DirecTV Group Inc.
2230 East Imperial Highway
El Segundo,
CA 90245
United States - Map
Phone: 310-964-5000
Web Site: http://www.directv.com
| The DIRECTV Group, Inc. provides digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. It operates in two segments, DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America. The DIRECTV U.S. segment provides direct-to-home (DTH) digital television services, as well as multi-channel video programming distribution services in the United States. As of December 31, 2007, the segment provided approximately 16.8 million subscribers with access to channels of digital-quality video pictures and CD-quality audio programming that it transmit directly to subscribers’ homes or businesses via high-powered geosynchronous satellites. It distributes approximately 1,800 digital video and audio channels, including 190 basic entertainment channels, 33 premium movie channels, 36 regional and specialty sports networks, an aggregate of 1,400 local channels, 101 Spanish and other foreign language special interest channels, and 31 pay-per-view movie and event choices. It also provides high definition (HD) local channels and national HD television channels; and professional and collegiate sports programming, such as the NFL SUNDAY TICKET package, which allows subscribers to view the selection of NFL games available each Sunday during the regular season. The DIRECTV Latin America segment provides DTH digital television services in Latin America, which includes South America, Central America, and Puerto Rico. It provided a selection of local and international programming under the DIRECTV and the SKY brands to approximately 1.5 million subscribers in Brazil; 1.7 million subscribers in PanAmericana; and 1.6 million subscribers in Mexico. The company was founded in 1977 and is based in El Segundo, California. |
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| Key Statistics |
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| | Pay | Exercised | Mr. Chase Carey , 54
Chief Exec. Officer, Pres, Director and Chairman - PanAmSat Corp. |
$
6.41M |
$
0 | Mr. Patrick T. Doyle , 52
Chief Financial Officer and Sr. VP |
$
762.00K |
$
0 | Mr. Michael W. Palkovic , 50
Exec. VP of Operations |
$
1.36M |
$
161.00K | Mr. Bruce Churchill , 50
Exec. VP, Chief Exec. Officer of Directv Latin America LLC, Pres of Directv Latin America Llc and Pres of New Enterprises |
$
2.44M |
$
0 | Mr. Keith Rupert Murdoch , 78
Chief Exec. Officer of Fox Entertainment and Chief Exec. Officer of News Corp. |
$
0 | N/A |
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Dollar amounts are as of
31-Dec-07
and compensation values are for the last fiscal
year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of
options exercised during the fiscal year.
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