ADVISORY/DIRECTV to Host Press Conference at CES Trade Show on Jan. 6

    Business Editors/High-Tech Writers
    ADVISORY...for Thursday (Jan. 6)
    2005 International CES

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2005--DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading and fastest-growing digital television service provider, will hold a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 6 at the 2005 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to introduce new products and new advanced programming services.

When: Thursday, Jan. 6 at 12:00 pm (PT)

Where: Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall, room S228

Who: The press conference will feature Mitch Stern, DIRECTV president and CEO, Romulo Pontual, executive vice president and chief technology officer and Eric Shanks, senior vice president, Advanced Services and Content.

    Press releases issued at the International Consumer Electronics Show will be posted on DIRECTV's web site at www.directv.com.

    DIRECTV is the nation's leading and fastest growing digital multichannel television service provider with more than 13.5 million customers. DIRECTV and the Cyclone Design logo are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc., a unit of The DIRECTV Group Inc. (NYSE:DTV). The DIRECTV Group is a world-leading provider of digital multichannel television entertainment and broadband satellite networks and services. The DIRECTV Group is 34 percent owned by Fox Entertainment Group, which is approximately 82 percent owned by News Corporation. For more information visit www.directv.com.

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CONTACT: DIRECTV, Inc. Robert Mercer, 310-726-4683

KEYWORD: NEVADA CALIFORNIA TRACK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS TELEVISION/RADIO CABLE TRADESHOW ADVISORY SOURCE: DIRECTV, Inc.

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