NBC DirecTV reach deal on fees high-definition shows

[SatelliteGuys Reporter]

Meanwhile DirecTV will distribute NBC's HD programming from the Olympics in Athens Bravo HD and HD broadcasts from NBC-owned stations. Everybody's been looking for us to expand our HD DirecTV programming chief Stephanie Campbell says. Analysts were waiting to see what would happen in the first major negotiation between the two entertainment giants since NBC acquired Universal and Rupert Murdoch took control of DirecTV.

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