DIRECTV Inc

Industry:	Cable & Satellite
Ranking:	Global 500, Fortune 500

Description

The DIRECTV Group, Inc. is a provider of digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. The business segments, DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America are engaged in acquiring, promoting, selling and/or distributing digital entertainment programming through satellite to residential and commercial subscribers. On January 30, 2007, the Company acquired Darlene Investments LLC's 14% minority interest in DLA LLC. On August 23, 2006, the Company completed the merger of its Brazil business, Galaxy Brasil Ltda. (GLB), with Sky Brazil Servicos LTDA (Sky Brazil) and completed the purchase of News Corporation's and Liberty Media International's interests in Sky Brazil. On February 16, 2006, it completed the acquisition of Sky Mexico. The Company has a fleet of ten geosynchronous satellites, including nine owned satellites and one leased satellite.
(Source: 10-K)

Products & Services

satellite television, digital multichannel television entertainment, entertainment packages, broadband satellite networks, specialty channels, interactive services, multichannel video, data broadcasting, satellite dish

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DIRECTV to Offer HD Local Channels in 133 Markets. Entertainment Newsweekly; 7/17/2009 DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's No. 1 satellite...than 91 percent of U.S. TV households. DIRECTV will begin the roll-out of the new HD...La. For more launch details visit www.directv.com/hdlocals. "Offering our customers... ...more

The Directv Group Posts 3Q 2009 Fiscal Results.(Financial report) Entertainment Close-up; 11/10/2009 The Directv Group, Inc. announced it has reported that third...year's third quarter. In a November 3 release, DirecTV noted that third quarter net income attributable to The Directv Group increased slightly to $366 million while diluted... ...more

DIRECTV to Deliver First Live U.S. Broadcast of Korean Pro Baseball Exclusively On MBC Every1. Entertainment Newsweekly; 10/30/2009 DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's No. 1 satellite...Championship League Series on Oct. 15 when DIRECTV launches MBC Every1, a channel dedicated...directly from Korea and available only on DIRECTV. The Korean baseball league has enjoyed... ...more