ADVISORY/DIRECTV Adds XETV to its San Diego Local Channel Package.

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ADVISORY...

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WHAT:     DIRECTV Inc. today announced that it has added XETV (FOX)
          to its local channel lineup in the San Diego designated
          market area (DMA).

WHEN:     XETV was available to San Diego DIRECTV customers
          subscribing to the local channel package beginning late
          Thursday, Oct. 19. Local channel service in the San Diego
          DMA began June 30, 2000.

          With the addition of XETV, DIRECTV customers in the
          San Diego DMA will now receive the following local
          channels via satellite:

          -- KGTV (ABC)
          -- KFMB (CBS)
          -- KNSD (NBC)
          -- XETV (FOX)

          DIRECTV customers can subscribe to their local channel
          package for $5.99 per month. In addition to local broadcast
          network channels, a national PBS feed is included in each
          local channel package at no additional charge.

          Local channels from San Diego are delivered to DIRECTV
          customers from DIRECTV's 119-degree West Longitude orbital
          location. DIRECTV customers must purchase a new DIRECTV
          PLUS(TM) System in order to receive programming from
          multiple orbital locations -- local channels from 119
          degrees and DIRECTV's core programming from 101 degrees.

          The DIRECTV PLUS System features a multisatellite receiver,
          18-by-24-inch oval satellite dish and remote control.
          DIRECTV PLUS Systems are currently being manufactured by
          Thomson Consumer Electronics under the RCA brand name and
          Hughes Network Systems -- a sister company of DIRECTV --
          under the HNS brand name.