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Shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty Media Corp.'s entertainment businesses, as the chairman of both firms dampened speculation about a sale to a big phone company.
DirecTV Group Inc. chose the vice chairman of PepsiCo Inc. as its chief executive Wednesday, filling a vacuum created when its former chief left just as the nation's largest satellite TV provider was in the midst of a spinoff.
DirecTV Group Inc. is in an enviable position, as one of the few pay-TV operators seeing an increase in new subscribers in the third quarter.
Satellite TV operator DirecTV Group Inc. was one of the few pay-TV companies to gain subscribers in the third quarter, though earnings stayed steady because of the higher costs it incurred attracting and serving those new customers.
The "Leno" change, oddly enough, is related to NBC's decision to split football drama “Friday Night Lights” between DirecTV and NBC.
DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV operator, on Thursday reported an 11 percent drop in second-quarter profit as higher customer-acquisition costs offset revenue growth.
The president and chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc. said Wednesday that he's resigning to return to News Corp. as Rupert Murdoch's second in command, a shake-up that seems to preserve the family succession line at News Corp. but leaves a big vacuum at the satellite TV provider.
The chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc. is in talks to return to News Corp. to be Rupert Murdoch's second in command.
Two public pension funds are suing DirecTV Group Inc. and Liberty Media Corp. over plans to merge DirecTV into Liberty's entertainment unit, then spinning them off into a new publicly traded company.
Charter Communications Inc. is suing DirecTV Group Inc. over advertisements that try to persuade subscribers to switch TV service by touting Charter's bankruptcy filing.
The chief executive of Liberty Media Corp. said Friday that a sale of DirecTV to a phone company is possible after its planned spin-off.
The chief executive of DirecTV Group Inc., the nation's largest satellite TV provider, received a pay package worth $6.2 million last year, down 77 percent from his 2007 compensation, according an analysis of a regulatory filing by The Associated Press.
The DirecTV Group Inc. spent $430,000 in the fourth quarter lobbying on issues relating to sports programming, such as access, pricing and exclusive deals, according to a recent disclosure form.
DirecTV Group Inc. said Tuesday that it's open to giving subscribers exclusive online access to television shows such as HBO's "Entourage" that are normally not available for free over the Internet, agreeing with a growing consortium of cable companies and networks.
TiVo Inc. said Wednesday it will launch a new high-definition digital video recorder under an extended agreement with DirecTV Group Inc., reigniting a once-cooling relationship.
Satellite television company DirecTV Group Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter earnings rose 10.4 percent after acquiring a surprising number of new U.S. subscribers amid a major housing meltdown.
Satellite-television provider DirecTV Group Inc. spent more than $1.2 million in 2007 to lobby on the nation's switch next year from an analog to a digital TV format.
In the latest twist in the ever-shifting digital video recording industry, the nation's leading satellite broadcaster DirecTV has purchased most of the assets of ReplayTV, an early pioneer of DVRs that was crushed into near oblivion years ago after a court battle with Hollywood.
Three days before Christmas, two of the most powerful men in the media business, Rupert Murdoch and John Malone, formally ended a long-running feud.
Shares of Tivo Inc. rose 8 percent Wednesday after the digital video recording pioneer announced it had extended a partnership with satellite TV provider DirecTV Group Inc. for another three years.
Ten more companies reportedly say they wont advertise on Beck, bringing total to 46Adding to an increasing list of companies distancing themselves from Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck, ten new companies whose ads were recently seen during Beck's program-Applebee's, Bank of America, Bell & Howell, DirecTv, General Mills, Kraft, Regions Financial Corporation, SAM ( …
DirecTV Could Drop Versus Sept. 1DirecTV has notified its customers that it will drop sports channel Versus on Sept. 1 unless the two can work out a carriage agreement.
DirecTV offers NFL Sunday Ticket via Internet in NY trialDirecTV will intensify its rivalry with cable Monday by giving cable subscribers in Manhattan first crack at buying the satellite company's exclusive NFL Sunday Ticket games to view via broadband.
DirecTV and Myspace stockholders need to demand to be sold from Newscorp. and quit supporting their rascist, lies and propaganda. I love DirecTV, but I dropped them as soon as Newscorp. bought them, and I will go back the day they leave them.
'Friday Night Lights' plays onNBC and DirecTV will keep "Friday Night Lights" burning for two more seasons.
NFL Scores With $4 Billion DirecTV Sunday Ticket ExtensionThe National Football League has reached a four-year contract agreement with DirecTV for the leading satellite provider to remain the TV home for the Sunday Ticket package through 2014.
Cable and Satellite Companies Consider Adding Online Viewing Pay programming from HBO and other networks may become available online for paying customers
Sirius XM in bailout talks with DirecTVSafe to say that satellite radio is far down the list of priorities for Uncle Sam's bailout bucks, so Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin pounded some pavement today, hitting up DirecTV and its parent company Liberty Media to try and save his bankrupted radio hydra.
Cable Goes Out In Manhattan For Super BowlManhattan residents who subscribe to RCN Cable were forced to move their Super Bowl parties elsewhere Sunday night thanks to near-constant miserable reception.
Dish Network or DirecTV? Why would I choose one over the other? Sound off in the comments. Thanks!
DirecTV to televise Texans-Ravens nationallyThere had been questions earlier whether Sunday Ticket customers would be able to pick up the game outside the Houston and Baltimore areas, where it will be carried on CBS affiliates (including Channel 11 in Houston), because it will take place at the same time as the Eagles-Cowb …
DIRECTV and TiVo to Launch New HD DIRECTV DVR with TiVo ServiceDIRECTV, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTV), the nation's leading satellite television service provider, and TiVo Inc.
Well, I think in the interest of sanity, time management, family commitments and money saving, I am going to get rid of our internet connection.
Eric Bangeman writing for Ars Technica wrote yesterday about a change coming in April in the way DirecTV's satellite receiver/DVR combo will treat pay-per-view recordings.
'Friday Night Lights' Is Coming Back!Friday Night Lights fans rejoice, it's baaack!
Satellite centralDenver, once the cable TV capital, is poised to become the satellite hub of the United States. Douglas County's Liberty Media Corp. as early as this week could get final approval for its acquisition of a controlling stake in DirecTV, the country's largest satellite TV company.
DirecTV To Raise Rates - Packages jump from $3-$5 - dslreports.comDirectv is raising rates a little bit.
Sunday football in space?Between their scientific experiments and lasagna dinners out of a tube, astronauts may get another activity to help pass the time in orbit.
Verizon Calls Play To Broadcast NFL Games On WebTapping into America's great love of Thanksgiving and football, Verizon soon will unveil a new way to watch the games - online.
Who has the most HDTVVerizon joins the race to claim which operator has the most HDTV. Directtv and Comcast have been out all Fall claiming they have more HD than any one else. But is it HD and exactly how many channels do they have?
DirecTV faces setback in dubious antipiracy campaign. Good.So why is DirecTV hassling people who buy smart cards? Well, they managed to obtain the customer lists from vendors--including one named "White Viper"--and then apparently assumed that every customer must necessarily be a criminal.
NFL to stream live games over the InternetIf you're a die-hard Indianapolis Colts fan living in Boston, there's no better way to catch Peyton Manning gesticulating wildly before each snap of the ball than with DIRECTV's NFL Sunday Ticket.
Rekindling the love: TiVo, DirecTV announce big update, more collaborationThe recently launched TiVo HD has DirecTV's leadership itching to look like anything other than a dead end for TiVo fans. Come 2008, DirecTV's TiVo users will get a major update to their DVRs. The message from DirecTV HQ appears to be "don't bail on us yet, TiVo users."
I have been a DirecTiVo user for a little over 2 years and it has been a very fulfiling relationship. I had been a cable subscriber for about 10 years but my latest move in search of a larger abode and more green space took me into the unincorporated area of the county.&nb …
Sea Launch Rocket Explosion Puts DirecTV's HD Blitz At RiskA commercial Sea Launch rocket exploded yesterday, leaving DIRECTV's plans to expand its HDTV capacity in doubt. Sea Launch has scheduled six commercial satellite deployments this year, including one for DIRECTV.
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