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Chase Carey , CEO/President/Director
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Chase Carey, CEO/President/Director

2230 East Imperial Highway

El Segundo, CA 90245

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Phone: (310) 964-5000

Fax: (310) 535-5225

www.directv.com

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The Company is a provider of digital television entertainment in the U.S. & Latin America. Its two business segments, DIRECTV U.S. & DIRECTV Latin America are engaged in acquiring, promoting, selling and distributing digital entertainment programming.

Portfolio Articles
  • Rupert Murdoch Firm on Trial for Alleged Tech Sabotage
    TV pirates, ex-spies, and a hacker that mysteriously commits suicide. Just some of the characters behind a lawsuit over access cards in the global pay-TV war.
    Apr 21 2008
  • ReplayTV
    Seventeen years ago, Anthony Wood dreamed up a device that would capture every episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. His invention, a personal video recorder called ReplayTV, hit the market in 1999. Disney, NBC, Showtime, and others sued for copyright violations and loss of ad revenue. D&M Holdings purchased ReplayTV’s assets for $36 million and stripped the product of its controversial features. In December, DirectTV acquired the brand for its technology and patents and stopped accepting new ReplayTV customers. Current subscribers still number in the thousands. 
    Feb 19 2008
  • Battle of the Cell Bands
    The F.C.C. is selling the last bit of bandwidth suitable for mobile phones in an auction that could raise $30 billion and determine the future of wireless technology in the U.S.
    Nov 19 2007
  • Game Time
    Can professional gaming leagues, supported by tens of millions of dollars and television partnerships, become the NFL?
    Jun 13 2007
  • Wealth Television
    Young, male, and deep-pocketed? New high-definition channels are programming made just for you.
    Apr 25 2007

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Employees

Number of Employees: 11,300
Revenue per Employee: $1,671,980

Top Executives

Bruce B. Churchill, Subsidiary President/Executive VP/CEO, Subsidiary
Romulo Pontual, Executive VP/Chief Technology Officer
Michael W. Palkovic, Executive VP, Divisional

Larry D. Hunter, Executive VP, Divisional/General Counsel/Secretary
Patrick T. Doyle, Senior VP/CFO
John F. Murphy, Senior VP/Chief Accounting Officer/Controller

J. William Little, Senior VP/Treasurer

Board of Directors

Mark S. Carleton, Director
K. Rupert Murdoch AC, Chairman of the Board/Director
Ralph F. Boyd, Jr., Director

John C. Malone, Director/Chairman of the Board
Gregory B. Maffei, Director
Nancy S. Newcomb, Director

J. William Little, Senior VP/Treasurer
Charles R. Lee, Director
Neil R. Austrian, Director

Haim Saban, Director
Peter A. Lund, Director
James M. Cornelius, Director

Larry D. Hunter, Executive VP, Divisional/General Counsel/Secretary
Peter F. Chernin, Director

Financials

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Income Statement 08/2008 05/2008 02/2008 11/2007
Sales 2.38 Bil. 2.29 Bil. -388 Mil. 2.23 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit 2.43 Bil. 2.3 Bil. 5.26 Bil. 2.1 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) 1.31 Bil. 1.18 Bil. 5.26 Bil. 1 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) 837 Mil. 676 Mil. 4.88 Bil. 601 Mil.
Total Net Income 455 Mil. 371 Mil. 348 Mil. 319 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total 0.4 0.32 0.3 0.27
Diluted EPS, Total 0.4 0.32 0.3 0.27

BALANCE STATEMENT 08/2008 05/2008 02/2008 11/2007
Cash and Equivalents 3.84 Bil. 1.63 Bil. 1.08 Bil. 1.19 Bil.
Total Assets 5.71 Bil. 3.41 Bil. 3.15 Bil. 3.2 Bil.
Total Liabilities 3.26 Bil. 3.4 Bil. 3.43 Bil. 3.28 Bil.
Total Capitalization 12.36 Bil. 10.02 Bil. 9.65 Bil. 9.73 Bil.

Cash Flow 08/2008 05/2008 02/2008 11/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations 1.95 Bil. 1.11 Bil. 3.64 Bil. 2.66 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities -1.1 Bil. -565 Mil. -2.82 Bil. -2.18 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities 1.9 Bil. -2 Mil. -2.24 Bil. -1.77 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents 2.75 Bil. 543 Mil. -1.42 Bil. -1.31 Bil.

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Income Statement 2008 2007 2006 2005
Sales 9.01 Bil. 7.6 Bil. 10.59 Bil. 5 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit 8.24 Bil. 7.16 Bil. 2.57 Bil. 6.36 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA) 7.14 Bil. 3.27 Bil. 1.44 Bil. 411.8 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT) 8.77 Bil. 2.54 Bil. 717.9 Mil. -1.63 Bil.
Total Net Income 1.45 Bil. 1.42 Bil. 335.9 Mil. -1.95 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total 1.2 1.13 0.24 -1.41
Diluted EPS, Total 1.2 1.12 0.24 -1.41

BALANCE STATEMENT 2008 2007 2006 2005
Cash and Equivalents 1.08 Bil. 2.5 Bil. 3.7 Bil. 2.83 Bil.
Total Assets 3.15 Bil. 4.56 Bil. 6.1 Bil. 4.77 Bil.
Total Liabilities 3.43 Bil. 3.32 Bil. 2.83 Bil. 2.69 Bil.
Total Capitalization 9.65 Bil. 10.08 Bil. 11.35 Bil. 9.92 Bil.

Cash Flow 2008 2007 2006 2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations 3.64 Bil. 3.16 Bil. 1.17 Bil. 228.6 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities -2.82 Bil. -1.54 Bil. -723.3 Mil. 1.03 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities -2.24 Bil. -2.83 Bil. 945.3 Mil. -211.2 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents -1.42 Bil. -1.2 Bil. 1.39 Bil. 1.05 Bil.

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