Boon for DirecTV golf viewers

This increases the number of sports channels in the basic package to seven, and increases the number of international channels to 62.

Golf Channel is the exclusive home for the PGA Tour and in total provides coverage of 47 PGA Tour events. Subscribers can enjoy complete coverage of the season’s opening Mercedes Championship, the Sony Open, the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic, and early-round coverage of the remaining FedExCup season, including the World Golf Championships, THE TOUR Championship and THE PLAYERS Championship, the PGA TOUR’s crown jewel.

Golf enthusiasts enjoyed unparalleled coverage of the Masters Tournament earlier this month with our exclusive Masters Mix and three additional channels.

The Masters Mix was a four-in-one interactive mosaic channel. You were able to view four screens on one channel providing coverage of specific holes, access event statistics and a real time leader board. A featured HD group channel was also made available to all DirecTV HD customers.

Customers are also treated to interactive coverage of all grand slam events, MLB and NBA games in HD every week, exclusive coverage of Super Clasico games and La Liga games every weekend and Mondays.

All these events are broadcast on DirecTV’s sports channel: DirecTV Sports – Channel 610 and in HD on Channel 1004. Next up in June is the long anticipated 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. Live coverage of all 64 matches would be broadcast on Channel 610 and exclusively in HD on Channel 1004.

Golf Channel US is the leader in golf tournament coverage, and the home of innovative, insightful and entertaining programming, including news, instruction and original specials and series. Tune in for the tee off of Channel 654 from Monday April 26.

Now is the best time to be a DirecTV customer. DirecTV’s Got Sports!