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DIRECTV Exclusives: What You Can Only Get Here

March 26th, 2008 by admin

DIRECTV exclusives offer you the opportunity to gain access to programming choices that are not offered anywhere else.  No matter if you are a sports fan and want to catch the NFL Sunday Ticket or you are a movie buff, you will find a number of exciting opportunities available to you.  DIRECTV is the largest […]

DIRECTV New Satellite Launch Successful - DIRECTV-11

March 26th, 2008 by

As the second of three next-generation satellites built by Boeing, the DIRECTV-11 satellite was launched into space on March 19, 2008 on a Sea Launch Zenit-3SL rocket from the Sea Launch’s equatorial launch site in the Pacific Ocean. Sea Launch Company, LLC is located in Long Beach, California and provides DIRECTV, as well as other […]

MountainWest Sports Joins DIRECTV

March 25th, 2008 by admin

Viewers of DIRECTV will soon have more sports viewing options. News was recently announced that DIRECTV and the MountainWest Sports Network have reached an agreement for The Mtn. to be launched on DirecTV. As fans are already aware, The MountainWest Sports Network; commonly referred to as The Mtn., premiered in September of 2006 as the […]

DIRECTV Passes by Dish Network in Space

March 19th, 2008 by admin

DIRECTV HD Programming
DIRECTV dealt another blow to Dish Network today as it successfully placed its latest satellite into orbit. The communications satellite, DIRECTV-11, is in the proper orbit and is operational. This exciting news comes less then a week after Dish Network failed to set its own HD satellite (AMC-14) into the proper […]

DISH Network Runs Out of Gas

March 17th, 2008 by admin

“Burn baby burn”, that was in the minds of Dish Network’s launch team last Friday (March 14th 2008) when their orbit insertion booster quit 2 minutes and 13 seconds early.  The insertion booster was delivering the new AMC-14 satellite for Dish Network which would expand its high definition programming by 42%.  There is a possibility […]

Hallmark and DIRECTV Renew Deal

March 12th, 2008 by admin

Lovers of Hallmark movies can rest at ease. Crown Media Holdings, the parent company of the Hallmark Movie Channel and the Hallmark Channel, has announced that they were able to reach an agreement with DIRECTV in order to continue broadcast of their family style movies which have become quite popular in the last few years. […]

DIRECTV: Liberty Media Corporation Closes Deal

March 11th, 2008 by admin

Liberty Media Corporation has made the deal happen.  As of Thursday, February 28, the deal to acquire control of DIRECTV Group Inc by Liberty Media Corp finalized.  Many caught off guard at the decision, but all see this as an outstanding opportunity for both companies, with benefits to all levels involved, including customers.
Liberty Media Corp […]