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HRTV's Limited Access Draws Board Action

Unhappy with Santa Anita's plan for distribution of its television signal on racing network HRTV, the California Horse Racing Board suggested the track should broadcast its upcoming fall meet on rival TVG.

 Friday, August 26, 2011

Competition Heats Up as TVG Expands Distribution

TVG has a new distribution agreement with DIRECTV that will make the network available to an additional eight million subscribers of the satellite service.

 Tuesday, May 01, 2007

DIRECTV Part of Package Purchased by News Corp.

In a deal announced April 9, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., part owner of TV Games Network parent Gemstar-TV Guide, would acquire General Motors' stake in Hughes Electronics and another piece of Hughes from public shareholders.

 Thursday, April 10, 2003

TVG Gets Access TO 11 Million Homes in DirecTV Deal

A multi-year deal between the Television Games Network and the DirecTV satellite service gives the 24-hour horse racing network access to an additional 11 million homes in North America.

 Friday, April 04, 2003

TVG's Parent Company Reports Greater Third Quarter Losses

The TV Games Network's parent company reported a 13.5% increase in net loss for the third quarter ending Sept. 30. The increase in losses was attributed to charges related to the merger between Gemstar and TV Guide in July 2000 and to higher operating expenses.

 Thursday, November 15, 2001