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The chief executive of Liberty Media Corp. said Friday that a sale of DirecTV to a phone company is possible after its planned spinoff.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Greg Maffei said phone companies could have strategic reasons for buying DirecTV Group Inc., the nation’s largest satellite-TV operator.
Phone companies could be interested in acquiring DirecTV for the ability to offer video nationally along with Internet and phone services to better compete with cable TV operators, which have been luring customers with “triple play” packages.
