American direct broadcast satellite and streaming TV company
DIRECTV, LLC
Logo since August 2, 2021
Formerly
The DirecTV Group, Inc. (2004–2015)
Company type
Joint venture
Traded as
Nasdaq: DTV
Industry
Multichannel video programming distributor
Predecessor
Hughes Electronics
Founded
June 17, 1994; 29 years ago (1994-06-17) (as DirecTV)
Headquarters
El Segundo, California
,
United States
Areas served
United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe
Products
multichannel linear pay television
Owners
AT&T (70%)
TPG Inc. (30%)
Subsidiaries
U-verse TV DirecTV Stream
Website
www.directv.com
Footnotes / references [1]
DirecTV, LLC (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on June 17, 1994, its primary service is a digital satellite service serving the United States. It also provides traditional linear television service delivered by IP through its U-verse TV brand and a Virtual MVPD service through its DirecTV Stream brand.[2] Its primary competitors are Dish Network, traditional cable television providers, IP-based television services, and other over-the-top video services.
On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice, AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $67.1 billion.[3][4]
As of the end of Q1 2021, AT&T had 15.9 million pay-TV customers, including DirecTV, U-Verse, and DirecTV Stream subscribers.[5]
On February 25, 2021, AT&T announced that it would spin-off DirecTV, U-Verse TV, and DirecTV Stream into a separate entity, selling a 30% stake to TPG Inc., while retaining a 70% stake in the new standalone company. The deal closed on August 2, 2021.[6][7]
^"About Us: Company Profile". DirecTV. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
^"AT&T & TPG Close DIRECTV Transaction". August 2, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
^"AT&T Completes Acquisition of DirecTV". AT&T, Inc. July 24, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
^Stelter, Brian (May 19, 2014). "AT&T and DirecTV strike $49 billion deal". CNN. Retrieved May 19, 2014.
^Gurwin, Jason (April 22, 2021). "DirecTV, AT&T TV, and AT&T U-Verse Lost 620K Subscribers in Q1 2021". thestreamable.com.
DirecTV, LLC (trademarked as DIRECTV) is an American multichannel video programming distributor based in El Segundo, California. Originally launched on...
DirecTV Stream (formerly DirecTV Now and AT&T TV) is a family of streaming multichannel television services offered in the United States by DirecTV. The...
television service and HughesNet (formerly known as DirecWAY and DirecPC) internet service. The "DirecTV" prefix in their names has been changed to "T". Defunct...
online stream will end after DirecTV dispute". The Desk. Retrieved November 5, 2023. Insider, DirecTV (January 26, 2023). "DIRECTV to Add Conservative-Appeal...
The DirecTV Group, reducing Liberty owner John Malone's stake in DirecTV to 24%. The merger was completed on November 19, 2009, with The DirecTV Group...
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska and nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. Root Sports Northwest was launched in late 1988 as Northwest Cable Sports...
on DIRECTV viewers with all new episodes beginning September 17". NBC.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2007-03-20. ""DirecTV to...
chairman of the Formula One Group. He has previously worked for News Corp, DIRECTV, 21st Century Fox and Sky plc. Carey was born in Ireland to American parents...
DirecTV Cinema (previously known as Direct Ticket, Blockbuster Ticket, Blockbuster Pay-Per-View Movies, and DirecTV Pay-Per-View) is DirecTV's video on...
affiliates for other major broadcast networks, on DirecTV, DirecTV Stream, and U-verse TV, causing DirecTV to complain to the FCC. In return, Nexstar stated...
At one time, two different NASCAR races were known as the DirecTV 500: For the spring race at Martinsville Speedway in 2006, see STP 500 For the spring...
Classics. On April 16, 2009, DirecTV announced that it had reached a carriage agreement with the NBA to continue carrying NBA TV, moving it (and out-of-market...
Western New York. Most programming is available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. After the collapse of Empire Sports Network and its parent Adelphia, MSG...
the company entered multi-year distribution deals with Amazon Prime and DirecTV Cinema. The company gained recognition with their North American release...
publication. Newsmax launched a cable TV channel on June 16, 2014, to 35 million satellite subscribers through DirecTV and Dish Network. As of May 2019, the...
same quality as live video. DirecTiVos have no MPEG encoder chip, and can only record DirecTV streams. However, DirecTV has disabled the networking capabilities...
Communications serving the Los Angeles region. Until April 2020 when AT&T, owner of DirecTV, came to terms with Charter, SportsNet LA reached less than half the Southern...
in high definition. The network is also available nationwide on DirecTV and DirecTV Stream, free-to-air C band satellite via SES-1 in the DVB-S2 format...
applications (DirecTV AU9-S and AT-9), ranges of the lower B-band[ambiguous] and 2250–3000 MHz, are used. Newer LNBFs in use by DirecTV, called SWM (Single...
profits ahead of public safety. Representatives for DirecTV stated that it added WeatherNation TV in response to subscriber complaints regarding the number...
2017. "DirecTV Official Site – Starz Super Pack Information". DirecTV. "DirecTV Official Site – Showtime Unlimited Package Information". DirecTV. Munson...
Trefis Team (March 2, 2017). "How Google's YouTube TV Will Compete With DirecTV Now". Forbes. "YouTube TV launches today. It has some cool features and some...
Scottsbluff TV Station". Rural Radio Network. Retrieved February 7, 2024. Lafayette, Jon (February 2, 2024). "Cox Media Stations Blacked Out to DirecTV Subscribers"...