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jvid视频 Reports Fourth Quarter and Year End 2011 Financial Results

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- jvid视频 (鈥淟iberty鈥�) (Nasdaq: LMCA, LMCB) today reported fourth quarter and year end 2011 results. Highlights include⁽¹⁾:

• Increased STARZ and ENCORE subscriptions by 8% and 1%, respectively
• Premiered the STARZ Original series, Spartacus: Vengeance on January 27^th, to strong, sustained viewership
• Announced new STARZ Original series, Marco Polo, in collaboration with The Weinstein Company and Electus
• Extended Starz affiliation agreement with AT&T U-verse
• Enhanced Starz liquidity with $1.5 billion credit facility
• Value of Liberty鈥檚 equity stake in SiriusXM increased to $5.4 billion as of February 22^nd, 2012
• Repurchased $124 million of jvid视频 stock from November 1^st through January 31^st, 2012
  • Repurchased $49 million of old Liberty Starz stock from November 1^st through November 28^th, 2011

鈥淪tarz again posted impressive subscriber gains and accelerated its slate of STARZ Original content with Boss and Spartacus: Vengeance,鈥� stated Greg Maffei, Liberty President and CEO. 鈥淲e created an asset backed stock and took advantage of the soft equity markets repurchasing $173 million worth of our shares. SiriusXM again posted record results and our equity investment in the company is now worth over $5.4 billion.鈥�

jvid视频鈥檚 revenue increased 96% to $1.0 billion in the fourth quarter and 48% to $3.0 billion for the year. Adjusted OIBDA⁽²⁾ increased 205% to $323 million for the fourth quarter and 227% to $1.1 billion for the year, while operating income increased 241% to $293 million in the fourth quarter and 391% to $957 million for the year. The increase in revenue, adjusted OIBDA and operating income for the fourth quarter and the year is primarily related to the one-time recognition of previously deferred revenue and costs at TruePosition.

Starz, LLC

鈥淪tarz finished 2011 with solid business performance, including record highs in both STARZ and ENCORE subscriptions,鈥� said Chris Albrecht, Starz, LLC, CEO. 鈥淲e could not be more pleased with the performance of Spartacus: Vengeance, which continues to set record new viewership marks for a STARZ Original series. The anticipation for April鈥檚 Magic City is growing and we are heartened by the strong demand received in the global marketplace. Finally, the recent AT&T U-verse affiliation and Lionsgate movie library licensing agreements fortified our distribution business and long-term content pipeline respectively.鈥�

Starz鈥檚 revenue increased 8% to $432 million for the fourth quarter and decreased 1% to $1.6 billion for the year. The increase in revenue for the fourth quarter was primarily a result of an increase in home video revenue due to the distribution agreement entered into in 2011 with The Weinstein Company LLC and an increase in revenue from the Starz Channels. Revenue for the year decreased due to the shutdown of the theatrical production and distribution operations in 2010 and the sale of a portion of the animation business in early 2011. Such decreases more than offset revenue increases in 2011 from the Starz Channels and the home video business. Subscribers increased 8% and 1% for the STARZ and ENCORE linear channels, respectively, for the fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter 2010. Subscription growth in 2011 was negatively impacted by a lack of cooperative marketing campaigns with certain distribution partners and a reduction in subscribers from one flat rate deal affiliate.

Starz鈥檚 adjusted OIBDA decreased 15% to $93 million for the fourth quarter and increased 31% to $449 million for the year, while operating income increased 24% to $87 million for the fourth quarter and 51% to $424 million for the year. The decrease in adjusted OIBDA for the fourth quarter was due primarily to an acceleration of production cost amortization related to changes in the fair value of certain legacy theatrical titles as a result of a decline in their performance in home video during 2011 and increased advertising and marketing costs associated with original programming. Starz did not have a new original series premiere during the fourth quarter of 2010, while the original series Boss premiered in October 2011. The increase in adjusted OIBDA for the year was a combination of improved results by the Starz Channels, home video and other businesses and the shutdown of the theatrical production and distribution operations in the prior year. As discussed above, the elimination of theatrical film releases resulted in less revenue which was more than offset by the elimination of spending in the current year on advertising and marketing associated with the theatrical exhibition of such productions, lower production and acquisition costs and lower home video costs. The increase in operating income for both periods was due to the fluctuations discussed above combined with a decrease in stock compensation expense for the quarter and the year.

Share Repurchases

From November 1^st, 2011 through November 28^th, 2011, 485,900 shares of Series A Liberty Capital common stock were purchased at an average cost per share of $76.72 for total cash consideration of $37.3 million (Nasdaq: LCAPA). From November 1^st, 2011 through November 28^th, 2011, 727,000 shares of Series A Liberty Starz common stock were purchased at an average cost per share of $67.31 for total cash consideration of $48.9 million (Nasdaq: LSTZA). From November 29^th, 2011 through January 31^st, 2012, 1.1 million shares of Series A jvid视频 common stock have been repurchased at an average cost per share of $76.84 for total cash consideration of $86.8 million (Nasdaq: LMCA). Since the reclassification of the original Liberty Capital tracking stock on March 4^th, 2008 through January 31^st, 2012, 55.0 million shares have been repurchased at an average cost per share of $28.84 for total cash consideration of $1.6 billion. These repurchases represent 42.6% of the shares outstanding at the time of the introduction of the original jvid视频 stock. Liberty has approximately $1.2 billion remaining under its current jvid视频 stock repurchase authorization.

jvid视频 owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses. Those interests include its subsidiaries Starz, LLC, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., and TruePosition, Inc., interests in SiriusXM and Live Nation and minority equity investments in Barnes & Noble, Time Warner Inc. and Viacom.

FOOTNOTES

NOTES

jvid视频 operates and owns interests in a broad range of media, communications and entertainment businesses.

Unless otherwise noted, the foregoing discussion compares financial information for the three and 12 months ended December 31^st, 2011 to the same period in 2010.

On September 23^rd, 2011, Liberty was split-off from Liberty Interactive Corporation (f/k/a jvid视频 ("LIC") (the "Split-Off"). At the time of the Split-Off, LIC owned all the assets, businesses and liabilities then attributed to the Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz tracking stock groups. The Split-Off was effected by means of a redemption of all of the Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock of LIC for all of the common stock of Liberty. This transaction has been accounted for at historical cost due to the pro rata nature of the distribution.

Following the Split-Off, Liberty and LIC operate as separate, publicly traded companies, and neither has any stock ownership, beneficial or otherwise, in the other. In connection with the Split-Off, Liberty and LIC entered into certain agreements in order to govern certain of the ongoing relationships between the two companies after the Split-Off and to provide for an orderly transition. These agreements include a Reorganization Agreement, a Services Agreement, a Facilities Sharing Agreement and a Tax Sharing Agreement. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified for comparability with the current presentation.

In November 2011, Liberty eliminated the tracking stock structure and now has only one class of common stock outstanding. Series A and B Liberty Capital common stock previously traded under the ticker symbols LCAPA and LCAPB, respectively. These shares now trade under the ticker symbols LMCA and LMCB, respectively.

The following financial information is intended to supplement Liberty鈥檚 consolidated statements of operations to be included in its Form 10-K.

Cash and Debt

The following presentation is provided to separately identify cash and liquid investments and debt information.

jvid视频鈥檚 cash and liquid investments increased $157 million, primarily as a result of cash borrowed on the new Starz LLC bank facility, partially offset by stock repurchases in the fourth quarter. Total jvid视频 debt increased by $504 million, primarily as a result of the borrowings on the new Starz LLC bank facility.

Important Notice: jvid视频 (Nasdaq: LMCA, LMCB) President and CEO, Gregory B. Maffei will discuss Liberty鈥檚 earnings release in a conference call which will begin at 11:45 a.m. (ET) on February 23, 2012. The call can be accessed by dialing (888) 525-6276 or (719) 325-2411 at least 10 minutes prior to the start time. Replays of the conference call can be accessed until 2:15 p.m. (ET) March 1^st, 2012, by dialing (888) 203-1112 or (719) 457-0820 plus the pass code 3688483#. The call will also be broadcast live across the Internet and archived on our website. To access the webcast go to . Links to this press release will also be available on the jvid视频 website.

This press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about business strategies, market potential, future financial prospects, new service and product launches including original content programming, the continuation of our stock repurchase plans, 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, possible changes in market acceptance of new products or services, competitive issues, regulatory matters affecting our businesses, continued access to capital on terms acceptable to Liberty, changes in law and government regulations that may impact the derivative instruments that hedge certain of our financial risks and market conditions conducive to stock repurchases. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and Liberty 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鈥檚 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, including the most recent Form 10-K, for additional information about Liberty and about the risks and uncertainties related to Liberty鈥檚 business which may affect the statements made in this press release.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

As a supplement to jvid视频鈥檚 consolidated statements of operations, to be included in its Form 10-K, the following is a presentation of quarterly financial and annual information and operating metrics on a stand-alone basis for the largest privately held business (Starz, LLC) owned by jvid视频 at December 31^st, 2011, which Liberty has identified as a reportable segment.

Please see below for the definition of adjusted OIBDA and a discussion of why management believes the presentation of adjusted OIBDA provides useful information for investors. Schedule 2 to this press release provides a reconciliation of adjusted OIBDA for each identified entity to that entity鈥檚 operating income for the same period, as determined under GAAP.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

This press release includes a presentation of adjusted OIBDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, for jvid视频 and Starz LLC, together with a reconciliation to that entity鈥檚 operating income, as determined under GAAP. jvid视频 defines adjusted OIBDA as revenue less operating expenses, and selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding stock and other equity-based compensation) and excludes from that definition depreciation and amortization, restructuring and impairment charges and legal settlements that are included in the measurement of operating income pursuant to GAAP.

jvid视频 believes adjusted OIBDA is an important indicator of the operational strength and performance of its businesses, including each business鈥� ability to service debt and fund capital expenditures. In addition, this measure allows management to view operating results and perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between businesses and identify strategies to improve performance. Because adjusted OIBDA is used as a measure of operating performance, jvid视频 views operating income as the most directly comparable GAAP measure. Adjusted OIBDA is not meant to replace or supersede operating income or any other GAAP measure, but rather to supplement such GAAP measures in order to present investors with the same information that jvid视频's management considers in assessing the results of operations and performance of its assets. Please see the attached schedules for applicable reconciliations.

SCHEDULE 1

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted OIBDA for jvid视频 to operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP for the three months ended December 31^st, 2010, March 31^st, 2011, June 30^th, 2011, September 30^th, 2011, and December 31^st, 2011, respectively and the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011.

SCHEDULE 2

The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted OIBDA for Starz, LLC to that entity鈥檚 operating income calculated in accordance with GAAP for the three months ended December 31^st, 2010, March 31^st, 2011, June 30^th, 2011, September 30^th, 2011, and December 31^st, 2011, respectively and the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011.

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Released February 23, 2012