DIRECTV Latin America, the company that offers direct-to-home television service in Latin America and the Caribbean, has launched DIRECTV Interactive in Venezuela, the first interactive television
service to reach the Spanish-speaking markets in Latin America. DIRECTV Interactive, the first service of its kind to reach the Spanish- speaking region, will transform the relationship between the
viewer and the television set. Subscribers to DIRECTV will have at their reach interactive services such as email, banking, video games, weather information and a new information guide. These services
enjoy the utmost security and the basic services will be free of charge to all of DIRECTV customers. DIRECTV Interactive has been available to DIRECTV subscribers in Brazil since December of 2000.