Company Profile for DirecTV
DirecTV
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directv
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Michael Johnson
Senior Director of Customer Service Communications
310-964-8153
DIRECTV, Inc.
PO Box 6550
Greenwood Village, CO 80155-6550
Toll free: 1-800-531-5000
TTY: 1-800-779-4388
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DirecTV Tells ID Theft Victim To Take Her Complaint Elsewhere
By Chris Morran on December 13, 2011 2:30 PM
32 Comments
Imagine opening the mail to find a notice from a collections agency that says you owe nearly $700 for a DirecTV account that you never opened at an address you've never even been to. Chances are, the first call you'd make would be to DirecTV. But for one person this actually happened to, that was a dead end. More »
Fox And DirecTV Kiss & Make-Up Hours Before Blackout Deadline
By Chris Morran on October 31, 2011 6:41 PM
37 Comments
With only a few hours to go until a retransmission fee dispute would have left DirecTV subscribers unable to watch a number of Fox cable channels, the two sides have put away their swords and decided to work out a deal. More »
DirecTV Accuses Fox Of Misleading TV Viewers
By Chris Morran on October 27, 2011 6:53 PM
81 Comments
If you've watched sporting events on Fox in the last week, you've likely spotted an ad from News Corp. alerting DirecTV customers that "soon, in some markets, you may lose your local Fox station" as a result of the ongoing contract dispute between the broadcaster and the satellite company. But these TV spots aren't going over well with the folks at DirecTV who have complained to the FCC that Fox is misleading customers. More »
DirecTV Theatens To Boot Fox Cable Channels Over Contract Dispute
By Phil Villarreal on October 21, 2011 9:15 AM
74 Comments
The beauty of signing up subscribers to two-year contracts is you can threaten networks to yank their channels off the air without worrying about anyone canceling their service. Engaged in contact negotiations with DirecTV, Fox says the satellite provider has rejected its latest offer and threatened to pull its programming off the service Nov. 1 if Fox doesn't accept its terms. More »
Refer A Friend To DirecTV? Make Sure You Got Your Referral Bonus
By Laura Northrup on October 14, 2011 10:34 AM
21 Comments
Have you referred your friends, family, or neighbors to DirecTV recently, unable to resist the lure of the $100 referral bonus for both you and the new customer? It's a great deal: when the referral fee actually shows up on your account. Robin warns that he still hasn't received his fee from referring a neighbor, and he's not alone. More »
How Your Stupid Former Roommates Can Get Your Parents Blacklisted By DirecTV
By Chris Morran on October 12, 2011 12:45 PM
42 Comments
It's a common story: Young person leaves their apartment but the cable bill in her name somehow doesn't get changed over to the roommates that remain. You won't have much luck convincing the cable company of the error, but should your youthful screw-up impact your parents' TV-viewing options? More »
Vote Here For The Worst Ad In America Awards!
October 7, 2011 7:48 PM
188 Comments
You told us which TV ads annoy you the most, now it's time to select the worst of the worst! More »
Announcing The 2011 Worst Ad In America Nominees!
By Chris Morran on October 5, 2011 12:00 PM
38 Comments
For the second year in a row, we asked you to tell us which TV commercials get on your last nerve, and you didn't hold back. After sifting through hundreds of comments and e-mails, we've finally whittled down all those annoying ads to the elite few worthy of recognition in the Second Annual Consumerist Worst Ad In America Awards. More »
DirecTV DVR Makes Me Watch Ads... But Only For DirecTV
By Laura Northrup on September 29, 2011 9:30 AM
42 Comments
We always knew that the cable companies that rent us our DVRs would eventually find a way to let customers time-shift, but still us all to watch commercials. DirecTV subscriber Dan wonders whether he's alone in being unable to use his 30-second skip button only on his satellite provider's in-house ads. More »
How I Cut $120 From My Annual DirecTV Bill
By Paul Eng on September 27, 2011 11:15 AM
44 Comments
Digital entertainment costs, like most other things, are steadily rising. So how did I cut back on expenses without scrimping on service? All I had to do was ask. More »
