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Originally Posted by rrb
According to their 2006 Annual Report, from a couple weeks ago, the addition to the national HD list will result from the new satellite being launched this fall (DIRECTV 10). They will increase the national HD list to 150 channels and add 1500 LOCAL channels early next year from the DIRECTV 11 satellite being launched at that time.
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Direct-10 is scheduled for launch next month(June20)...direct11 is
for early next year due to the SeaLaunch disaster.....
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....125&highlight=
DIRECTV announced earlier this year that it will have the capacity to launch up to 100 national HD channels by the end of 2007, and offer local HD channels in up to 75 markets, following the launch of its D10 satellite this summer. The satellite will be operational and new HD services will begin rolling out in Q3.
The DIRECTV 11 satellite will be launched early next year to support further HD expansion. With the two satellites, DIRECTV will have the ability to deliver more than 1,500 local HD and digital channels and 150 national HD channels, in addition to new advanced programming services for customers.