Posts tagged "barry diller"
20 Dec 2012

  • Was Barry Diller uncomfortable with giving up control of Expedia?

    Digital

    Barry Diller sold his controlling stake in TripAdvisor to Liberty Media, but he insists on staying on as chairman, with his 62% voting control, at Expedia Inc. Is it because of a lack of confidence in Expedia’s direction? Is it Diller’s view that TripAdvisor CEO Stephen Kaufer is the class valedictorian while Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi [...]

11 Dec 2012

  • The real winner in the TripAdvisor stake sale is — surprise, surprise — Barry Diller

    Digital

    Don’t expect Liberty Media’s new controlling stake in TripAdvisor to trigger any big operational changes any time soon. Although Barry Diller ceded power to Liberty Media, which will name a new chairman of TripAdvisor, Diller remains a TripAdvisor director, as do Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Expedia vice chairman Victor Kaufman. Liberty Media has been a [...]