DIRECTV PARA TODOS(R) and ECUAVISA Internacional Will Broadcast the Ecuador National Soccer Team Qualifying Matches Towards the 2006 FIFA World Cup

DIRECTV PARA TODOS(R) and ECUAVISA Internacional Will Broadcast the Ecuador National Soccer Team Qualifying Matches Towards the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Ecuador National Team Matches Will be Available Exclusively for DIRECTV PARA TODOS(R) Customers

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- DIRECTV, Inc., the nation's leading digital television service provider, announced that the Ecuador National Team qualifying matches towards the 2006 FIFA World Cup will be available exclusively from ECUAVISA Internacional for the DIRECTV PARA TODOS(R) programming service customers.

ECUAVISA Internacional will broadcast seven matches featuring the Ecuadorian National Team, beginning with the soccer match between Ecuador and Murcia, to be broadcasted on December 27 from Murcia, Spain.

The FIFA organization has confirmed the following matches to date for the Ecuador National Team:

Tuesday, December 27, time to be confirmed
ECUADOR VS. MURCIA in Murcia, Spain

Wednesday, January 25, time to be confirmed
ECUADOR VS. COSTA RICA in Guayaquil, Ecuador

ECUAVISA Internacional (Channel 421 of DIRECTV PARA TODOS) will offer the most complete coverage of the Ecuadorian National Team in preparation for and during the 2006 FIFA World Cup through daily and weekly special reports that it will begin broadcasting in January 8, 2006.

For more information, visit ECUAVISA Internacional Website at www.ecuavisa.com

About DIRECTV, Inc.

DIRECTV is the nation's leading digital television service provider with 14.6 million customers. DIRECTV, the Cyclone Design logo and DIRECTV PARA TODOS are registered trademarks of DIRECTV, Inc. DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV), a world-leading provider of digital multichannel television entertainment services, is approximately 34 percent owned by News Corporation Ltd.

About DIRECTV PARA TODOS(R) Programming

Launched in October 1999, the DIRECTV PARA TODOS service offers the most comprehensive Spanish- and English-language programming available at an affordable price. The service provides access to more than 50 Spanish-language channels* including sports, movies, music, news and educational networks and 210 English-language channels of DIRECTV(R) programming, featuring the largest selection of pay per view choices and sports programming available. *Includes English-language broadcast channels with alternate Spanish audio.

About ECUAVISA Internacional

ECUAVISA Internacional is the number one television station in Ecuador, offering general entertainment, including comedy, political debates, sports, news and thrillers.

Source: DIRECTV, Inc.

CONTACT: Robert Mercer of DIRECTV, Inc., +1-310-726-4683; or Jennifer
Gonzalez of PainePR, +1-213-996-3804, for DIRECTV, Inc.

Web site: http://www.ecuavisa.com/

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