FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

HUNTER LARRY D 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

DIRECTV GROUP INC [ DTV ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP Gen Counsel & Sec.
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC., 2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

11/19/2009
(Street)

EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   11/19/2009     D    8638   (1) D   (2) 0   I   401(K)  
Common Stock   11/19/2009     D    73799   D   (2) 0   D  
 

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy)   $41.0634   11/19/2009     D         75000    12/22/2003   2/26/2010   Common Stock   75000   (3)   (4) 0   D  
 
Stock Option (right to buy)   $34.0134   11/19/2009     D         300000    12/22/2003   6/2/2010   Common Stock   300000   (3)   (4) 0   D  
 
Stock Option (right to buy)   $27.37   11/19/2009     D         75000    12/22/2003   2/2/2011   Common Stock   75000   (3)   (4) 0   D  
 
Stock Option (right to buy)   $20.45   11/19/2009     D         75000    6/22/2004   6/23/2011   Common Stock   75000   (3)   (4) 0   D  
 

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Shares held in trust by State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee of the DIRECTV Thrift and Savings Plan as of November 19, 2009. Shares owned pursuant to Rule 16b-3 exempt employee savings plan.
( 2)  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2009 as amended, by and among The DIRECTV Group, Inc. ("DIRECTV Group"), Liberty Media Corporation, Liberty Entertainment, Inc. ("LEI"), DIRECTV, DTVG One, Inc. and DTVG Two, Inc., the holders of outstanding shares of DIRECTV Group common stock (other than direct or indirect subsidiaries of LEI) received one share of DIRECTV Class A common stock for each share of DIRECTV Group common stock held.
( 3)  Employee stock option granted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 qualified Hughes Electronics Corporation Incentive Plan.
( 4)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each option to purchase shares of DIRECTV Group common stock that was outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the mergers was converted into an option to purchase the same number of shares of DIRECTV Class A common stock on the same terms and conditions (including applicable vesting requirements and any accelerated vesting thereof) as applied to each such DIRECTV Group option immediately prior to the effective time of the mergers.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
HUNTER LARRY D
C/O THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
2230 EAST IMPERIAL HIGHWAY
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245

Exec. VP Gen Counsel & Sec.

Signatures
Jan Williamson, Attorney-in-Fact 11/23/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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