DIRECTV Activates HD Local Channel Service in Denver, Colorado; Local Channels in HD Have More Vivid Colors, Wider Images and Clearer, Crisper High-resolution Digital-quality Pictures.

DIRECTV, Inc.:

WHAT:   DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading digital television
        service provider, is now offering local HD programming via
        satellite to customers in the Denver DMA. The following local
        TV channels are available: KMGH/ABC, KCNC/CBS, KDVR/FOX and
        KUSA/NBC.

        DIRECTV's roll out of local HD channels in Denver is part of a
        nationwide expansion of HD programming that will culminate in
        2007, when DIRECTV will have the ability to deliver more than
        1,500 local HD channels and more than 150 national HD
        channels, establishing DIRECTV as a leading provider of HD
        programming. DIRECTV customers today have access to more than
        900 hours of HD programming each week, as well as hundreds of
        hours of special event, movie and sports coverage.

        With the addition of Denver, DIRECTV offers local HD broadcast
        channels in 36 cities with plans to launch in an additional 13
        cities later this year, offering access to DIRECTV-delivered
        local HD channels in more than 65 percent of U.S. television
        households.

WHEN:   Beginning today, Wednesday, June 28, 2006

HOW:    Customers who subscribe to a programming package that
        includes local channels receive both the standard and HD
        signals at no extra monthly charge. Denver customers can
        receive local HD channels by purchasing a new H20 HD receiver
        and satellite dish. Existing HD customers can upgrade their HD
        receiver and dish for $99 per receiver. New residential
        customers can take advantage of a $100 Advanced Product
        Rebate. Receiving equipment is available at major consumer
        electronics retailers like Best Buy or Circuit City, and
        through DIRECTV.

Eligibility for local channels is based on service address within certain designated market areas as defined by Nielsen Media Research, Inc. Visit DIRECTV.com for more information.