DirecTV | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-06-21

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirecTV


00:01:08 1 History
00:01:17 1.1 Hughes Electronics
00:09:50 1.2 Becoming a standalone entity
00:11:53 1.3 Expansion
00:14:53 1.3.1 Acquisitions
00:15:16 1.4 Subsidiary of AT&amp;T (2015–present)
00:21:21 1.5 DirecTV Now
00:22:17 2 Satellites
00:22:45 3 Receivers
00:34:15 4 Access card history
00:37:37 5 High-definition television (HDTV)
00:40:49 6 4K television
00:42:26 7 Local channels
00:45:39 8 Programming
00:47:09 9 Marketing
00:51:35 9.1 DirecTV blimp
00:52:42 10 Customer service
00:53:38 10.1 Better Business Bureau review
00:54:21 11 Consumer protection lawsuits and violations
00:54:33 11.1 Washington State's Attorney General civil complaint
00:56:48 11.2 California class action lawsuit
00:57:43 11.3 Telemarketing violations
00:58:16 11.4 Deceptive advertising
00:59:15 12 International operations
00:59:40 13 See also



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DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider based in El Segundo, California and is a subsidiary of AT&T. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, Americas and the Caribbean. Its primary competitors are Dish Network and cable television providers. On July 24, 2015, after receiving approval from the United States Federal Communications Commission and United States Department of Justice, AT&T acquired DirecTV in a transaction valued at $67.1 billion.As of Q1 2017, DirecTV U.S. had 21 million subscribers (26 million if combined with U-verse) and revenues of $12 billion.
On November 30, 2016, DirecTV Now, their internet streaming TV service, was launched.