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Steve615
04-17-09, 01:03 PM
Press release from DirecTV earlier today:

http://dtv.client.shareholder.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=377982

Meeting the programming needs of the growing Chinese community in the U.S.,DirecTV has launched CCTV-4,another in a wide array of channels from Asia that DirecTV is providing to its customers.
CCTV-4,available for no additional charge on DirecTV's MandarinDirect III International package,offers a variety of arts and literature programs such as "China Showbiz","Around China" and instant news from China.

More info and complete PR from DirecTV at the link listed above.
Mertzen
04-17-09, 01:06 PM
Cool for those involved. Strange to see that is added to the, from my installation experiences, MandarinDirect package and not the more popular Jadeworld.
This might be a painful install experience for a lot of upgrading customers.
Steve615
04-17-09, 01:09 PM
Cool for those involved. Strange to see that is added to the, from my installation experiences, MandarinDirect package and not the more popular Jadeworld.
This might be a painful install experience for a lot of upgrading customers.

The Jadeworld package is mentioned toward the end of the PR. :)
Mertzen
04-17-09, 01:10 PM
The Jadeworld package is mentioned toward the end of the PR. :)

How I read it CCTV-4 is not included in Jadeworld.
Steve615
04-17-09, 01:16 PM
How I read it CCTV-4 is not included in Jadeworld.

I think you're right...I just took a quick glance at it when I posted the Jadeworld reply.
I don't subscribe to any of the International programming,but thought the PR would be interesting news for folks on here. :)