DirecTV Profits Increase by 16% with Help from Subscriber Growth in Lastin America

El Segundo, Calif., February 16, 2012--DirecTV, the largest satellite TV provider in the United States, reported a 16 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit amid rising subscriber numbers in Latin America. Net income rose to $718 million, or US$1.02 a share, from US $618 million, or 74 cents, a year earlier, according to the company fourth quarter 2011 financial results.