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DirecTV To Hold Q3 2009 Financial Results Conference Call On Thursday Nov. 5

admin — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:00:05 +0000

DirecTV has announced that it will host a conference call and internet webcast to discuss its 2009 third quarter financial results, outlook and other forward looking information on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 at 11 a.m. PT / 2 p.m. ET.

Jon Rubin, Senior Vice President, DIRECTV financial planning and investor relations will host the conference call and a webcast will be available on www.directv.com/investor.

DIRECTV Mas Launches Exclusive Music Video Channel ‘A Toda Música TV’

admin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:50:08 +0000

Mexican music lovers living in USA will love watching DirecTV’s Spanish- and English-language programming service DIRECTV Mas has launched ‘A Toda Música TV’ on Aug.26. This new music channel delivers best of the Mexican Regional genre both from Mexico and the U.S. including Norteño, Banda Sinaloense, Duranguense, Sierreño, De tierra Caliente, Balada Grupera, Regional Hip Hop, Mariachi, Tropical and Tex Mex.

A Toda Música TV most popular programming includes:

Arriba Y Arriba – A music video show of the most rhythmic and danceable Mexican Music presented by a DJ.

Buenas Noches – A selection of the most romantic and mood setting Mexican music for those wanting to relax and enjoy a moment of romance.

De Gira – A selection of the most exciting concerts, including backstage gossip, of popular artists of this genre performing in the United States.

El Canto del Gallo – This program will present classical inspirational songs to start the day.

Give me Five – This program will feature artists presenting their favorite playlists.

Que Hay de Nuevo – A music video show with a mix of classics and the most recent musical material débuting in the market.

Videografia – This program will present a retrospective of recognized groups of the genre looking into their past and their quest for success.

Videometro – This program presents the top twenty songs of the Mexican Music genre with insights of the hottest artists and most popular songs.

John de Armas, vice president of Más and International said, “DIRECTV Más is proud to bring A Toda Música TV to our customers; we searched for a long time to bring the absolute best regional Mexican music video channel available in the industry. Now, our customers can exclusively experience quality and highly entertaining regional Mexican content in a very intimate setting with the most popular titles and artists. ATM by far surpasses any other music channel in the marketplace today.”

Guillermo Santiso, founder and CEO of ATM said, “There is nothing bigger in music today, English or Spanish, than Mexican Regional music. It is so popular, that the artists and the bands that play this music throughout the U.S. perform about 200 concerts per year, per band. Regional Mexican music accounted for more than 46 percent of all Latin music sales in 2006 and 57 percent in 2007 and it continues to climb, which clearly shows the importance of creating a channel like ATM.”

DirecTV Launches ‘PTC Punjabi’ To International Programming Subscribers

admin — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:12:45 +0000

Recently CableVision launched Punjabi television network ‘JUS Punjabi’ To IO TV subscribers. Now DirecTV is also coming out with Punjabi language entertainment Channel ‘PTC Punjabi’ to Punjabi community subscribers in the U.S.

PTC Punjabi is a 24 hours-a-day seven days-a-week channel dedicated to preserve the soul, culture and heritage of Punjab. The channel delivers high quality programming from PTC Network, the leading Punjabi network in India, and the top three Punjabi channels, with locally produced programming in the U.S.

PTC Punjabi offers entertainment programming that includes culturally relevant programming updates on Gurbani from Sri Hazoor Sahib every morning, news from Punjab and the Punjabi communities all over the world, talk shows, current events, family drama, live musical shows, Bollywood news, educational and children’s programming.

John de Armas, vice president, WorldDirect said, “The launch of PTC Punjabi on DirecTV’s International programming platform speaks to our commitment to provide engaging and relevant programming to a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities in the United States. This exclusive new channel will allows us to deeply engage the Punjabi audience in the U.S. by keeping them in touch with their cultural roots and native language through captivating news, entertainment and lifestyle programming.”

PTC Punjabi programming include:

Chal Mere Naal – A travel based show in Punjab about exciting, beautiful and safe destinations to travel across India and abroad.

Ghar Ghar Vich Ghuggi – A family based weekly show hosted by Ghuggi, where he pays a personal visit to Punjabi families and gets himself fully acquainted with the entire family in an informal and entertaining format.

Guftagu – Based on walk-the-talk format where Ritesh Lakhi candidly chats up top leaders from various walks of life.

Gurbani - Is a religious program that engages the audience spiritually, specifically Gurbani prayers from the Sri Hazoor Sahib from India to various gurudwaras in the U.S.

Lokbani – Offers a platform for the common person of Punjab to ask their elected representatives questions directly and also discussions with local area counselors and government authorities regarding local problems.

Majha, Malwa and Doaba Daily News Update – Special updates from MAJHA, MALWA & DOABA belts of Punjab catering to local happenings.

Miss PTC Punjabi - Miss PTC Punjabi is a stepping stone to the world of glitz, glamour, adulation and fame. It’s an endeavor to bring the talent and beauty of Punjab to an international platform.

News Bulletin – Punjabi News featuring the widest network of reporters and cameraman across Punjab.

Primetime News – Featuring two news anchors who present the entire day’s big stories in a lively, chatty format.

Straight Talk – Is a hard hitting talks show with political and community leaders in a format that allows for straight and candid discussion on current issues. Straight Talk has featured individuals such as Ramesh Inder Singh, Chief Sec Punjab, H. S. Mattewal, Advocate General, Captain and Kanwaljeet Singh.

The Masters - An unplugged anchor based show “Punjab Dei Sitare”, a fleet of legendary singers who will perform live with well modulated voices that resound from all possible corners of the world, where Punjabi Diaspora exist.

John de Armas, vice president, WorldDirect, Inc. said, “The launch of PTC Punjabi on DIRECTV’s International programming platform speaks to our commitment to provide engaging and relevant programming to a wide variety of cultures and ethnicities in the United States. This exclusive new channel will allows us to deeply engage the Punjabi audience in the U.S. by keeping them in touch with their cultural roots and native language through captivating news, entertainment and lifestyle programming.”

PTC Punjabi is available for PREFFERED CHOICE or any DIRECTV base programming package subscribers. Also available on DIRECTV are HindiDirect I and HindiDirect II programming packages.

DirecTV Launches ESPNU On Choice Programming Package

admin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:06:31 +0000

DirecTV has added the sports network ESPNU in its basic service Choice programming package and is available free to its subscribers on channel 614 from July 1. ESPNU is a college sports network produced across ESPN’s family of services. The 24-hour television network features more than 300 live events, mostly D-1 football and men’s/women’s basketball and college sports championships.

ESPNU was offered in sports subscription and on other premium packages earlier and customer’s needs to subscribe to any one of these packages to get the sports network. The college sports network offers programming that include:

College Football Saturday Primetime

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Telecast

Ohio Valley Conference Basketball

Big West Conference Basketball

Thursday Night Showcase

ESPNU Recruiting Insider

SportsCenterU

DIRECTV Launches Comedy Central HD

admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 01:42:29 +0000

DirecTV has added Comedy Central in high-definition on Monday. DirecTV has already launched the channel in standard-definition during the New Year day. Cox Communication is expected to deliver it by next week or so, Cablevision was the first carrier to add Comedy Central HD.

Comedy Central that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and syndicated will deliver more than 200 hours of HD programming that also include 30 past episodes of South Park to be launched on March 11.

DirecTV Launches Local HD channels the Traverse City-Cadillac, Mich

admin — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:31:50 +0000

DirecTV is moving towards its target of adding local high-definition channels in as many as 121 cities before the year end. DirecTV has made an announcement that it has added local HD broadcast channels in the Traverse City-Cadillac, Mich area. With this addition, the satcaster is now offering local HD broadcast in 109 cities, representing more than 86 percent of U.S. TV households.

DirecTV subscribers in Traverse City, Cadillac area will now receive:

WGTU/ABC

WPBN/NBC and

WFQX/FOX

Subscribers need to have an H20 or H21 HD receiver or an HR20 or HR21 DIRECTV Plus HD DVR and a Ka/Ku band dish to receive these local HD broadcast channels.

DirecTV Will Premiere Rock & Rule Tuesdays on October 21

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:04:07 +0000

DirecTV’s is to bring Rock & Rule Tuesdays on The 101 Network and will premiere Rock & A Hard Place and Supreme Court of Comedy. DirecTV will broadcast Rock & Rule Tuesdays in high-definition on Tuesday, October 21, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Meat Loaf will host the 12-episode series on The 101 network and the series will be TV game shows that pit rock legends from past and present against each other in a game of wits, wisdom and kazoos. The series will put the teams of rock royalty to the test in three head-to-head competitions including “Rock or Crock,” “Scene Not Heard,” and the highly popular kazoo game “Child’s Play.” Each correct answer earns team money which they donate to charity at the end of the game.

DirecTV Local HD Programming Available In 100 Markets

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:10:12 +0000

DirecTV has launched local HD programming to customers in 100 markets with the help of new satellite DIRECTV 11. Starting August, DirecTV started delivering local HD channels in many markets and now with the launch of local HD programming in the Columbia-Jefferson City, Mo., and Evansville, Ind markets. With the launch in these two markets, DirecTV now offers to local HD broadcast channels to more than 83 percent of U.S. TV households. DirecTV announced that the satcaster will end up the year with HD broadcast in more than 121 cities, representing approximately 88 percent of U.S. TV households.

DirecTV has disappointed their subscribers as they have not added any new HD channels for some time and delivering only local HD channels in many markets. Customers expected many new HD channels from DirecTV like AMC HD, Fox News HD The Travel Channel HD and WGN HD. Now, DirecTV has reached 100 local HD and what next? Its time to deliver many new HD channels, which other operators are delivering.

DirecTV Launches Local HD Programming in Springfield/Holyoke, Massachusetts

admin — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:23:51 +0000

DirecTV has announced the launch of local high-definition programming to subscribers in the Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts area. The satcaster now offers local HD broadcast channels in 98 cities, representing more than 83 percent of U.S. TV households. Following are the new HD broadcast networks available in Springfield and Holyoke:
WGGB/ABC
WSHM/CBS and
WWLP/NBC
DirecTV is planning to deliver local HD broadcast channels in more than 121 cities by the year end, which represents about 88 percent of U.S. TV households. DirecTV subscribers require H20 or H21 HD receiver or an HR20 or HR21 DIRECTV Plus HD DVR and a Ka/Ku band dish to receive DIRECTV’s local
HD programming.

DirecTV To Offer Players Network Programming on DIRECTV VOD

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 02:34:08 +0000

The leading Digital Media Television Network dedicated to Las Vegas Entertainment and the Gaming Lifestyle, Players Network has entered an agreement with DirecTV to broadcast its programming on the satcaster’s new video on demand service “DIRECTV on DEMAND.” This agreement will allow satcaster to carry Players Networks Gaming Lifestyle Channel “Vegas on Demand.” The new channel “Vegas on Demand” will offer about fifty programs from the gaming networks library every month. Players Network’s original and exclusive programming Neon Buzz, Inside the Mind of the Poker Pro, The Vegas Show, Hocus Pocus and Players Bikini Watch will be available for DirecTV subscribers, who have the DIRECTV Plus HD DVR or R22 DVR receiver.

Michael Berk, President of Programming for Players Network said, “With more than 17 million customers, DIRECTV will play a significant role in the future of VOD television and we are thrilled to be one of DIRECTV’s first original programming providers on its new VOD platform.” With the addition of DIRECTV, Players Network can be viewed in over 22 Million homes and is positioned for the Company to capture revenues from advertising and Sponsors that are looking for Players Network’s target audience of Gaming and Las Vegas Lifestyle enthusiasts.