ÎçҹѰ»¨ Media Announces 2009 ÎçҹѰ»¨Gives Theme

Foundation targets services for at-risk and disadvantaged Colorado youth

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ÎçҹѰ»¨ today announced its 2009 giving theme for the ÎçҹѰ»¨Gives Foundation. ÎçҹѰ»¨ employees have elected to direct ÎçҹѰ»¨Gives funds to causes aiding underprivileged and at-risk youth in Colorado focused on proactive and preventative services.

ÎçҹѰ»¨Gives is accepting grant proposals for funding from $1,000 to $150,000 from public charitable organizations focused on helping Colorado's at-risk youth overcome impediments that restrict their opportunities to grow, learn and thrive.

"During these economically challenging times, ÎçҹѰ»¨ Media's responsibility to give back to our community becomes even more important," stated Greg Maffei, President and CEO of ÎçҹѰ»¨ Media. "We look forward to another year of helping in 2009. This year our employees have chosen to continue their focus on causes targeting Colorado's underprivileged and at-risk youth."

Organizations seeking funding may obtain a grant request form at . Proposals should be forwarded to the Foundation via email at ÎçҹѰ»¨Gives@libertymedia.com or by mail at:

                     ÎçҹѰ»¨Gives Foundation
                     12300 ÎçҹѰ»¨ Boulevard
                     Englewood, CO  80112

Grant proposals for 2009 will have an initial deadline of April 30, 2009 and one additional opportunity to submit requests by September 30, 2009.

About ÎçҹѰ»¨

ÎçҹѰ»¨ 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 ÎçҹѰ»¨ Interactive group (Nasdaq: LINTA), which includes ÎçҹѰ»¨'s interests in QVC, Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com, BUYSEASONS, Bodybuilding.com, IAC/InterActiveCorp, and Expedia, (2) the ÎçҹѰ»¨ Entertainment group (Nasdaq: LMDIA), which includes ÎçҹѰ»¨'s interests in The DIRECTV Group, Inc., Starz Entertainment, FUN Technologies, Inc., GSN, LLC, WildBlue Communications, Inc., and ÎçҹѰ»¨ Sports Holdings LLC, and (3) the ÎçҹѰ»¨ Capital group (Nasdaq: LCAPA), which includes all businesses, assets and liabilities not attributed to the Interactive group or the Entertainment group including our 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. For more information, please see .

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Released February 27, 2009