BusinessWeek - Static In Rupert's Satellite Dreams:
"For Rupert Murdoch, gaining control of DirecTV was supposed to be the hardest part. When he finally won a 34% stake in the satellite operator in late 2003, the man considered by many to be the most powerful media executive in the world had finally closed the loop on his satellite empire. Now he would be able to offer cut-rate prices, provide cool services, and leverage his vast collection of movies, TV shows, and news to lure new subscribers. Murdoch put in charge 51-year-old Chase Carey, a former college rugby player with a handlebar mustache, to execute his plans to dominate programming and distribution. In Carey's two years as CEO of DirecTV Group Inc. (DTV ), the gruff-talking exec has delivered, siphoning off 2 million customers from rival cable operators, bringing DirecTV's total to 15 million."
