Liberty Media to spin off assets; CEO Greg Maffei to step down at year-end
Liberty Media announced Wednesday that it’s spinning off most assets besides Formula One auto racing into a separate publicly traded company, called Liberty Live, and that CEO Greg Maffei is stepping down at year-end. Chairman John Malone will become interim CEO of Liberty Media. Liberty Media’s investor day is set to take place on Thursday in Manhattan. While the 83-year-old Malone will once again take the reigns as CEO, the