the terms of the policy.

Vote and Recommendation

        The approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Media common stock outstanding on the record date that are present in person or by proxy, voting together as a single class, is required to approve the auditors ratification proposal.

        The Liberty Media board unanimously recommends a vote "FOR" the auditors ratification proposal.

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CONCERNING MANAGEMENT OF LIBERTY MEDIA

Executive Officers

        The following lists the executive officers of Liberty Media (other than Gregory B. Maffei, Liberty Media's President and Chief Executive Officer, and John C. Malone, Liberty Media's Chairman of the Board, who also serve as directors of Liberty Media and who are listed under "Proposals of the Liberty Media Board—Part III: Annual Business Matter Proposals—The Election of Directors Proposal"), their ages and a description of their business experience, including positions held with Liberty Media.

        Liberty Media's executive officers will serve in such capacities until the next annual meeting of the Liberty Media board, or until their respective successors have been duly elected and have been qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal from office. There is no family relationship between any of Liberty Media's executive officers or directors, by blood, marriage or adoption, other than Dr. Evan D. Malone who is the son of John C. Malone.

        During the past five years, none of the above persons has had any involvement in such legal proceedings as would be material to an evaluation of his ability or integrity.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

        Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires Liberty Media's executive officers and directors, and persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of Liberty Media's equity securities, to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the SEC. Officers, directors and greater than ten-percent stockholders are required by SEC regulation to furnish Liberty Media with copies of all Section 16 forms they file.

        Based solely on a review of the copies of the Forms 3, 4 and 5 and amendments to those forms furnished to Liberty Media during its most recent fiscal year, or written representations that no Forms 5 were required, Liberty Media believes that, during the year ended December 31, 2008, all

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Section 16(a) filing requirements applicable to Liberty Media's officers, directors and greater than ten-percent beneficial owners were met.

Code of Ethics

        Liberty Media has adopted a code of ethics that applies to all of its employees, directors and officers, which constitutes Liberty Media's "code of ethics" within the meaning of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Liberty Media's code of ethics is available on its website at www.libertymedia.com.

Director Independence

        It is Liberty Media's policy that a majority of the members of its board of directors be independent of its management. For a director to be deemed independent, the Liberty Media board must affirmatively determine that the director has no direct or indirect material relationship with Liberty Media. To assist the Liberty Media board in determining which of its directors qualify as independent for purposes of Nasdaq rules as well as applicable rules and regulations adopted by the SEC, the nominating and corporate governance committee of the Liberty Media board follows the Corporate Governance Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market on the criteria for director independence.

        The Liberty Media board has determined that each of Donne F. Fisher, Paul A. Gould, David E. Rapley, M. LaVoy Robison and Larry E. Romrell qualifies as an independent director of the company. In the process of making this determination, the Liberty Media board considered the engagement during 2008 by Provide Commerce, a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, of an advertising placement company owned and operated by Mr. Gould's son and daughter with respect to an arms'-length commercial relationship in the ordinary course of their respective businesses. This company was recommended to Provide Commerce by an unrelated third party.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Executive Committee

        The Liberty Media board has established an executive committee, whose chairman is John C. Malone and whose other members are Paul A. Gould and Gregory B. Maffei. Except as specifically prohibited by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the executive committee may exercise all the powers and authority of the Liberty Media board in the management of Liberty Media's business and affairs, including the power and authority to authorize the issuance of shares of Liberty Media capital stock.

Compensation Committee

        The Liberty Media board has established a compensation committee, whose chairman is Paul A. Gould and whose other members are Donne F. Fisher, David E. Rapley, M. LaVoy Robison and Larry E. Romrell. See "—Director Independence" above.

        The compensation committee reviews and approves corporate goals and objectives relevant to the compensation of Liberty Media's chief executive officer and its other executive officers. The compensation committee also reviews and approves the compensation of all officers of Liberty Media at the level of senior vice president or above, including Liberty Media's chief executive officer. For a description of Liberty Media's processes and policies for consideration and determination of executive and director compensation, including the role of Liberty Media's Chief Executive Officer and outside consultants in determining or recommending amounts and/or forms of compensation, see "Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis."

        The Liberty Media board has adopted a written charter for the compensation committee, which is available on its website at www.libertymedia.com.

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Compensation Committee Report

        The compensation committee has reviewed and discussed with Liberty Media's management the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" included under "Executive Compensation" below. Based on such review and discussions, the compensation committee recommended to the Liberty Media board that the "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" be included in this proxy statement.

Submitted by the Members of the Compensation Committee of Liberty Media

Paul A. Gould
Donne F. Fisher
David E. Rapley
M. LaVoy Robison
Larry E. Romrell

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

        No member of Liberty Media's compensation committee is or has been an officer or employee of Liberty Media, or has engaged in any related party transaction in which Liberty Media was a participant.

Incentive Plan Committee

        The Liberty Media board has also established an incentive plan committee, which is a subcommittee of Liberty Media's compensation committee. The members of the incentive plan committee are Donne F. Fisher and Paul A. Gould. The compensation committee has delegated to the incentive plan committee the authority to administer Liberty Media's employee incentive plans.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

        The Liberty Media board has established a nominating and corporate governance committee, whose members are Donne F. Fisher, Paul A. Gould, David E. Rapley, M. LaVoy Robison and Larry E. Romrell. See "—Director Independence" above.

        The nominating and corporate governance committee identifies individuals qualified to become board members consistent with criteria established or approved by the Liberty Media board from time to time, identifies director nominees for upcoming annual meetings, develops corporate governance guidelines applicable to Liberty Media and oversees its board and management.

        The nominating and corporate governance committee will consider candidates for director recommended by any stockholder provided that such nominations are properly submitted. Eligible stockholders wishing to recommend a candidate for nomination as a director should send the recommendation in writing to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112. Stockholder recommendations must be made in accordance with Liberty Media's bylaws, as discussed under "Stockholder Proposals" below, and contain the following information:

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light of the factors considered by the nominating and corporate governance committee in making a determination of a candidate's qualifications, as described below;

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a statement detailing any relationship, arrangement or understanding that might affect the independence of the candidate as a member of the Liberty Media board;



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any other information that would be required under SEC rules in a proxy statement soliciting proxies for the election of such candidate as a director;



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a representation as to whether the proposing stockholder intends to deliver any proxy materials or otherwise solicit proxies in support of the director nominee;



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a representation that the proposing stockholder intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual stockholders meeting at which the person named in such notice is to stand for election; and



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a signed consent of the candidate to serve as a director, if nominated and elected.

        In connection with its evaluation, the nominating and corporate governance committee may request additional information from the proposing stockholder and the candidate. The nominating and corporate governance committee has sole discretion to decide which individuals to recommend for nomination as directors.

        To be nominated to serve as a director, a nominee need not meet any specific minimum criteria. However, the nominating and corporate governance committee believes that nominees for director should possess the highest personal and professional ethics, integrity, values and judgment and should be committed to the long-term interests of Liberty Media's stockholders. When evaluating a potential director nominee, including one recommended by a stockholder, the nominating and corporate governance committee will take into account a number of factors, including, but not limited to, the following:

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judgment, skill, integrity and reputation;



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personal conflicts of interest, if any; and



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the size and composition of the existing board of directors.

        When seeking candidates for director, the nominating and corporate governance committee may solicit suggestions from incumbent directors, management, stockholders and others. After conducting an initial evaluation of a prospective nominee, the nominating and corporate governance committee will interview that candidate if it believes the candidate might be suitable to be a director. The nominating and corporate governance committee may also ask the candidate to meet with management. If the nominating and corporate governance committee believes a candidate would be a valuable addition to the Liberty Media board of directors, it may recommend to the full board that candidate's nomination and election.

        Prior to nominating an incumbent director for re-election at an annual meeting of stockholders, the nominating and corporate governance committee will consider the director's past attendance at, and participation in, meetings of the board of directors and its committees and the director's formal and informal contributions to the various activities conducted by the board and the board committees of which such individual is a member.

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        The members of Liberty Media's nominating and corporate governance committee have determined that Messrs. Fisher, Maffei and Robison, who are nominated for re-election at the annual meeting, continue to be qualified to serve as directors of Liberty Media and such nomination was approved by the entire board of directors.

        The Liberty Media board has adopted a written charter for the nominating and corporate governance committee. The Liberty Media board has also adopted corporate governance guidelines, which were developed by the nominating and corporate governance committee. The charter and the corporate governance guidelines are available on Liberty Media's website at www.libertymedia.com.

Audit Committee

        The Liberty Media board has established an audit committee, whose chairman is Donne F. Fisher and whose other members are Paul A. Gould, David E. Rapley and M. LaVoy Robison. See "—Director Independence" above.

        The Liberty Media board has determined that Mr. Robison is an "audit committee financial expert" under applicable SEC rules and regulations. The audit committee reviews and monitors the corporate financial reporting and the internal and external audits of Liberty Media. The committee's functions include, among other things:

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appointing or replacing Liberty Media's independent auditors;



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reviewing and approving in advance the scope and the fees of Liberty Media's annual audit and reviewing the results of Liberty Media's audits with its independent auditors;



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reviewing and approving in advance the scope and the fees of non-audit services of Liberty Media's independent auditors;



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reviewing compliance with and the adequacy of Liberty Media's existing major accounting and financial reporting policies;



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reviewing Liberty Media's management's procedures and policies relating to the adequacy of Liberty Media's internal accounting controls and compliance with applicable laws relating to accounting practices;



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reviewing compliance with applicable SEC and stock exchange rules regarding audit committees; and



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preparing a report for Liberty Media's annual proxy statement.

        The Liberty Media board has adopted a written charter for the audit committee, which is available on its website at www.libertymedia.com.

Audit Committee Report

        Each member of the audit committee is an independent director as determined by the Liberty Media board, based on the listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market. Each member of the audit committee also satisfies the SEC's independence requirements for members of audit committees. M. LaVoy Robison is the company's "audit committee financial expert" under applicable SEC rules and regulations.

        The audit committee reviews Liberty Media's financial reporting process on behalf of its board of directors. Management has primary responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls, for preparing financial statements and for the public reporting process. Liberty Media's independent auditor, KPMG LLP, is responsible for expressing opinions on the conformity of Liberty Media's audited consolidated financial statements with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

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Liberty Media's independent auditor also expresses its opinion as to the effectiveness of Liberty Media's internal control over financial reporting.

        Liberty Media's audit committee has reviewed and discussed with management and KPMG Liberty Media's most recent audited consolidated financial statements, as well as management's assessment of the effectiveness of Liberty Media's internal control over financial reporting and KPMG's evaluation of the effectiveness of Liberty Media's internal control over financial reporting. Liberty Media's audit committee has also discussed with KPMG the matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 61, Communications With Audit Committees, plus the additional matters required to be discussed by the Statement on Auditing Standards No. 114, The Auditor's Communication with Those Charged with Governance, as modified or supplemented, including that firm's judgment about the quality of Liberty Media's accounting principles, as applied in its financial reporting.

        KPMG has provided Liberty Media's audit committee with the written disclosures and the letter required by the applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding KPMG's communications with the audit committee concerning independence, and the audit committee has discussed with KPMG that firm's independence from Liberty Media and its subsidiaries.

        Based on the reviews, discussions and other considerations referred to above, Liberty Media's audit committee recommended to its board of directors that the audited financial statements be included in Liberty Media's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed on February 27, 2009 with the SEC as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-K filed on April 29, 2009.

Submitted by the Members of the Audit Committee of Liberty Media

Donne F. Fisher
Paul A. Gould
David E. Rapley
M. LaVoy Robison

Section 16 Exemption Committee

        The Liberty Media board has established a Section 16 exemption committee, whose members are Paul A. Gould and Donne F. Fisher. The Section 16 exemption committee has the authority to approve transactions in Liberty Media's equity securities between Liberty Media and its directors or certain of its officers for the purpose of providing an exemption for those transactions under Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Other

        The Liberty Media board, by resolution, may from time to time establish certain other committees of its board of directors, consisting of one or more of its directors. Any committee so established will have the powers delegated to it by resolution of the Liberty Media board, subject to applicable law.

Board Meetings

        During 2008, there were 11 meetings of Liberty Media's full board of directors, 5 meetings of Liberty Media's executive committee, 8 meetings of Liberty Media's compensation committee, 9 meetings of Liberty Media's incentive plan committee, 2 meetings of Liberty Media's nominating and corporate governance committee, 5 meetings of Liberty Media's audit committee and 4 meetings of Liberty Media's Section 16 exemption committee.

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Director Attendance at Annual Meetings

        The Liberty Media board encourages all members of the board to attend each annual meeting of its stockholders. All of the Liberty Media board members, other than Messrs. Bennett and Gould, attended Liberty Media's 2008 annual meeting of stockholders.

Stockholder Communication with Directors

        Liberty Media's stockholders may send communications to its board of directors or to individual directors by mail addressed to the Board of Directors or to an individual director c/o Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112. All such communications from stockholders will be forwarded to Liberty Media's directors on a timely basis.

Executive Sessions

        In 2008, the independent directors of Liberty Media met at four executive sessions without management participation. Any interested party who has a concern regarding any matter which it wishes to have addressed by Liberty Media's independent directors, as a group, at an upcoming executive session may send its concern in writing addressed to Independent Directors of Liberty Media Corporation, c/o Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112. The current independent directors of Liberty Media are Donne F. Fisher, Paul A. Gould, David E. Rapley, M. LaVoy Robison and Larry E. Romrell.

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        Throughout this section (and except where otherwise expressly noted), we do not distinguish between Liberty Media and its predecessor, Old Liberty. Similarly, we do not distinguish between actions taken by Liberty Media's compensation or incentive plan committees and those taken by Old Liberty's compensation and incentive plan committees.

        This section sets forth information relating to, and an analysis and discussion of, compensation paid by Liberty Media to:

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John C. Malone, Liberty Media's Chairman of the Board;



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Gregory B. Maffei, Liberty Media's Chief Executive Officer and President;



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David J.A. Flowers, Liberty Media's principal financial officer; and



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Charles Y. Tanabe, Albert R. Rosenthaler and Christopher W. Shean, Liberty Media's three other most highly compensated executive officers at the end of 2008.

We collectively refer to these persons as Liberty Media's named executive officers.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Compensation Overview; Philosophy

        The compensation committee of the Liberty Media board has responsibility for establishing, implementing and regularly monitoring adherence to Liberty Media's compensation philosophy. That philosophy seeks to align the interests of the named executive officers with those of Liberty Media's stockholders, with the ultimate goal of appropriately motivating and rewarding Liberty Media's executives in an effort to increase stockholder value. To that end, the compensation packages provided to the named executive officers include both cash and stock-based incentive compensation, with an emphasis placed on company performance and stock-based compensation outweighing cash.

        The compensation committee of Liberty Media seeks to formulate a compensation package for each named executive officer that is commensurate with the responsibilities and proven performance of that executive, and that is competitive relative to the compensation packages paid to similarly situated executives at companies within Liberty Media's reference group (as listed below). The compensation committee also believes that compensation packages should assist Liberty Media in attracting key executives critical to its long-term success. In determining the 2008 compensation packages for the named executive officers, the compensation committee tasked company representatives with updating the executive compensation data for the companies in Liberty Media's reference group. The compensation committee chose to focus on the same reference group of companies for 2008 as it had focused on for 2007. Based on this information, as well as the general industry knowledge of the members of the compensation committee and the input of Liberty Media's chief executive officer (with respect to the compensation packages for Messrs. Tanabe, Flowers, Rosenthaler and Shean), the compensation committee determined to provide each named executive officer (other than Mr. Malone) with a compensation package comprised primarily of a base salary, a performance-based bonus and equity incentive awards, weighted heavily toward the latter two, longer-term compensation elements.

        From July 2005 until September 2008, the named executive officers (other than Mr. Maffei) were also executive officers of Discovery Holding Company (DHC), a company whose shares Liberty Media distributed to its stockholders in July 2005. In connection with the distribution, DHC and Liberty Media entered into a services agreement pursuant to which DHC paid Liberty Media for an allocated portion of the salary and benefits of the shared executive officers based on an estimate of the percentage of their time that they were expected to spend on DHC matters during the applicable year. During 2008, the allocation of time spent on DHC matters was as follows: Mr. Malone: 15%;

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Mr. Tanabe: 20%; Mr. Flowers: 5%; Mr. Rosenthaler: 10%; and Mr. Shean: 20%. In September 2008, DHC completed a restructuring with Advance/Newhouse Programming Partnership pursuant to which, among other things, DHC and Advance/Newhouse combined their interests in Discovery Communications LLC under a new public, parent company, Discovery Communications, Inc. In recognition of the extraordinary efforts put forth by Messrs. Tanabe, Rosenthaler and Shean in negotiating and completing this restructuring, the compensation committee of DHC determined to grant each of these individuals cash bonuses in the amount of $80,000. At DHC's request, Liberty Media paid these bonuses on behalf of DHC and received full reimbursement from DHC, in each case, under the services agreement. Upon the closing of the restructuring, Liberty Media's executive officers ceased providing services to DHC, and the services agreement was assigned by DHC to Ascent Media Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of DHC which was spun-off as an independent public company in connection with the restructuring. None of the named executive officers provided services to Ascent Media during 2008 under the services agreement, as so assigned.

Role of Chief Executive Officer in Compensation Decisions

        Although the compensation package of each named executive officer is within the discretion of and determined by the compensation committee, recommendations are obtained from Liberty Media's chief executive officer as to all elements of each named executive officer's compensation package (other than that of Messrs. Malone and Maffei). The chief executive officer's recommendations are based on his evaluation of the performance and contributions of the other named executive officers, given their respective areas of responsibility. When making recommendations, the chief executive officer considers various qualitative factors such as:

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the named executive officer's experience and overall effectiveness;



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the responsibilities assumed by the named executive officer, including any changes to those responsibilities over the year;



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the named executive officer's demonstrated leadership and management ability;



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the named executive officer's compensation relative to other executives at Liberty Media with similar, greater or lesser responsibilities;



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the named executive officer's compensation relative to compensation paid to similarly situated executives at companies within Liberty Media's reference group;



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the named executive officer's years of service with Liberty Media; and



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the performance of any group for which the named executive officer is primarily responsible.

Setting Executive Compensation

        In making its compensation decision for each named executive officer, the compensation committee considers the following:

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each element of the named executive officer's historical compensation, including salary, bonus, equity compensation and perquisites and other personal benefits;



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the financial performance of Liberty Media compared to internal forecasts and budgets;



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the scope of the named executive officer's responsibilities;



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the performance of the group reporting to the named executive officer;



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as to each named executive officer (other than Messrs. Malone and Maffei), the performance evaluations and compensation recommendations given by the chief executive officer; and

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compensation provided to similarly situated executives at companies within Liberty Media's reference group.

        Liberty Media's reference group of companies consists of publicly-traded media, telecommunications and entertainment companies. This reference group includes companies that Liberty Media may compete with for executive talent and stockholder investment. This reference group also includes companies in the above industries that are headquartered in Colorado and companies in those industries that are similar to Liberty Media in size and complexity of operations. Companies included in Liberty Media's reference group are:

        Although the compensation committee considers the compensation packages awarded by these companies, the compensation committee makes adjustments to these packages based on qualitative factors, such as:

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the size, scope and complexity of the businesses of the companies in Liberty Media's reference group;



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the cost of living and other factors related to the geographic location of these companies; and



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the compensation philosophy of the particular company, including any policies relating to compensation of founders or others with substantial personal wealth.

        In addition, the compensation committee noted that comparisons based on the roles performed by the named executive officers of companies in Liberty Media's reference group and roles performed by the named executive officers may be difficult to draw. That difficulty is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that none of the named executive officers has the title of chief operating officer or chief financial officer, two positions commonly held by named executive officers of other companies. That difficulty is further pronounced when considering those in Liberty Media's reference group whose management has direct responsibility for operating businesses, because their named executive officers have responsibilities different from those of the named executive officers.

Elements of 2008 Executive Compensation

        For 2008 the principal components of compensation for the named executive officers were:

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base salary;



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a performance-based bonus, payable half in cash and half in restricted stock (other than with respect to Mr. Malone, who does not participate);



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equity incentive grants unrelated to the performance-based bonus; and



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perquisites and other limited personal benefits.

        Base Salary.    The compensation committee reviews the base salaries of the named executive officers (other than Mr. Malone) on an annual basis, as well as at the time of any change in

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responsibilities. Historically, after establishing a named executive officer's base salary, the compensation committee has limited increases to cost-of-living adjustments and adjustments based on an evaluation of a named executive officer's job performance, any changes in the scope of the named executive officer's responsibilities, and the named executive officer's salary level compared to other named executive officers. For 2008, the compensation committee determined to increase the base salaries of the named executive officers (other than Messrs. Malone and Maffei) by 3% or 4% reflecting only a cost-of-living adjustment. The compensation committee believes base salary should be a relatively smaller portion of each named executive officer's overall compensation package, thereby aligning the interests of Liberty Media's executives more closely with those of its stockholders.

2008 Performance Bonuses.

        Terms.    In the first quarter of 2008, the compensation committee determined to adopt an annual, performance-based bonus program for each of the named executive officers (other than Mr. Malone), which was similar to the program adopted for 2007. This bonus program, which is structured to comply with Section 162(m) of the Code, bases each participant's bonus on the achievement of a combination of corporate and personal performance measures. Pursuant to the 2008 bonus program, the aggregate OIBDA (OIBDA) for fiscal year 2008 of Liberty Media's six subsidiaries (QVC, Inc., Provide Commerce, Inc., Backcountry, Inc., BuySeasons, Inc., Bodybuilding.com, LLC and Starz Entertainment, LLC) and Liberty Media's allocable portion of DTVG's 2008 OIBDA must exceed the minimum level of $2.5 billion (the 2008 OIBDA Threshold) before any participant would be entitled to receive any bonus. The compensation committee retained the right to adjust actual 2008 OIBDA for each component under certain circumstances, such as to take into account the effects of an acquisition or disposition. If the prescribed 2008 OIBDA Threshold were exceeded, 1.75% of the excess would be used to establish the available pool from which performance bonuses would be payable under this program. The compensation committee defined OIBDA as revenue less cost of sales, operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock and other equity-based compensation).

        Each participant was then assigned a maximum bonus amount, expressed as a multiple of his 2008 base salary: 800%, 200% and 150% for Liberty Media's chief executive officer, executive vice president and each of its senior vice presidents, respectively. If the bonus pool was insufficient to cover the aggregate maximum bonus amounts of all participants, each participant's maximum bonus amount would be reduced pro rata, for all purposes under the program, based upon his respective maximum bonus amount. Assuming the bonus pool was sufficient to cover the aggregate maximum bonus amounts:

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Each participant would be entitled to receive up to 30% of his maximum bonus amount (the Corporate Performance Component), as follows: (i) as to 15%, the achievement of certain prescribed 2008 OIBDA growth targets for the four subsidiaries (QVC, Provide Commerce, Backcountry, BuySeasons and Bodybuilding.com) collectively comprising the Interactive Group component; (ii) as to 6%, the achievement of certain prescribed 2008 OIBDA growth targets for Starz Entertainment; and (iii) as to 9%, the achievement of certain prescribed 2008 OIBDA growth targets for DTVG. Below are the targets for each component and the primary applicable pay-out level associated with each such target:

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The compensation committee retained the discretion to adjust actual 2008 OIBDA for each component under certain circumstances, such as to take into account the effects of an acquisition or disposition.

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Each participant would be entitled to receive the remaining 70% of his maximum bonus amount (the Individual Performance Component or IPC) subject to the right of the compensation committee to reduce the amount payable based upon its assessment of that participant's individual performance, as follows:

The evaluation of each of the named executive officers (other than Mr. Malone) included the extent to which the officer achieved specified annual performance goals. For 2008, those goals were as follows:

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        Fifty percent of each participant's actual bonus amount would be payable in the form of a cash award, with the remaining 50% payable in the form of restricted stock awards. The dollar amount of the restricted stock award for 2008 was divided among Liberty Media's three Series A tracking stocks, as follows: (i) 45% in LMDIA restricted stock, (ii) 35% in LINTA restricted stock and (iii) 20% in LCAPA restricted stock, with the number of shares of each series awarded to be determined based on the closing market price of the shares of that series on the date of the award. The restricted shares would vest quarterly over three years.

        Awards.    Following a review of applicable financial results and preliminary forecasts, the compensation committee determined the following:

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The 2008 OIBDA Threshold was sufficiently exceeded, thereby creating a bonus pool large enough to cover the aggregate maximum bonus amounts of all the participants and enabling each participant to receive a bonus of up to his maximum bonus amount.



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The 2008 OIBDA growth rates for the Interactive Group, Starz Entertainment and DTVG resulted in each participant being entitled to receive the following Corporate Performance Component:

        The compensation committee then reviewed the individual performance of each participant to determine his rating and corresponding Individual Performance Component. The compensation committee took into account a variety of factors, without assigning a numerical value to any single performance measure. This determination was based on reports of Liberty Media's board, the observations of the compensation committee throughout the year and, with respect to the participants other than Mr. Maffei, the observations and input of Mr. Maffei. The following table presents the Corporate Performance Component and Individual Performance Component assigned to each participant together with the aggregate dollar value of each named executive officer's 2008

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performance-based bonus (other than Mr. Malone, who does not participate in the program) and the forms of payment:

        For more information regarding these bonus awards, please see the "Grants of Plan-Based Awards" table below.

        Equity Incentive Compensation.    Consistent with Liberty Media's compensation philosophy, the compensation committee seeks to align the interests of the named executive officers with those of Liberty Media's stockholders by awarding stock-based incentive compensation. This ensures that Liberty Media's executives have a continuing stake in its long-term success. The compensation committee weighs stock-based compensation more heavily than cash compensation in determining each named executive officer's overall compensation mix (other than Mr. Malone, whose compensation is governed by his employment agreement). In addition, the compensation committtee has considered that the equity incentive portion of the named executive officers' compensation packages generally exceeds that of the executives in Liberty Media's peer group.

        The Liberty Media Corporation 2000 Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the 2000 Incentive Plan) and the 2007 Incentive Plan provide for the grant of a variety of incentive awards, including stock options, restricted shares, stock appreciation rights and performance awards. Liberty Media's incentive plan committee (a subcommittee of the compensation committee) has historically granted stock options and awards of restricted stock in preference to other awards because of its belief that options and restricted shares better promote retention of key employees through the continuing, long-term nature of an equity investment. In this regard, awards under these plan generally vest over a three to five year period.

        Stock options are awarded with an exercise price equal to fair market value on the date of grant, measured by reference to the closing sale price on the grant date. Generally, grants are made by the incentive plan committee to Liberty Media's employees once a year. In 2008, annual option grants covering all three of Liberty Media's tracking stocks (LCAPA, LINTA and LMDIA) were made in December and were coupled with a restricted stock award in shares of LMDIA. The restricted stock award was made in recognition of the efforts of the management team in completing the News Exchange and their efforts in connection with the proposed split-off. The incentive plan committee may approve grants to employees of subsidiary companies on a more frequent basis based on the business practices and needs of the subsidiary.

        In addition to the annual grant, the named executive officers (other than Mr. Malone) received a grant of restricted stock in partial payment of their 2008 performance bonuses (as described above under "—2008 Performance Bonuses").

        For more information regarding these equity incentive grants, please see the "Grants of Plan-Based Awards" table below.

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employees, such as matching contributions to the Liberty 401(k) Savings Plan and the payment of life insurance premiums) consist of:

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reimbursement of relocation expenses at a level above that given to non-executive, salaried employees;



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occasional, personal use of an apartment in New York City owned by Liberty Media, which is primarily used for business purposes, and occasional, personal use of a company car and driver;



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in the case of Mr. Malone, an annual allowance of $1 million for personal expenses.

        Taxable income may be incurred by Liberty Media's executives in connection with their receipt of perquisites and personal benefits. Other than in connection with relocation expenses and as contemplated by Mr. Malone's employment agreement, Liberty Media has not provided gross-up payments to its executives in connection with any such taxable income incurred during the past three years.

        On occasion, and with the approval of Liberty Media's chairman or chief executive officer, executives may have family members and other guests accompany them on the Liberty Media corporate aircraft when traveling on business. Under the terms of the employment arrangements with Liberty Media's chairman and chief executive officer, those individuals and their guests may use the Liberty Media corporate aircraft for non-business purposes subject to specified limitations.

        During 2008, Mr. Maffei was entitled to 120 hours per year of personal flight time through the first to occur of (i) the termination of his employment with Liberty Media, (ii) Liberty Media's cessation of aircraft ownership or (iii) December 31, 2011. Mr. Maffei will continue to incur taxable income, calculated in accordance with SIFL, for all personal use of corporate aircraft.

        The aggregate incremental cost to Liberty Media of Mr. Malone's personal use of Liberty Media's aircraft counts toward his $1 million personal expense account (described above). Liberty Media values incremental cost using a method that takes into account:

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any customs, foreign permit and similar fees; and



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passenger ground transportation.

Because the aircraft are used primarily for business travel, this methodology excludes fixed costs that do not change based on usage, such as salaries of pilots and crew, purchase or lease costs of aircraft and costs of maintenance and upkeep.

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Section 162(m) of the Code to the extent that the named executive officer's compensation exceeds $1 million. See "—Deductibility of Executive Compensation" below.

        Deferred Compensation.    To help accommodate the tax and estate planning objectives of the named executive officers, as well as other executives with the title of Senior Vice President and above, the Liberty Media board adopted the Liberty Media Corporation 2006 Deferred Compensation Plan (as amended). Under that plan, participants may elect to defer up to 50% of their base salary and the cash portion of their bonuses. Compensation deferred under the plan that otherwise would have been received in 2008 will earn interest income at the rate of 9% per annum, compounded quarterly, for the period of the deferral. For more information on this plan, see "Executive Compensation—Executive Compensation Arrangements—2006 Deferred Compensation Plan" and the "Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans" table below. In addition, in response to turmoil in the financial markets during the fourth quarter of 2008, the compensation committee amended the 2006 deferred compensation plan to permit the participants to make a one-time withdrawal, or a change to the timing of the payment, of their previous deferrals. Elections were required to be made prior to December 31, 2008, with all such withdrawals to be paid in January 2009. This amendment was adopted consistent with Section 409A of the Code and its related regulations.

        Liberty Media had also provided Mr. Malone with certain deferred compensation arrangements that were entered into by Liberty Media's predecessors and assumed by Liberty Media in connection with the various restructurings that Liberty Media has undergone. Beginning in February 2009, Mr. Malone began receiving accelerated payments under those deferred compensation arrangements. In December 2008, the compensation committee determined to amend Mr. Malone's deferred compensation arrangements, together with his installment severance arrangement (as described below), to accelerate his right to begin receiving these payments while continuing to be employed by Liberty Media and to provide for a fixed payment schedule. For more information on these amendments see "Executive Compensation—Executive Compensation Arrangements—Malone Employment Agreement" below.

Employment Arrangements with Certain Named Executive Officers

        The only named executive officer with whom Liberty Media has an employment agreement is Mr. Malone. Mr. Malone's employment agreement was first entered into in the 1980s, when he was the chief executive officer of Liberty Media's former parent TCI. Liberty Media assumed that agreement in connection with the merger of AT&T and TCI in 1999. For a more detailed description of the employment agreement of Mr. Malone, including recent amendments thereto, see "Executive Compensation—Executive Compensation Arrangements—Malone Employment Agreement" below.

        Although Mr. Maffei does not have an employment agreement with Liberty Media, various terms of his employment were established under an arrangement approved by the Liberty Media board when he joined Liberty Media as CEO-Elect in November 2005. For a more detailed description of this employment arrangement, see "Executive Compensation—Executive Compensation Arrangements—Maffei Employment Arrangement" below.

Deductibility of Executive Compensation

        In developing the compensation packages for the named executive officers, the compensation committee considered the deductibility of executive compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code. That provision prohibits the deduction of compensation of more than $1 million paid to certain executives, subject to certain exceptions. One exception is for performance-based compensation, including stock options granted under the 2000 Incentive Plan and the 2007 Incentive Plan. The compensation committee has not adopted a policy requiring all compensation to be deductible under Section 162(m) of the Code, in order to maintain flexibility in making compensation decisions. Portions

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of the compensation paid to certain of the named executive officers may not be deductible due to the application of Section 162(m) of the Code.

Policy on Restatements

        In those instances where Liberty Media grants cash or equity-based incentive compensation, Liberty Media includes in the related agreement with the executive a right, in favor of Liberty Media, to require the executive to repay or return to Liberty Media any cash, stock or other compensation (including proceeds from the disposition of shares received upon exercise of options or stock appreciation rights). That right will arise if (1) a material restatement of any financial statement of Liberty Media is required and (2) in the reasonable judgment of Liberty Media's incentive plan committee, (A) such restatement is due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws and (B) such noncompliance is a result of misconduct on the part of the executive. In determining the amount of such repayment or return, Liberty Media's incentive plan committee may take into account, among other factors its deems relevant, the extent to which the market value of the applicable series of Liberty Media's common stock was affected by the errors giving rise to the restatement. The cash, stock or other compensation that Liberty Media may require the executive to repay or return must have been received by the executive during the 12-month period beginning on the date of the first public issuance or the filing with the SEC, whichever occurs earlier, of the financial statement requiring restatement. The compensation required to be repaid or returned will include (1) cash or company stock received by the executive (A) upon the exercise during that 12-month period of any stock appreciation right held by the executive or (B) upon the payment during that 12-month period of any incentive compensation, the value of which is determined by reference to the value of company stock, and (2) any proceeds received by the executive from the disposition during that 12-month period of company stock received by the executive upon the exercise, vesting or payment during that 12-month period of any award of equity-based incentive compensation.

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SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE

Summary Compensation

(1)

The dollar amounts recognized for financial statement reporting purposes have been calculated in accordance with FAS 123R. For a description of the assumptions applied in these calculations, see Note 16 to Liberty Media's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 (which are included in Liberty Media's Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on February 27, 2009 as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Form 10-K filed on April 29, 2009).

(2)

With respect to 2008 and 2007, reflects the cash portion of the 2008 and 2007 performance-based bonuses paid to each of the named executive officers (other than Mr. Malone, who does not participate in the program). See "Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of 2008 Executive Compensation—2008 Performance Bonuses." With respect to 2006, reflects Mr. Maffei's performance-based bonus.

(3)

Reflects the above-market earnings credited during 2008, 2007 and 2006 to the deferred compensation accounts of each of the named executive officers. See "Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Elements of 2008 Executive Compensation—Deferred Compensation," "—Executive Compensation Arrangements—Employment Agreement," and "—Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans" below.

(4)

The Liberty 401(k) Savings Plan provides employees with an opportunity to save for retirement. The Liberty 401(k) Savings Plan participants may contribute up to 10% of their compensation, and Liberty Media contributes a matching contribution of 100% of the participants' contributions. Participant contributions to the Liberty 401(k) Savings Plan are fully vested upon contribution.