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Fortune 500 - Spot Number 179
Company Information
Name: The Directv Group Inc
Industry: Entertainment/Media
Description: The DIRECTV Group is a world-leading provider of digital television entertainment, broadband satellite and network services, and global video and data broadcasting. It trades under the ticker symbol DTV on the New York Stock Exchange and is 34 percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A).
Financial Summary: N/A
Business Summary: DirecTV Group, Inc. provides digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. It operates through three segments: DIRECTV U.S., DIRECTV Latin America, and Network Systems. The DIRECTV U.S. segment provides direct-to-home digital television services and multichannel video programming distribution via satellite to residential and commercial customers in the United States. It also offers professional and collegiate sports programming. As of December 31, 2004, DIRECTV U.S. segment had approximately 13.9 million subscribers. The DIRECTV Latin America segment provides direct-to-home digital television services via satellite to residential and commercial customers throughout Latin America. As of the above date, it had approximately 1.6 million subscribers. The Network Systems segment provides satellite-based private business networks, or VSAT, and consumer broadband Internet access. The company was formerly known as Hughes Electronics Corporation and changed its name to The DIRECTV Group, Inc. in March 2004. DirecTV Group was incorporated in Delaware in 1977 and is based in El Segundo, California.
Misc Details
Symbol: DTV
City: El Segundo
State: CA
ZIP Code: 90245
Address: 2250 East Imperial Highway
Phone: 310-964-0700
Fax: 310-535-5225
Website: http://www.directv.com
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