DirecTV in the News 2000

DirecTV in the News (2001)

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12/21/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Austin, Texas
12/21/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in West Palm Beach
12/14/00 America Online Looking at DirecTV
12/13/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Columbus
12/12/00 Brigham Young University Television in Programming Lineup
11/29/00 Wynonna Judd on DirecTV
11/07/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in San Antonio
11/07/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Greensboro
10/31/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Birmingham
10/19/00 Alanis Morissette and Brian McKnight Explore High Places
10/09/00 Local Channels in Birmingham, Greensboro, West Palm Beach, and Austin
10/06/00 Hughes Sells Satellite Operations to Boeing
10/05/00 Hughes Reports Subscriber Additions for Third Quarter
9/26/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Memphis
9/21/00 DIRECTV Partners with Quokka
9/19/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Cincinnati
9/14/00 Hawaii Gets DIRECTV
9/13/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Nashville
9/13/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Kansas City
8/24/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Portland
8/23/00 Hughes - Defense to Satellite TV
8/15/00 DIRECTV to Offer Local Channels in Seven More Cities
8/10/00 DIRECTV Renames Satellite Fleet
8/10/00 DIRECTV Adds WGN to Chicago Local Channels
7/31/00 DirecTV Increases Cost of PPV Movies
7/27/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Indianapolis
7/27/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Milwaukee
7/27/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Charlotte
7/26/00 NFL Sunday Ticket
7/21/00 Hughes Network Systems Ships 5 Million DirecTV Systems
7/13/00 DIRECTV Adds WUAB (UPN) to Cleveland Local Channels
7/12/00 DIRECTV Launches BET Movies
6/30/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in San Diego
6/30/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Baltimore
6/30/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Pittsburgh
6/30/00 DIRECTV Adds WPIX to its New York City Local Channel Package
6/19/00 DIRECTV Adds KTVX (ABC) to its Salt Lake City Local Channel Package
6/15/00 DIRECTV Adds KTLA (WB) to its Los Angeles Local Channel Package
6/14/00 TV Espanola Joins DIRECTV PARA TODOS
6/12/00 Microsoft Forms TV Alliance with DIRECTV
6/01/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Salt Lake City
5/19/00 Noggin to Join DIRECTV Lineup
5/18/00 Telemundo is added to DirecTV Para Todos Programming
5/11/00 DirecTV Leads the Satellite Television Industry
5/08/00 Belo Reaches Agreement With DIRECTV
5/04/00 PAX TV Joins DIRECTV Lineup
5/02/00 Salt Lake City, Indianapolis, Charlotte and Milwaukee to Receive Local Channels
4/25/00 Odie Donald, New President of DirecTV in US
4/12/00 Hughes Reports 85% Revenue Growth in First Quarter
4/05/00 DirecTV Launches Family Package
3/20/00 Oxygen Network Added to DirecTV Programming Lineup
3/20/00 DIY Added to DirecTV Programming Lineup
3/16/00 Price Increase for New Customers Beginning May 25
3/08/00 DirecTV Introduces DirecTV Para Todos in Six New Markets
3/02/00 DirecTV Offers Local Channels in St. Louis
3/02/00 DirecTV Offers Local Channels in Sacramento, Stockton and Modesto
2/23/00 Sting Concert to be Broadcast Free of Charge on DIRECTV
2/16/00 DirecTV Offers Mega March Madness for $49
2/03/00 DirecTV Offers Local Channels in Seattle
2/03/00 DirecTV Offers Local Channels in Orlando
2/01/00 EchoStar Sues Competitor DirecTV
1/14/00 DIRECTV Offers Local Channels in Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota and in Minneapolis/St. Paul
1/11/00 LodgeNet Signs Programming Service Agreement With DIRECTV
1/06/00 DIRECTV Ends Record-Breaking Year With More than 8 Million Customers

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