PRESS RELEASES FROM THE LAST 30 DAYS
September 1, 2010
DIRECTV SERVES UP EXCLUSIVE 3D TENNIS EXPERIENCE
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sep 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- For the first time, tennis fans will soon be able to watch the world's
top players battle it out for the prestigious 2010 US Open title in 3D,
only on DIRECTV. DIRECTV and Panasonic will deliver live 3D coverage of
the 2010 US Open, exclusively on n3D(TM) powered by Panasonic (channel 103).
Throughout Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-6, n3D will air CBS Sports' center
court coverage of both the men's and women's third and fourth rounds
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT each day. DIRECTV will also broadcast
coverage of the semifinal and final rounds on:
Sept. Read More
August 17, 2010
DIRECTV HOLDINGS LLC ANNOUNCES CLOSING OF PUBLIC OFFERING OF SENIOR NOTES
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug 17, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DIRECTV Holdings LLC (the "Company"), an indirect subsidiary of DIRECTV
(NASDAQ:DTV), today announced it closed its registered offering of
$750,000,000 of 3.125% Senior Notes due 2016, $1,000,000,000 of 4.600%
Senior Notes due 2021, and $1,250,000,000 of 6.000% Senior Notes due
2040 (collectively, the "Notes"). The Company received net proceeds of
$2.96 billion from the sale of the Notes. The Company intends to use the
net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may
include the repayment of some or all of the outstanding borrowings under
the Company's Term Loan A and B portions of its senior secured credit
facility, a distribution to its parent, DIRECTV, for its share
repurchase plan and other corporate purposes.
The Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and rank
equally in right of payment with all of the Company's existing and
future senior debt and senior in right of payment to all the Company's
future subordinated debt, if any. Read More
August 11, 2010
DIRECTV AND GOOGLE ENTER INTO AD SALES PARTNERSHIP
NEW YORK, Aug 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- DIRECTV, the world's most popular video service, and Google announced
today a strategic partnership in which Google will become the sales
representative for a broad selection of advertising inventory on several
cable networks carried on DIRECTV.
As a result of this partnership with DIRECTV national satellite
inventory on Bloomberg, Fox Business, Centric, Fuel, G4, Current,
Ovation, Fit, Sleuth, Chiller and TV Guide will be available through the
Google TV Ads system across all dayparts, including primetime. Google TV
Ads customers will now be able to reach up to 30 million satellite
households through both DIRECTV and existing partnerships.
"We are delighted to partner with Google and embark on this initiative
together," said Bob Riordan, Senior Vice President, DIRECTV Advertising
Sales. Read More
August 10, 2010
DIRECTV AND ITS TELEVISION PARTNERS OFFER MORE WORLD-CLASS SOCCER THAN EVER BEFORE
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Soccer fans will be able to enjoy more soccer programming than ever
before on DIRECTV this season. In addition to the ever increasing slate
of games offered by its television partners, DIRECTV also will deliver
exclusively to its customers more than 320 live matches, including up to
28 exclusive European matches a week from the world's top competitions
beginning this month.
With DIRECTV scheduled to launch Fox Soccer Channel HD on Aug. 11, along
with the addition of Fox Soccer Plus matches in HD and GolTV HD,
soccer fans will be able to view an unprecedented number of matches in
HD during the 2010-2011 season.
DIRECTV, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus, Fox Sports
Networks, and Fox Sports en Español/FOX Deportes will team to offer
viewers every match from the UEFA Champions League beginning with the
playoff round on Aug. Read More
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