PRESS RELEASES
DIRECTV and HISTORY™ Offer 3D Tour of The Universe
July 27, 2010
DIRECTV and HISTORY™ are taking viewers on an exclusive 3D tour of the solar system. Beginning Friday, July 30, HISTORY™ will deliver its first 3D broadcast on DIRECTV's new 3D channel, n3D™ powered by Panasonic, with the season 5 premiere episode of its popular series, The Universe.
Damages Moves to DIRECTV With Brand New Episodes Airing Exclusively on 101 Network
July 19, 2010
DIRECTV and Sony Pictures Television will team up to bring the award-winning DAMAGES, starring Glenn Close and Rose Byrne, back with brand new episodes to be produced early next year and debuting exclusively on DIRECTV. Emmy winner Glenn Close, Emmy nominee Rose Byrne and other principal cast members will return for the new episodes.
Catch the 2010 MLB All-Star Game in 3D — Only on DIRECTV
July 9, 2010
DIRECTV, Major League Baseball and FOX Sports team up to deliver a historic national broadcast of the 2010 All-Star Game in eye-popping high-def 3D. You'll see it only on DIRECTV's new 3D channel, n3D™, powered by Panasonic (Ch.103).
DIRECTV Delivers the 'World's Game' to Viewers On Two Continents with Every Match of the 2010 FIFA
June 9, 2010
DIRECTV, the world's most popular video service, will be the leading distributor of 2010 FIFA World Cup™ coverage in the Western Hemisphere, delivering all 64 matches of the tournament in HD to more viewers than any other video provider.
Record in One Room. Watch in Any Other. With a Single HD DVR.
June 7, 2010
DIRECTV's Whole-Home DVR service takes your DVR experience to the next level. You can now watch your recorded shows in any room, as well as schedule and delete recordings from any room, all with a single HD DVR. That’s just the beginning.
Beginning in June, DIRECTV will add 16 new HD local-channel markets.
May 17, 2010
DIRECTV, the world's most popular video service, will begin the rollout of 16 new HD local-channel markets next month, providing more than 97 percent of U.S. TV households access to local channels by the end of this year. When the rollout is complete, DIRECTV will offer local channels in 172 markets, including local HD in
155 markets.
YES Network, FSN Northwest and DIRECTV to Take Viewers 'Deep' With First-Ever 3D MLB Telecast
May 5, 2010
YES Network, FSN Northwest and DIRECTV will present the first-ever Major League Baseball telecasts in 3D on Saturday, July 10, and Sunday, July 11, when the New York Yankees take on the Seattle Mariners.
DIRECTV Launches Univision and TeleFutura in Crystal-Clear HD
April 28, 2010
DIRECTV, the world's most popular video service, today became the first video provider to offer national distribution of Univision HD and TeleFutura HD networks, marking the beginning of DIRECTV's HD expansion to more than 160 HD channels.
DIRECTV Adds TV Colombia to DIRECTV Más™ Platform
April 26, 2010
DIRECTV, the world's most popular video service, welcomes TV Colombia to its DIRECTV Más™ platform on April 28. Offering the best of Colombia's RCN Television programming, TV Colombia will be available on channel 416, to DIRECTV
Más customers.
NASCAR Drivers Set to Go Head-2-Head in DIRECTV's Bracket Competition
April 12, 2010
The battle lines are drawn for the first ever DIRECTV NASCAR® Head-2-Head knockout bracket competition among 32 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™ drivers. DIRECTV and FOX announced the 32 drivers and bracket seedings in the high-stakes contest for charity, through which fans also have a chance to win $1 million or a 2010 Roush Mustang.