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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News Archive

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

Qwest and DIRECTV Reach Agreement to Extend Strategic Alliance. Business Wire; 7/21/2009 ...Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) and DIRECTV, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTV), today announced...that allows Qwest to continue to offer DIRECTV services to residential customers. Financial...customers have enjoyed the full suite of DIRECTV products bundled with Qwest's broadband... ...more

DIRECTV Completes Merger Transaction with Liberty Media. Business Wire; 11/20/2009 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- DIRECTV today announced the successful completion...transactions involving the combination of DIRECTV Group and Liberty Entertainment, Inc...special meeting of stockholders of The DIRECTV Group held today. Special Meeting... ...more