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DirecTV Nets 81,000 In July
Aug. 10, 1998
Continuing with its strong monthly subscriber gains this year, DirecTV added 81,000 new subscribers in August, taking its total well past 3.8 million.
EchoStar's DISH Network reported it added 73,000 new customers in July, bringing the total customer base to 1.455 million.
In July, PrimeStar's subscriber recruitment efforts continued to be hampered by its evolving restructuring, with the service adding 16,764 net new subscribers during the month.
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DirecTV says Japan subscribers total 152,400
TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Japanese multi-channel satellite broadcaster DirecTV said on Wednesday that its subscribers totalled 152,400 as of the end of July.
DirecTV, which is partly owned by Hughes Electronics Corp of the United States, launched its multi-channel satellite broadcast service in Japan last December.
It said in a statement it had reached a pact with developers to install multiple dwelling unit systems for 85,000 homes in 1,500 apartment buildings and expects to attract subscribers from people moving into the apartments.
The broadcaster has met tough competition from SkyPerfecTV, formed from a merger between Sky Broadcasting (JSkyB) and Japan's PerfecTV.
PerfecTV was launched in late 1996 and SkyPerfecTV says it has 750,000 subscribers.
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