DirecTV (Centralia)

1997-2002


On Transania, DIRECTV (legal name: Galaxy Transania Servicios Satelitales, S.A.) was launched in 1997, serving as the main competitor of Vía Telecom in both countries. Operating under the digital satellite direct-to-home tecnologhy, the company was a joint-venture between Hughes Electronic Corp., rencuesian Grupo Cisneros (being it first direct venture on Transania), centralian Vittel Corporación, C.A (who served as the main technical operations partner), and castillian Grupo Universo, forming the company a year earlier: 1996.

The services had operations on Centralia (March 1997), Castilla (March 1997), Nativia (September 1997), Neburosia (November 1997), Meridiana and Cenfestaro (March 1998), and Novalia (April 1998).

Although it had a solid subscription bases, and competing side-by-side with it rivals, the company was sold to their local partners in 2001, due the Hughes' retiretment from investiments outside the Atlansias. The brand was replaced with Galaxy starting 2002, taking the name from the legal nomenclature.

Channel lineup

 * February 2000