Liberty Media Buys Ascent

Liberty Media Buys Ascent

Denver -- Liberty Media Group agreed to buy Ascent Entertainment Group Inc., a
pay-per-view service provider to the hospitality industry, in an all-stock deal valued at
about $514 million.

Ascent owns a majority stake in On Command Corp., which owns SpectraVision. On Command
reaches about 1 million hotel rooms across the country.