Unique offer from Best Buy in regard to DIRECTV brings cost savings to new HD TV set-ups.

Public Television stations across the country will soon be available in high-definition (HD) to DIRECTV customers through a landmark agreement reached today by DIRECTV, Inc., the Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). DIRECTV viewers will have access to other Public Television content as well.

DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV), the nation's leading satellite television service provider, is now offering 72 national HD channels - significantly more than any other television provider in the nation. This is the first wave in DIRECTV's unprecedented expansion of HD services that is building towards up to 100 HD channels by year-end(a).

The outrageous soap opera Passions will celebrate its move from NBC to DIRECTV's original entertainment channel, The 101, by attempting to establish a Guinness World Record for the "Largest Halloween Gathering" in honor of resident head witch Tabitha's 300th birthday.

DIRECTV, Inc. (NYSE:DTV) and Barclays (NYSE:BCS) will begin making dreams come true with the launch of the new DIRECTV(TM) Rewards(R) Visa Card. This no-fee credit card enables cardholders to accumulate points that can be redeemed for once in a lifetime reward experiences that cater to virtually everyone - world travelers, fashionistas, sports fans, gamers, and film and music lovers.

The DIRECTV 10 satellite, launched on July 6, 2007, has been successfully placed in geo-synchronous orbit and is currently undergoing in-orbit testing. The testing process has confirmed that the satellite is fully functional to deliver all planned nationwide HD programming. This will enable DIRECTV to deliver up to 100 HD channels nationwide by year-end.

DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) will present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia XVI Conference on Tuesday, September 18th, 2007, at 11:10 a.m. ET/8:10 a.m. PT. The presentation will include an update and outlook on the DIRECTV business.

DIRECTV, the nation's leading digital satellite television service, AFL Telecommunications and DSI Technologies today announced plans to deliver DIRECTV services to a $1.5 billion waterfront development under construction in Brunswick, Georgia.

DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading satellite television service provider, heads to New Zealand and Australia for the second season of the widely popular original series "Project MyWorld" debuting October 1 at 6 p.m. ET/PT in HD with an encore airing at 9 p.m. ET/PT on DIRECTV's original entertainment channel, The 101.

DIRECTV, Inc., the exclusive distributor of the Championship Gaming Series(TM) (CGS) in the U.S., and Blizzard Entertainment(R) are offering the world's most popular, massively multiplayer online role-playing game, World of Warcraft(R), to new DIRECTV customers across the country.

DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television provider, ends the summer on a high note with the exclusive HD broadcast of the premiere of Disney Channel's hit movie High School Musical 2 on August 24 at 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight EST. Only DIRECTV customers can watch the three screenings in HD, with 5.1 digital audio, by tuning into DIRECTV's original entertainment channel, The 101.

DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television provider, is letting fans get up close and personal with their favorite Passions cast members this summer with Passions LIVE!, four weekly, 30-minute live call-in shows featuring the cast from the hit soap-opera.