DirecTV Brasil

==DirecTV==
===1996–2004===
The satellite pay-TV system DirecTV, the market leader in the United States, opened in Brazil through a joint venture between DirecTV (Hughes Electronics), Grupo Abril (which already had a pay-TV unit, TVA), the Mexican group MVS and the Venezuelan Cisneros.
===2004–2006===
==Sky+DirecTV==
===2006-2007===
In 2006, DirecTV Brasil merged with its largest competitor, Sky Brasil. After the merger of the two companies, the company was renamed "Sky+DirecTV" thus clearing operations as DirecTV in the country. The Sky removed the DirecTV name in 2007, changing its name to "Sky Brasil".
Category:DirecTV
Category:Grupo Abril
Category:Direct broadcast satellite services
Category:Defunct
Category:1996