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DIRECTV GROUP INC

DTV

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DIRECTV GROUP INC Profile

DIRECTV takes television straight to the masses. The DIRECTV Group operates DIRECTV, the largest US direct broadcast satellite (DBS) provider, ahead of #2 EchoStar Communications' DISH Network. The DIRECTV Group provides service to nearly 17 million customers in the US and about 4.8 million customers through its DIRECTV Latin America segment. Additionally, regional US local phone companies Verizon and BellSouth bundle DIRECTV video services along with their voice and Internet communications packages. The company offers high-definition channels in its largest US markets and is rolling out video-on-demand (VOD) services for customers. Liberty Media owns 41% of DIRECTV.

Chase Carey: CEO

2230 E. Imperial Hwy.

El Segundo, CA 90245

http://www.directv.com

Phone: 310-964-5000

Fax: 310-535-5225

Sector: Technology Industry: Telecommunications

2007 Sales	2007 Sales Growth	2007 Net Income	2007 Employees
$17,246,000,000	16.9%	$1,451,000,000	12,300

Key Executives: DTV

Name	Title	Officer Since
Chase Carey	CEO	12/22/03
Patrick T. Doyle	CFO	-
Romulo Pontual	Chief Technology Officer	-
John F. Murphy	Chief Accounting Officer	-
Larry D. Hunter	General Counsel	-
Bruce B. Churchill	Executive VP	-
J. William Little	Senior VP	-
Haim Saban	Director	12/3/04

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Haim Saban

Ms. Newcomb has served as a Director of the Company and a member of the Audit Committee since February 2006. Since February 2008, Ms. Newcomb has also served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Ms. Newcomb served as a senior corporate officer, risk management, of Citigroup, Inc. from May 1998 until April 2004. She served as a customer group executive of Citicorp (the predecessor corporation) from December 1995 to April 1998, as... View Full Profile

Nancy S. Newcomb

Mr. Palkovic has served as the Executive Vice President-Operations since October 2007. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from March 2005 to October 2007. He served as Senior Vice President of the DIRECTV U.S. business from December 2000, was promoted to Executive Vice President in February 2004 and served as the Chief Financial Officer of the DIRECTV U.S. business from July 2001 to October 2007. Mr. Palkovic joined the Company... View Full Profile

Michael W. Palkovic

Mr. Cornelius has served as a Director of the Company since 2000 and has served as Chairman of the Company's Audit Committee since 2003. He served as a member of the Compensation Committee from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Cornelius has served as the Chief Executive Officer since September 2006, and as the Chairman since February 11, 2008, of Bristol-Meyers Squibb where he has served as a Director since January 2005. From November 2005 to April 2006, Mr.... View Full Profile

James M. Cornelius

Mr. Lund has served as a Director of the Company and as a member of the Compensation Committee and the Audit Committee since 2000. Mr. Lund served as Chairman of the Compensation Committee from December 2003 to February 2006. Mr. Lund is a private investor and media consultant. Mr. Lund served as President and CEO-CBS, Inc., and President and CEO-CBS Television and Cable from October 1995 to June 1997. In a career spanning 20 years at CBS, Mr.... View Full Profile

Peter A. Lund

Mr. Lee has served as a Director and a member of the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003 and Chairman of the Compensation Committee since February 2006. From April 2002 to December 2003, Mr. Lee served as the non-executive Chairman of Verizon Communications, Inc., or Verizon. From 2000 through 2002, Mr. Lee served as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Verizon. Previously, Mr. Lee... View Full Profile

Charles R. Lee

Mr. Carey has served as a Director and as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since December 2003. Mr. Carey served as a Director of News Corporation from November 2004 until December 2007, and as Executive Director of The News Corporation Limited (the prior parent of the News Corporation group of companies), or TNCL, from 1996 until November 2004. Mr. Carey served a consultant to TNCL from 2002 to 2003 and as Co-Chief... View Full Profile

Chase Carey

Mr. Austrian has served as a Director and as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003. Since February 2008, Mr. Austrian has also served on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Austrian is a private investor. He served as the interim Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Office Depot, Inc. from October 2004 until March 2005 and continues to serve as a Director and a member of the finance committee. Mr. Austrian... View Full Profile

Neil R. Austrian

Mr. Hunter has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company since January 2004. He served as Senior Vice President from June 2001 to January 2004 and as General Counsel since December 2002. He was named Associate General Counsel in June 2001 and was named Corporate Vice President in August 1998. Mr. Hunter served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DIRECTV Japan from 1998 until 2001.... View Full Profile

Larry D. Hunter

Mr. Churchill has served as the Executive Vice President of the Company, President-New Ventures and as President of the DIRECTV Latin America business since January 2004. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company from January 2004 until March 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Churchill served as President and Chief Operating Officer of STAR, a position he held beginning in May 2000. Previously, he served as the Deputy Chief... View Full Profile

Bruce B. Churchill

Mr. Doyle has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since October 2007. He served as Treasurer, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company from June 2001 to October 2007. He was appointed Corporate Vice President and Controller in July 2000 and Treasurer in June 2001. Previously, Mr. Doyle served as Vice President, Taxes from October 1996 to July 2000 and was given the additional responsibility of... View Full Profile

Patrick T. Doyle

Mr. Malone has served as the Chairman of the Board and a Director of the Company since February 27, 2008, when he was appointed by the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. David DeVoe. Mr. Malone has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2006. He has been Chairman of the Board and a Director of Liberty Media LLC from 1990 to May 2006 and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty... View Full Profile

Dr. John C. Malone, Ph.D.

Mr. Little currently serves as Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Business Development. He served as Vice President Business Development from August 2004 to June 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Little was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Division of Merrill Lynch & Co., where he served from 2000 to 2004. Previously, he held various positions at Lazard Freres and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette.... View Full Profile

J. William Little

Mr. Maffei has served as a Director of the Company since February 27, 2008, when he was appointed to the Board to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. K. Rupert Murdoch. Mr. Maffei has served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and a Director of Liberty Media Corporation since March 2006, Chief Executive Officer and President of Liberty Media LLC since February 2006 and a Director of Liberty Media LLC from November 2005 to May... View Full Profile

Gregory B. Maffei

The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Mark Carleton as a member of the Board of Directors, effective at the next meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company on June 3, 2008. Mr. Carleton has been a Senior Vice President at Liberty Media Corporation since December 2003. His primary responsibilities include corporate development and oversight of Liberty"s technology, telecommunications, satellite and... View Full Profile

Mark S. Carleton

Mr. Murphy currently serves as Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. He served as Vice President & General Auditor from October 2004 to November 2007. Previously, Mr. Murphy served as Vice President-Finance and Emerging Businesses for Experian Group Ltd. Mr. Murphy was head of internal audit activities at International Rectifier, JDS Uniphase, and Nestle USA.... View Full Profile

John F. Murphy

Mr. Boyd has served as a Director of the Company and as a member of the Company's Audit Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since December 2003. Since February 2005, Mr. Boyd has served as the Executive Vice President/Community Relations of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or Freddie Mac, the Chairman, President and CEO of the Freddie Mac Foundation, and a Director of the Home Ownership Funding Corporation I... View Full Profile

Ralph F. Boyd, Jr.

Mr. Pontual has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Company since January 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pontual served as Executive Vice President, Television Platforms, at News Corporation since 1996.... View Full Profile

Romulo Pontual

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Insider Trends: DTV
Sentiment for DTV is NEGATIVE
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Insider Transactions: DTV

Date	Name	Shares	Transaction Type	Market Value
05/22/08	BOYD RALPH F JR	4,370	Sale	$119,694.30
05/15/08	CAREY CHASE	75,000	Planned Sale	$2.11 M
05/15/08	CAREY CHASE	75,000	Sale	$2.11 M

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Ownership Breakdown : DTV

Large Block Holder Type	Number
Institutions	583.00
Mutual Fund	1,053.00
Other Major	17.00

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Indices : DTV

Symbol	Name	Last Trade	Change
$RUI.X	Russell 1000 Index	690.92	-0.56 -0.08%
$INX	S&P 500 Index	1,262.90	1.38 0.11%
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Short Interest Volume: DTV

Data as of 6/10/08

Current Short Interest Shares	1.10 B
Current Short Interest Ratio	3.10
Float	1.14 B

Short Interest as % of Float	2.10
Average Daily Volume	8.53 M
Outstanding Shares	1.15 B

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SEC Filings: DTV

Accepted Date	Description
06/09/2008	SEC Filing: New Insider Report
06/09/2008	SEC Filing: >= 5% Acquisition
05/27/2008	SEC Filing: Insider Buy/Sell

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DIRECTV GROUP INC

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