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The DIRECTV Group (DTV) is a world-leading provider of digital television entertainment services. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries in Latin America, the DIRECTV Group provides digital television service to over 17.1 million customers in the United States and over 5.3 million customers in Latin America.

The DIRECTV Group reported revenues of $4.81 billion in the second quarter of 2008. The DIRECTV Group is composed of two main operating units - DIRECTV U.S., and Latin America.

DIRECTV U.S, DIRECTV Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries, which we refer to as DIRECTV U.S., is the largest provider of DTH digital television services and the second largest provider in the multi-channel video programming distribution, or MVPD, industry in the United States. As of June 30, 2008, DIRECTV U.S. had over 17.1 million subscribers with average monthly revenue per subscriber, or ARPU, of $81.80. We believe we have the most comprehensive HD programming in the country with over 130 channels.

DIRECTV Latin America, DIRECTV Latin America is a leading provider of DTH digital television services throughout Latin America. DTVLA is comprised of: PanAmericana, which provides services in Venezuela, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Puerto Rico and certain other countries in the region through our wholly-owned subsidiary, DIRECTV Latin America, LLC, or DLA LLC; our 74% owned subsidiary Sky Brasil Servicos Ltda., which we refer to as Sky Brazil; and our 41% equity method investment in Innova, S. de R.L. de C.V., or Sky Mexico. As of June 30, 2008, PanAmericana and Sky Brazil had approximately 3.66 million subscribers and Sky Mexico had nearly 1.7 million subscribers.