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The leading Satellite TV in the country DirecTV is planning to bring exceptional coverage of Masters Golf Tournament 2008 to be held between April 10 - 13. The attraction of DirecTV’s coverage of the tournament is to be Masters Mix Channel, DirecTV is to provide multi channel package with round one and two of the Tournament to be covered by ESPN and the third and fourth will be done by CBS on screen one, the best shots, the highlights to be offered on a regular basis along with the commentary on screen two, holes 11, 12 and 13 to be offered on screen three, the deciding and difficult of the four holes 15 and 16 to be covered on screen four.

On each channel menu icon would be present for the fans to choose the scores and stats, tournament history, Masters trivia and top five leader board. The standard definition Master Mix Channel will be available on DirecTV channel 701 and 706 will bring the high-definition version.

“We are proud to be a part of the Masters tradition and have the opportunity to offer our customers expanded and enhanced coverage of what is already a special viewing experience for golf fans,” said Chase Carey, president and CEO, DIRECTV, Inc. “The magnitude of this coverage and the unprecedented production effort put forth by CBS and DIRECTV for this broadcast certainly befits the stature and tradition of the Masters Tournament, and we thank Chairman Payne for his support and interest in providing this extraordinary experience for our viewers.”

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