Liberty Media CEO Hints At Interest In AOL
PaidContent Jun 26 09
Is Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) once again interested in purchasing part of AOL? In an interview with CNBC this morning (via Tech Trader Daily), Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei was asked whether it was “just a nonsense rumor” that his company had an interest in Time Warner’s internet business. His response: “There are assets inside Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) including AOL that we’d certainly like to talk to Time Warner about, and we have ongoing positive discussions. Whether those lead anywhere, we’ll see.”
Last fall, Liberty said it was in “limited talks” to purchase AOL’s dial-up business, although Time Warner’s board decided earlier this month to spin off AOL, along with the access business. Full story...
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