FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
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 BLVD.		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/02/2008
(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 04/02/2008   P   78,300,000 A $ 25.25 548,720,752 I By 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Call option (obligation to sell) $ 28.3292 04/02/2008   S/K(1)     1 12/30/2009 12/30/2009 Common Stock 22,500,000 $ 48,807,100 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Put option (right to sell) $ 22.8891 04/02/2008   P/K(1)   1   12/30/2009 12/30/2009 Common Stock 22,500,000 $ 51,805,200 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Call option (obligation to sell) $ 29.2069 04/02/2008   S/K(1)     1 07/14/2010 07/14/2010 Common Stock 17,500,000 $ 39,136,700 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Put option (right to sell) $ 20.9272 04/02/2008   P/K(1)   1   07/14/2010 07/14/2010 Common Stock 17,500,000 $ 33,951,300 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Call option (obligation to sell) $ 30.329 04/02/2008   S/K(1)     1 01/26/2011 01/26/2011 Common Stock 12,500,000 $ 33,031,500 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Put option (right to sell) $ 22.8891 04/02/2008   P/K(1)   1   01/26/2011 01/26/2011 Common Stock 12,500,000 $ 37,452,000 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Call option (right to sell) $ 31.519 04/02/2008   S/K(1)     1 08/10/2011 08/10/2011 Common Stock 15,000,000 $ 42,412,300 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Put option (right to sell) $ 20.9272 04/02/2008   P/K(1)   1   08/10/2011 08/10/2011 Common Stock 15,000,000 $ 39,463,300 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Call option (obligation to sell) $ 32.7299 04/02/2008   S/K(1)     1 02/15/2012 02/15/2012 Common Stock 17,500,000 $ 50,740,100 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Put option (right to sell) $ 22.8891 04/02/2008   P/K(1)   1   02/15/2012 02/15/2012 Common Stock 17,500,000 $ 59,012,400 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Call option (obligation to sell) $ 33.2471 04/02/2008   S/K(1)     1 08/29/2012 08/29/2012 Common Stock 25,000,000 $ 79,788,900 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary
Put option (right to sell) $ 20.9272 04/02/2008   P/K(1)   1   08/29/2012 08/29/2012 Common Stock 25,000,000 $ 72,232,400 1 I By wholly-owned Subsidiary

Reporting Owners

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

Signatures

 By: /s/ Craig Troyer, Vice President   04/04/2008
**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).
(1) The Reporting Person entered into a "zero-cost collar" arrangement with a financial institution pursuant to which the Reporting Person wrote a series of covered call options and purchased a series of put options. Only one of the options can be in the money on an expiration date, at which time the in-the-money option will be exercised (and settled for cash), and the other option will expire. If neither option is in the money on the expiration date, both options will expire. The premiums received and paid in respect of all of the options net to zero.

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