UNITED ~~STATES~~ ~~SECURITIES~~ STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ~~COMMISSION WASHINGTON~~COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, DC ~~20549~~ 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORT PURSUANTTO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~FORM~~Date ~~8-K~~ of report (Date of earliest event reported) November 5, 2009

~~CURRENT~~THE ~~REPORT~~DIRECTV ~~PURSUANT TO~~GROUP, ~~SECTION 13~~INC. ~~OR 15~~(d)Exact OFName ~~THE SECURITIES~~of ~~EXCHANGE~~Registrant ~~ACT~~as ~~OF 1934~~ Specified in Charter)

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) October 16, 2009

THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-31945 (Commission File Number)		52-1106564 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
1-31945	52-1106564
2230 East Imperial Highway El Segundo, California (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		90245 (Zip Code)
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

(310) 964-5000 (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

2230 East Imperial Highway El Segundo, California		90245
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(310) 964-5000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

~~Check~~ ~~the~~ Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: (see General Instruction A.2. below):

⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR ~~Item 8~~ 230.~~01 Other Events~~ 425)

On ⃞ Soliciting material ~~October 16,~~pursuant ~~2009,~~to ~~all~~Rule of14a-12 ~~the~~under ~~parties to~~ the ~~action~~Exchange InAct ~~re The~~(17 ~~DirecTV Group, Inc.,~~CFR ~~Shareholder Litig~~ 240.~~, Consolid. C.A. No. 4581~~14a-~~VCP (the "Action"~~12)~~, including The DIRECTV~~ ~~Group, Inc. and Liberty Media Corporation, entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement and Release (the "Stipulation").~~

On ~~October 19,~~ ⃞ Pre-commencement communications ~~2009,~~pursuant ~~the~~to ~~Delaware~~Rule ~~Chancery Court~~ 14d-2(~~the "Court"~~b) ~~granted~~under ~~preliminary approval of~~ the ~~settlement~~Exchange ofAct ~~the~~(17 ~~Action. The~~CFR ~~Court also scheduled a hearing on November 25, 2009 for final approval of the settlement, at which time the Court will hear any objections to the settlement~~ 240. ~~The terms of the settlement and the procedure for filing a stockholder objection to the settlement are set forth in the Stipulation and the Notice of Settlement filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.~~14d-2~~, respectively, to this Current~~(b)) ~~Report on Form 8-K.~~

~~ITEM~~ ⃞ Pre-commencement communications ~~9.01 Financial~~pursuant ~~Statements~~to ~~and~~Rule ~~Exhibits~~ 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

~~IMPORTANT~~ITEM ~~ADDITIONAL~~2.02. ~~INFORMATION~~Results ~~FILED~~of ~~WITH~~Operations ~~THE~~and ~~SEC~~Financial Condition.

~~Nothing~~ in On ~~this~~November ~~communication shall constitute a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of Liberty Entertainment~~5, ~~Inc.,~~ ~~DIRECTV~~2009, The DIRECTV Group, Inc. ~~or any of~~ (the ~~Liberty~~“Company”) ~~Media~~issued ~~tracking~~a press ~~stocks.~~release, ~~The~~which ~~offer~~contained ~~and~~information ~~sale~~regarding ~~of shares in~~ the ~~proposed~~third ~~business combination with Liberty Entertainment, Inc. will only be made pursuant to~~quarter ~~one~~ 2009 orconsolidated ~~more~~results ~~effective~~of ~~registration statements. Investors and security holders are urged to carefully read~~ the ~~registration statements of Liberty Entertainment, Inc~~Company. ~~and~~The ~~DIRECTV~~press ~~filed~~release ~~with~~did ~~the~~not ~~SEC,~~ include ~~including~~certain ~~the~~financial ~~proxy statement/prospectuses contained therein~~statements, ~~because~~related ~~they~~notes ~~contain important information about these transactions. Investors~~ and ~~security~~certain ~~holders are able to obtain free copies of~~other ~~the~~ financial ~~registration~~information ~~statements~~that ~~and~~will ~~the~~be ~~proxy statements/prospectuses and other documents~~ filed with the ~~SEC~~Securities ~~by Liberty Entertainment, Inc., DIRECTV, Liberty Media Corporation~~ and ~~The DIRECTV~~ ~~Group, Inc.,~~ Exchange Commission as ~~the~~part ~~case~~of ~~may be, through~~ the ~~web~~Company’s ~~site~~Quarterly ~~maintained~~Report byon ~~the SEC at www~~Form 10-Q.~~sec.gov.~~ InA ~~addition,~~copy ~~investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies~~ of the ~~Registration Statements~~press ~~and~~release ~~the~~relating ~~Proxy~~to ~~Statements/Prospectuses~~such ~~from Liberty Media Corporation by contacting Liberty Media Corporation~~announcement, ~~12300 Liberty~~dated November ~~Boulevard~~5, ~~Englewood~~2009, ~~Colorado 80112,~~is ~~Attention: Investor~~attached ~~Relations,~~hereto ~~Telephone~~as ~~(720) 875-5408~~Exhibit ~~or from The DIRECTV Group, Inc~~99.1 byand ~~contacting~~is ~~The DIRECTV Group, Inc., 2230 E. Imperial Highway,~~incorporated ~~El Segundo,~~ herein ~~CA 90245,~~by ~~Attn: Investor Relations, Telephone (310) 964-0808~~reference.

~~PARTICIPANTS~~ This INinformation Ashall ~~SOLICITATION~~not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

~~The~~ ~~directors and executive officers of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in~~ 2 respect of proposals to approve the transactions. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of each of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. and DIRECTV and other participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their respective direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise are available in the proxy materials filed with the SEC.

2 SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant ~~SIGNATURE~~ has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
		(Registrant)


Date:	November 5, 2009	By: /s/ Patrick T. Doyle
		Name:	Patrick T. Doyle
		Title:	Executive Vice President and
			Chief Financial Officer

	THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. (Registrant)
Date: October 20, 2009	By:
		/s/ LARRY D. HUNTER
	Name:	Larry D. Hunter
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

4 EXHIBIT INDEX

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Exhibit

99.1	Press Release, dated November 5, 2009

Exhibit No.			Exhibit
	99.1		Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement and Release, dated October 16, 2009, by and among the parties to the action In re The DirecTV Group, Inc., Shareholder Litig., Consolid. C.A. No. 4581-VCP.
	99.2		Notice of Pendency of Class Action, Proposed Settlement of Class Action, Settlement Hearing and Right to Appear in the action In re The DirecTV Group, Inc., Shareholder Litig., Consolid. C.A. No. 4581-VCP.

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