UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 15, 2011

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

12300 Liberty Blvd.

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5400

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 8.01  Other Events

 

Liberty Media Corporation announced today that QVC Japan is expected to be off-air for at least the remainder of this week as a result of the tragic earthquake affecting that country.  QVC’s facilities have suffered moderate damage and all its employees have been accounted for.  QVC will continue to assess the impact of the earthquake and its aftermath on QVC’s operations in Japan, but the adverse effect of these events on those operations may be significant.  QVC is attributed to the Liberty Interactive tracking stock group.

 

Forward Looking Statement

This Form 8-K includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about QVC’s broadcast signals in Japan, its future business operations in Japan and other matters that are not historical facts.  These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation, QVC’s ability to conduct its business in Japan under the current circumstances.  These forward looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K, and Liberty Media expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Liberty Media’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.  Please refer to the publicly filed documents of Liberty Media, including the most recent Form 10-Q and 10-K, for additional information about Liberty Media and about the risks and uncertainties related to Liberty Media’s business which may affect the statements made in this Form 8-K.

 

About Liberty Media Corporation

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 (Nasdaq: LINTA, LINTB), which includes Liberty Media’s interests in QVC, Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com, Celebrate Interactive, Bodybuilding.com  and Expedia, (2) the Liberty Starz group (Nasdaq: LSTZA, LSTZB), which includes Liberty Media’s interest in Starz, LLC, and (3) the Liberty Capital group (Nasdaq: LCAPA, LCAPB), which includes all businesses, assets and liabilities not attributed to the Interactive group or the Starz group including its subsidiaries the Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., and TruePosition, Inc., Liberty Media’s interest in SIRIUS XM Radio, Inc., and minority equity investments in Live Nation, Time Warner Inc. and Viacom.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 15, 2011

 

	LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Wade Haufschild
		Name: Wade Haufschild
		Title: Vice President

 

 

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