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Incredible NASCAR HOTPASS Offer 2007-08-21 13:59:20 Order now and take HALF OFF the price of the entire season. Add NASCAR
HotPass to your DIRECTV base package order and get the remainder of the season for two payments of $24.50 — a savings of $50 off the full season price. Offer
ends November 10. Read more:Incredible
EARLY BIRDS SAVE ON ESPN GamePlan Subscription 2007-08-21 13:56:26 Add ESPN Game Plan to your DIRECTV base package and Save $20.00. Catch the entire season for only $109 (or 2 easy payments of $54.50). Hurry, our Early Bird offer ends August 31! Read more:Subscription
Every NFL Sunday Ticket Game Every Sunday Now on Your PC 2007-08-20 17:53:34 New for 2007, NFL SUNDAY TICKET SuperFan now features DIRECTV SUPERCAST. Can't get to your television to catch LIVE heart-pounding NFL action? No worries. With DIRECTV SUPERCAST, you get live streams of every NFL SUNDAY TICKET game right on your PC, anywhere in the world.
Live streams of every NFL SUNDAY TICKET game, plus the Red Zone Channel
Real-time player and team stats and scores
Highlights from every game as they happen
All right on your PC, anywhere in the world. Read more:Sunday
, Ticket
Tennis Channel Comes to DIRECTV 2007-08-19 14:02:00 The only 24-hour network dedicated to tennis joins the DIRECTV line-up. Be
there for opening day August 27.
As the only 24-hour network dedicated to the players and
lifestyle surrounding the sport, TennisChannel
offers live
tournament coverage and classic matches from the past, interviews
with current and former stars and tennis instruction to sharpen your
game. In addition, the channel will be available in HD by the
end of the year.
Top tournament coverage on Tennis Channel features:
European Masters Series
Australian Open
Roland Garros French Open
Tennis Channel Open
Wimbledon
Masters Series Miami
Masters Series In
Soap Opera Stars Face Their Fans Live and Uncensored on National Television When Passions LIVE! Debuts August 23 on The 101 2007-08-18 13:54:00 EL SEGUNDO, Calif., August
13, 2007 - DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television provider, is letting fans get up close and personal with their favorite Passions cast members this summer with Passions LIVE!, four weekly, 30-minute live call-in shows featuring the cast from the hit soap-opera. The specials will air on DIRECTV's original entertainment channel, The 101, starting August 23 at 8 p.m. EST/5 p.m. PST with new shows every Thursday leading up to Passions debut on DIRECTV September 17. Fans can participate in each show by calling 1-800-860-8537 during the live broadcast."With Passions moving exclusively to DIRECTV, we're in a unique position to put our own mark on the show by catering directly to the fans and giving them more opportunities to interact with their favorite cast members," said Patty Ishimoto, General Manager of DIRECTV's The 101. "Passions LIVE! will bring fans into the action with a direct link to their favorite stars to keep them up-to-date with all t Read more:National
, Television
DIRECTV Leads All Pay TV Providers in Three Out of Four U.S. Regions in J.D. Power and Associates Customer Satisfaction Study 2007-08-15 13:45:00 EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 15, 2007 - DIRECTV has been ranked
"Highest in CustomerSatisfaction
Among Satellite/Cable TV Subscribers" in the
Southern, Western and Eastern regions of the United States, according to the
J.D. Power and Associates
2007 Residential Cable/Satellite TV Customer
Satisfaction Study
SM. The three regions where DIRECTV ranked highest
encompass 43 of the 48 contiguous states.
DIRECTV has received the highest ranking three previous times in J.D.
Power and Associates' national customer satisfaction studies, and earlier this
year received the highest score for customer satisfaction among satellite and
cable TV companies rated by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) for
the seventh consecutive year.
J.D. Power and Associates recognizes the highest-ranked companies in each of the
four regions in the United States - East, South, North Central and West - rather
than naming a single company as the #1 Cable/Satellite provider in the nation. Read more:Leads
, Three
, Regions
DIRECTV Delivers Unprecedented Access to NFL Action 2007-08-13 13:42:00 NFL SUNDAY
TICKET SuperFan Customers Receive
NFL SUNDAY TICKET
Supercast - Live Web-Streamed NFL Games Every Sunday - Along with
In-progress Highlights-On-Demand via Mobile Phone and More Than 180 Regular
Season Games in HD.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 13, 2007 - DIRECTV continues to push
the boundaries of how and where fans view their sports programming with the
launch of a new service that will enable its 2007
NFL SUNDAY TICKET
customers to access their games in more ways and from more places than ever
before.
For the first time, DIRECTV
NFL SUNDAY TICKET
customers who subscribe to the SuperFan option will have the entire weekly
lineup of live NFL
SUNDAY TICKET games available via web-stream to their PC or laptop
computer every Sunday during the 2007 NFL regular season through
DIRECTV's new
NFL SUNDAY TICKET Supercast service, allowing them to enjoy NFL
action virtually anywhere.
In addition to the ground-breaking Web access to its exclusive
NFL SUNDAY TICKET
pac Read more:Access
, Action
NFL SUNDAY TICKET In-Stadium by DIRECTV Expands to Four NFL Stadiums 2007-08-13 13:28:00 El Segundo, CA. - August 13th, 2007 - DIRECTV and Kangaroo Media have teamed up to bring NFL SUNDAY TICKET In-Stadium
to four NFL franchises this season. Fans of the Seattle Seahawks, Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins will enjoy watching NFL SUNDAY TICKET on Kangaroo TV handsets while also attending their team's games live at each stadium. Whether in the stands or tailgating in the parking lot, fans will be able to view live, full-length coverage of NFL games, as well as team and player statistics from NFL.com. Available only on DIRECTV, NFL SUNDAY TICKET offers up to 14 NFL games every Sunday during the regular season.NFL SUNDAY TICKET In-Stadium debuted on a trial basis with the Miami Dolphins and Washington Redskins last season. Following a positive response from fans, the NFL has agreed to continue the program for another two seasons. NFL SUNDAY TICKET In-Stadium will now be available at Qwest Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks, and Reliant Stadium, home of t Read more:Stadiums
DIRECTV Kick Starts the 4th of July Celebration with Songs of Praise for America to Debut June 30 Exclusively on DIRECTV 2007-06-20 13:17:00 El Segundo, Calif., June 20, 2007 — DIRECTV, the nation's
leading satellite television provider, adds a burst of patriotism to the
programming line up with Songs of Praise
for America
, a musical
celebration in honor of our nation's birthday. Hosted by NASCAR legend
Darrell Waltrip and Dove Award-winner Natalie Grant, the special will debut June
30 and run throughout the 4th of July holiday on DIRECTV's exclusive and
inspirational Channel 103.
A follow-up to the tremendously popular Songs of Praise series debut last
year, Songs of Praise for America will take viewers on a musical
celebration surrounding the 4th of July. During the 60-minute special,
DIRECTV viewers will be treated to Michael W. Smith's performance of
There She Stands, Nicole C. Mullen's rendition of Freedom, and Mark
Schultz singing Letters from War. The special will also include
inspirational performances from the USMA Cadet Glee Club, Prestonwood Baptist
Church Choir and the Brooklyn Tabernacle C
Don't Miss the 2007 Championship Gaming Series Airing Live on The 101 2007-08-23 12:27:49 DIRECTV has taken professional gaming to the next level with the Championship Gaming
Series. It will catapult professional gaming to the forefront of sports entertainment, allowing these amazing athletes a venue to showcase their phenomenal gaming skills.
The Championship Gaming Series will usher in a new dawn of Professional Gaming. DIRECTV will broadcast ongoing competitions showcasing the best international gaming talent vying both in teams and as individuals for fame and fortune. Follow the stories and personalities of these engaging athletes as they attempt to be crowned gaming champions. Catch all the intense action—only on DIRECTV.
Visit the Championship Gaming Series website for a recap and video highlights of the exciting CGS Region 1 season, featuring all team matches and full coverage of the Region 1 Finals. The 101 will continue airing Region 1 replays throughout September, leading up to DIRECTV's coverage of the CGS World Championship in November.
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Big Ten Network Kicks Off August 30 2007-08-23 12:10:18 Be there for your team when the Big Ten
Network launches on August
30. Experience the passion and tradition of the Big Ten Conference with more than 400 live sporting events a year. Stay connected at the ultimate destination for alumni and fans across the nation. And you’ll find it on DIRECTV. Read more:Kicks
Tennis Fans Love DIRECTV Interactive as it launches New Features for its '07 US Open Interactive Service On USA Network 2007-08-20 12:38:00 EL SEGUNDO, Calif., and NEW YORK Aug. 20, 2007 — As the use
of interactive TV features continue to grow in popularity among
tennis fans, DIRECTV, USA Network and USTA are serving up an array
of feature upgrades to the innovative US OPEN INTERACTIVE On USA
Network only on DIRECTV service.
The first-ever interactive TV coverage of a major U.S. tennis event
when it was launched last year, US OPEN INTERACTIVE will
significantly expand USA Network's national coverage of the 2007 US
Open during the tournament's first five days, beginning Aug. 27.
DIRECTV customers will have access to more than 300 hours of
tournament coverage that includes up to 100 additional matches, and
for the first time, interactive features will be available on USA
Network in addition to five other channels covering matches Read more:Tennis
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