American Television Premiere of World Wrestling Federation Double Feature to Air Exclusively on DIRECTV.EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and , Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 7, 1999--DIRECTV Inc., the nation's leading digital television service provider, Wednesday announced that it will present the American television premiere of the World Wrestling Federation(R) (WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. ) Double Feature, "Capital Carnage" and "Sable sable, species of marten, Martes zibellina, found in Siberia, N European Russia, and N Finland. This carnivorous mammal is highly valued for its thick, soft fur, which is dark brown or black, sometimes with white underparts and sometimes flecked with silver. Unleashed(TM)," in a DIRECTV exclusive pay-per-view event. DIRECTV will premiere "Capital Carnage" and "Sable Unleashed" on April 18 at 8 p.m. ET on Channel 101 to its more than 4.7 million subscribers. DIRECTV subscribers can order the one-of-its-kind double feature for only $29.95 when using their remote control. "WWF wrestling has skyrocketed in popularity with the American public," said Stephanie Campbell, senior vice president of Programming for DIRECTV. "We look forward to premiering such an exciting double feature that promises to be a television event that fans will remember for a long time to come." "`Capital Carnage' is one of the most intense, action-packed WWF events in recent history," said Jim Byrne, senior vice president of Marketing for Titan Sports. "And `Sable Unleashed' is definitely a must-see for fans of the sexy and irreverent Sable, featured this month on the cover of Playboy magazine. "Shown together as a WWF Double Feature on DIRECTV for only $29.95, this event will give our fans a great added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
In "Capital Carnage," the WWF Superstars WWF Superstars is an arcade game manufactured by Technos and released in 1989. It is the first WWF arcade game to be released. A series of unrelated games with the same title were released by LJN for the original Game Boy. went to London for a live WWF event before a sold-out crowd. "Capital Carnage" also featured the U.K.'s "bad boy" Vinny Jones as "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's Enforcer. Currently, Jones is starring in the U.K. blockbuster "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," now playing widely in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . "Sable Unleashed" is a provocative behind-the-scenes look at Sable, the wildly popular diva of the WWF. This unique double-feature pay-per-view event includes exclusive interviews and intense wrestling footage, while also providing an intimate portrait of this former- model-turned-professional-wrestler. DIRECTV provides more than 4.7 million subscribers with access to more than 185 channels of popular programming networks and commercial- free audio music channels in digital-quality picture and sound. DIRECTV is a registered trademark of DIRECTV Inc., a unit of Hughes Electronics Corp. The earnings of Hughes Electronics are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to GMH GMH General Motors Holden's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange symbol) common stock. Visit DIRECTV on the World Wide Web at www.directv.com. Note to Editors: Photos available upon request. |
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