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DIRECTV (DTV)

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65.21 Up 0.49(0.76%) May 17, 4:00PM EDT|After Hours : 65.21 0.00 (0.00%) May 17, 4:58PM EDT

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DIRECTV
2230 East Imperial Highway
El Segundo, CA 90245
United States - Map
Phone: 310-535-5000
Fax: 310-535-5225
Website: http://www.directv.com

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Index Membership:Nasdaq 100
Sector:Services
Industry:CATV Systems
Full Time Employees:27,200

Business Summary 

DIRECTV provides digital television entertainment in the United States and Latin America. The company engages in acquiring, promoting, selling, and distributing digital entertainment programming primarily through satellite to residential and commercial subscribers. It offers direct-to-home digital television services, as well as multi-channel video programming distribution services. The company also provides access to various channels of digital-quality video entertainment and audio programming; digital video recorders; high-definition (HD) television channels and 3D channels; video-on-demand (VOD) service under the DIRECTV CINEMA name; and local channels in HD to households customers. In addition, it provides premium professional and collegiate sports programming, such as the NFL SUNDAY TICKET package, which allows subscribers to view NFL games, as well as offers related broadband, HD, VOD, interactive, and mobile services. Further, it provides local and international digital-quality video entertainment and audio programming under the DIRECTV and SKY brands. Additionally, the company owns and operates three regional sports networks based in Seattle, Washington; Denver, Colorado; and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania under the ROOT SPORTS brand name. As of February 28, 2013, it served approximately 20 million customers in the United States and approximately 15 million customers in Latin America. The company was founded in 1990 and is based in El Segundo, California.

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Corporate Governance 
DIRECTV’s ISS Governance QuickScore as of May 1, 2013 is 2. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 2; Shareholder Rights: 4; Compensation: 1.
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Key Executives 
 PayExercised
Mr. Michael D. White , 61
Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
5.88M18.00M
Mr. Patrick T. Doyle , 57
Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
1.83M0.00
Mr. Romulo C. Pontual , 53
Chief Technology Officer and Exec. VP
1.79M0.00
Mr. Larry D. Hunter , 63
Exec. VP and Gen. Counsel
2.37M0.00
Mr. Bruce B. Churchill , 55
Pres of New Enterprises, Exec. VP, Chief Exec. Officer of Directv Latin America LLC, Pres of Directv Latin America LLC
3.98M0.00
Amounts are as of Dec 30, 2012 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc.Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
Currency in USD.
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