Coming at the beginning of the year and just after CES, the Citigroup Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference can be the ideal venue for introductions and strategy updates. Liberty Media CEO-Elect Gregory Maffei did a little of both. He’s not new to media/tech crowd but it was his first major outside appearance since joining John Malone’s media holding company late last year. Maffei told analysts and investors the company may push up the spinoff of Liberty Interactve, the tracking stock execs — and investors — hope will unlock some value, to March. From THR: “I don’t think the market understands how strong QVC is … There will be few earnings stories as strong as th LIberty Interactive story.”
As I reported back in November when the stock and Maffei’s appoint were announced, the company was planning a spinoff during the first six months oif 2006. Webcast (archived)
Related: Liberty Media Sets Up Interactive Tracking Stock
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