Hughes trades subscribers for equity in Japanese DBS operation

Hughes Electronics Corp. has traded the 400,000 subscribers to its DirecTV direct-broadcast service in Japan for an equity stake in SkyPerfecTV Japan, terminating its Japanese operations, the U.S. company announced yesterday. The deal will leave Hughes with a 6.8% interest in Japan Digital...

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