Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

LIBERTY MEDIA CORP

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DIRECTV GROUP INC [DTV]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/19/2009

(Street)

ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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		J		548,720,752	D	$ 0	0	I	Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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
(Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Call option (obligation to sell)

$ 28.3292

11/19/2009

12/30/2009

Common Stock

11,250,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Put option (right to sell)

$ 22.8891

11/19/2009

12/30/2009

Common Stock

11,250,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Call option (obligation to sell)

$ 29.2069

11/19/2009

07/14/2010

Common Stock

17,500,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Put option (right to sell)

$ 20.9272

11/19/2009

07/14/2010

Common Stock

17,500,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Call option (obligation to sell)

$ 30.329

11/19/2009

01/26/2011

Common Stock

12,500,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Put option (right to sell)

$ 22.8891

11/19/2009

01/26/2011

Common Stock

12,500,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Call option (obligation to sell)

$ 31.519

11/19/2009

08/10/2011

Common Stock

15,000,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Put option (right to sell)

$ 20.9272

11/19/2009

08/10/2011

Common Stock

15,000,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Call option (obligation to sell)

$ 32.7299

11/19/2009

02/15/2012

Common Stock

17,500,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Put option (right to sell)

$ 22.8891

11/19/2009

02/15/2012

Common Stock

17,500,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Call option (obligation to sell)

$ 33.2471

11/19/2009

08/29/2012

Common Stock

25,000,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Put option (right to sell)

$ 20.9272

11/19/2009

08/29/2012

Common Stock

25,000,000

$ 0

Held through wholly-owned subsidiary

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LIBERTY MEDIA CORP 12300 LIBERTY BOULEVARD ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112		X

Signatures

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION By: /S/ Craig Troyer Vice President		11/23/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Remarks: On November 19, 2009, the Reporting Person caused its subsidiaries to contribute to Liberty Entertainment, Inc. ("LEI"), among other things, the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Reporting Person that hold all of the shares of common stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Person and that are a party to the zero cost collar arrangements described in the Form 4 filed by the Reporting Person on April 2, 2008. At 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on November 19, 2009, the Reporting Person distributed all of the outstanding shares of LEI to the holders of its Liberty Entertainment common stock pursuant to a partial redemption of its Liberty Entertainment common stock. Immediately following the redemption on November 19, 2009, a business combination transaction among the Reporting Person, the Issuer, LEI and DIRECTV, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Holdings") and certain other persons was completed, pursuant to which, among other things, LEI and the Issuer separately merged with subsidiaries of Holdings and Holdings became the new parent holding company of the Issuer.

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