PrimeStar
Defunct American direct broadcast satellite company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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PrimeStar was an American direct broadcast satellite broadcasting company formed in November 1990 by seven cable television companies including Comcast Corp. and TCI Communications Corp.[1] PrimeStar was the first medium-powered DBS system in the United States but slowly declined in popularity with the arrival of DirecTV in 1994 and Dish Network in 1996.
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Industry | Direct broadcast satellite broadcasting |
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Founded | November 1990; 33 years ago (1990-11) |
Defunct | September 30, 2000; 23 years ago (2000-09-30) |
Fate | Acquired by DirecTV |
Successor | DirecTV |
Headquarters | Denver, Colorado |
Website | Primestar.com |
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