DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) will host a conference call and Internet webcast to discuss its 2007 second quarter financial results, outlook and other forward looking information on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. ET, 11:00 a.m. PT. 

    Date:                            Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007

Time:                            2:00 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. PT

Dial-In (U.S. or International): (973) 582-2751

Conference ID Number:            8962688

Webcast:                         www.directv.com/investor

Host:                            Jon Rubin, Vice President
                                 DIRECTV Investor Relations

Please dial in approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time or
allow sufficient time to download and install any necessary software
for the webcast.


                          Replay Information

Conference Call: Available from 5:00 p.m. ET; Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007
                 through 11:59 p.m. ET; Thursday, Aug. 16, 2007.

                     U.S. or International: (973) 341-3080

                     Conference ID Number: 8962688

Webcast: An archived copy of the webcast of the DIRECTV Group's second
         quarter 2007 earnings call will be available on the company's
         website at www.directv.com/investor.

The DIRECTV Group (NYSE:DTV) is a world-leading provider of digital television entertainment services. Through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies in the United States, Brazil, Mexico and other countries in Latin America, the DIRECTV Group provides digital television service to more than 16 million customers in the United States and over 4 million customers in Latin America.

DIRECTV
Robert Mercer, (310) 964-4683
Investor Relations: (212) 462-5200