DirecTV

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf satellite television service provider
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:AT&T
gptkbp:acquisitionYear 2015
gptkbp:competitor gptkb:Charter_Spectrum
gptkb:Dish_Network
gptkb:Comcast
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:format HDTV
SDTV
4K Ultra HD
gptkbp:founded 1994
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Hughes_Electronics
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:El_Segundo,_California,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DirecTV
gptkbp:industry telecommunications
satellite television
gptkbp:keyPerson gptkb:Bill_Morrow
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:logo DirecTV logo.svg
gptkbp:market residential customers
commercial customers
gptkbp:notableClient over 13 million (as of 2021)
gptkbp:notableEvent AT&T acquisition in 2015
spinoff with TPG Capital in 2021
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees approximately 16,000 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:offers gptkb:NFL_Sunday_Ticket
exclusive sports packages
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:DirecTV,_Inc.
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:AT&T
gptkb:TPG_Capital
gptkbp:product satellite television
Pay television
streaming television
gptkbp:satelliteFleet gptkb:DirecTV_satellites
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Latin_America
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:service gptkb:stream
video on demand
pay-per-view
DVR service
gptkbp:serviceType direct broadcast satellite
gptkbp:spinOff gptkb:AT&T
2021
gptkbp:stockSymbol formerly DTV (NASDAQ)
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:DirecTV_Stream
gptkb:U-verse_TV
gptkbp:technology gptkb:MPEG-4
Ka-band satellite transmission
gptkbp:website https://www.directv.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:television
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4