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1934</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): <b>October&nbsp;27,
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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LIBERTY
MEDIA CORPORATION</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">12300 Liberty Blvd.</font></b></p>

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General Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>

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to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c)&nbsp;under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.01.&#160; Other Events</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On October&nbsp;27, 2009,
Liberty Media Corporation (<b>Liberty Media</b>)
issued a press release announcing that it has received a private letter ruling
from the Internal Revenue Service (<b>IRS</b>) relating
to the tax treatment of the split-off of Liberty Entertainment,&nbsp;Inc. (<b>LEI</b>), a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media, from
Liberty Media (the <b>Split-Off</b>). The
private letter ruling, which satisfies a condition to the completion of the
Split-Off and the business combination with The DIRECTV Group,&nbsp;Inc.
provides to the effect that (i)&nbsp;the Split-Off will qualify as a tax-free
transaction under sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D)&nbsp;of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, (ii)&nbsp;no gain or loss will be recognized by
Liberty Media upon the distribution of LEI common stock, and (iii)&nbsp;no gain
or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of,
holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock upon the exchange of shares of
Liberty Entertainment common stock for shares of LEI common stock (except with
respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares). While generally binding
upon the IRS, the private letter ruling is subject to certain caveats and there
are certain limitations in relying upon private letter rulings. These caveats
and limitations are described in Liberty Media&#146;s definitive proxy
statement/prospectus relating to the special meeting of holders of Liberty
Entertainment common stock to be held in connection with the Split-Off, and
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The press release is
filed herewith as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.01.&#160; Financial Statements and Exhibits</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">(d)&nbsp; Exhibits</font></b></p>

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<p align="center" style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>

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<p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:
October&nbsp;28, 2009</font></p>

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  <p style="color:windowtext;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">LIBERTY MEDIA
  CORPORATION</font></p>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;99.1</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Liberty
Media Corporation Announces Receipt of Private Letter Ruling Relating to
Split-Off</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Englewood,
Colo. October&nbsp;27<b>  </b>&#160;<b>-</b>&#160; Liberty Media Corporation (&#147;Liberty Media<b>&#148;</b>) (NASDAQ: LCAPA, LCAPB, LINTA, LINTB, LMDIA, LMDIB)
announced today that it has received a private letter ruling from the Internal
Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) relating to the tax treatment of the split-off of
Liberty Entertainment,&nbsp;Inc. (&#147;LEI&#148;), a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty
Media, from Liberty Media (the &#147;Split-Off&#148;). The private letter ruling, which
satisfies a condition to the completion of the Split-Off and the business
combination with The DIRECTV Group,&nbsp;Inc. (the &#147;DTV Business Combination&#148;)
provides to the effect that (i)&nbsp;the Split-Off will qualify as a tax-free
transaction under sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D)&nbsp;of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended, (ii)&nbsp;no gain or loss will be recognized by
Liberty Media upon the distribution of LEI common stock, and (iii)&nbsp;no gain
or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of,
holders of Liberty Entertainment common stock upon the exchange of shares of
Liberty Entertainment common stock for shares of LEI common stock (except with
respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares). While generally binding
upon the IRS, the private letter ruling is subject to certain caveats and there
are certain limitations in relying upon private letter rulings. These caveats
and limitations are described in Liberty Media&#146;s definitive proxy
statement/prospectus relating to the special meeting of holders of Liberty
Entertainment common stock to be held in connection with the Split-Off, and
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As
indicated in our prior press releases, if the proposal relating to the
Split-Off receives the requisite stockholder approval at the special meeting,
then, assuming all other conditions to the Split-Off are satisfied or waived,
Liberty Media will redeem, pursuant to its charter, 90% of the outstanding
shares of Liberty Entertainment common stock in exchange for all of the
outstanding shares of common stock of LEI promptly following the special
meeting. However, the Split-Off may not be completed prior to the first to
occur of the satisfaction of the conditions to the DTV Business Combination
between LEI and The DIRECTV Group, Inc (other than those which may only be
satisfied at closing) or the termination of the related Merger Agreement.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Questions
relating to the transactions described above should be directed to Liberty
Media&#146;s information agent : D.F. King&nbsp;&amp; Co.,&nbsp;Inc., 48 Wall
Street, 22nd Floor, NY, NY 10005, Tel. No.&nbsp;(800) 628-8532 (Banks and
Brokerage Firms call (212) 259-5550).</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Additional Information</font></u></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Nothing in this press release shall constitute a solicitation to buy or
an offer to sell shares of LEI, any of the Liberty Media tracking stocks or
shares of the new company to be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement with
DIRECTV. The offer and sale of shares in the proposed Split-Off and the DTV
Business Combination will only be made pursuant to the effective registration
statements on file with the SEC. Liberty Media stockholders and </font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">other investors are urged to read the effective registration
statements, including the definitive proxy statement/prospectuses contained
therein, because they contain important information about these transactions.
Copies of the effective registration statements and the definitive proxy
statement/prospectuses are available free of charge at the SEC&#146;s website
(http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the filings together with the materials
incorporated by reference therein can also be obtained, without charge, by
directing a request to Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard,
Englewood, Colorado 80112, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (720)
875-5408.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Participants in a Solicitation</font></u></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The directors and executive officers of Liberty Media and other persons
may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of
proposals to approve the transactions. Information regarding the directors and
executive officers of each of Liberty Media, LEI and the new DIRECTV and other
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their respective
direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise are available
in the definitive proxy materials filed with the SEC.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">About Liberty Media
Corporation</font></u></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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)&nbsp;the
Liberty Interactive group (NASDAQ:&#160;
LINTA, LINTB), which includes Liberty Media&#146;s interests in QVC, Provide
Commerce, Backcountry.com, BUYSEASONS, Bodybuilding.com, IAC/InterActiveCorp,
and Expedia, (2)&nbsp;the Liberty Entertainment group (NASDAQ:&#160; LMDIA, LMDIB), which includes Liberty Media &#145;s
interests in The DIRECTV Group,&nbsp;Inc., Starz Entertainment, Game Show
Network, LLC, WildBlue Communications,&nbsp;Inc., and Liberty Sports Holdings
LLC, and (3)&nbsp;the Liberty Capital group (NASDAQ:&#160; LCAPA, LCAPB), which includes all businesses,
assets and liabilities not attributed to the Interactive group or the
Entertainment group including its subsidiaries Starz Media, LLC, Atlanta
National League Baseball Club,&nbsp;Inc., and TruePosition,&nbsp;Inc., Liberty
Media&#146;s interest in SIRIUS XM Radio,&nbsp;Inc., and minority equity investments
in Time Warner, Time Warner Cable, and Sprint Nextel Corporation.</font></p>

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<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Contact:</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Courtnee Ulrich</font></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">720-875-5420</font></p>

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