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DirecTV Logo — The television system DirecTV is a direct broadcast service live satellite based in El Segundo, California, which transmits digital television and audio channels including Radio by satellite to television fixed United States and Latin America in which customers are signed and have a decoder and satellite dish receiver Directv. The DirecTV system is owned by the company DirecTV Group, a company which in 2005 acquired all of DIRECTV Latin America. In the United States compete against Dish Network.

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Since December 2005 DirecTV Group is an equity partner of Sky Mexico and Sky Brazil, Sky is therefore considered in the Latin American division of DIRECTV Group. Currently SKY Brazil is operated by the company Globo Comunicações e Participacoes, SA which has a 7% stake in DirecTV Group and which has a 93% stake. Meanwhile SKY Mexico is operated by the company Televisa has 58.7% of the shares and DirecTV Group, which owns 41.3% of the shares. More

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DHL Logo — DHL is a shipping company based in Germany. Founded in San Francisco (1969) by Adrian D Alsey, Larry H illblom and Robert L ynn, the initial letter of their surnames is that we get the name of the company. The three had the idea to deliver the shipping documents in advance, by plane from San Francisco to Honolulu. Thus, customs procedures could begin before the ship reached port. The discharge time is substantially reduced so that the owners costs saved. The idea was the beginning of a new industry, the international express delivery service.

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From there, take-off was immediate. In 1970, DHL was introduced on the East Coast of the United States and expanded in the Pacific in 1971. In 1974, established its first European office in London. Since 1977, DHL has been in the Middle East and in 1978 opened its first office in Germany. Technology played a trick on DHL as the development of the fax, the potential of the classic document delivery was drastically reduced. So in 1980, DHL launched the delivery service of goods. More

San Jose Sharks Logo

San Jose Sharks Logo — San Jose Sharks is a professional team of ice hockey in the United States located in San Jose (California). The team plays in the National Hockey League framed in the Pacific Division. Before the Sharks, the area where the house the franchise and had a team in the NHL. The California Golden Seals, who played from 1967 to 1976, moved to Cleveland to merge in 1978 with the Minnesota North Stars. During the 1980 Howard Baldwin, former owner of the Hartford Whalers, led a group that lobbied the NHL to get a new franchise in San Jose (California). After several trade agreements with the owners of the North Stars, San Jose got an expansion franchise in the NHL for the 1991-92 season. The name of the franchise became the San Jose Sharks, referring to the sharks of the Pacific Ocean.

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In his first two seasons, the Sharks played at the Cow Palace in Daly City, just outside San Francisco. The team debuted with a negative record of 71 defeats, with a streak of 17 straight losses, and did not work good performances. From 1993 the Sharks moved to San Jose Arena and, under the leadership of Kevin Constantine began to soar making its first playoff qualifiers. The streak lasted until 1996, when they finished in last place in the Pacific Division two seasons. More

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Phoenix Coyotes Logo — Phoenix Coyotes and the Phoenix Coyotes is a team of professional ice hockey located in Glendale, outside Phoenix, Arizona (United States). He currently plays in the National Hockey League, framed in the Pacific Division. The team was founded in 1996 following the transfer of a franchise to Arizona before, Winnipeg Jets. Throughout its history, has never won a Stanley Cup or a division championship, although it has been ranked several times for the playoff for the title. In May 2009, Phoenix Coyotes declared bankruptcy and became administered by the NHL, looking for a buyer to keep the franchise in Arizona.

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The club moved within the deadlines set in Glendale, near Phoenix, and debuted in the 1996-97 season. The franchise saw the Jets’ star players like Teemu Selanne and Alexei Zhamnov were leaving for other teams. To fix this, the new owners decide to sign the star of the Chicago Blackhawks, Jeremy Roenick, that liderase the Coyotes, along with other players like Tkachuk, Toochet or Mike Gartner. In his first season the team offered a dynamic game with a solid defense and failed to qualify for the playoffs, but fell in the first round. The club reached the final rounds in following seasons, but the trend of falling into the first season of the playoff was a constant. More

Los Angeles Kings Logo

Los Angeles Kings Logo — Los Angeles Kings is a professional team of ice hockey in the United States located in Los Angeles (California). The franchise was founded in 1967 as an expansion team, and settled in Inglewood until 1999, when they moved to Staples Center in downtown. The team plays in the National Hockey League framed in the Pacific Division.

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los angeles kings logo

The city of Los Angeles was interested in hosting a franchise in the NHL, as the state of California and had several hockey teams in various local leagues. When the National League decided to expand, the Canadian entrepreneur Jack Kent Cooke, owner of Los Angeles Lakers, paid two million dollars for having one of the six seats that were granted. Cooke decided to install its equipment in the city angelina, as the community of hockey fans had to add a significant number of citizens from northern states of the west coast in the United States and Canada. The new club was called the Los Angeles Kings, adopted the purple and gold as primary colors and would play in The Forum. More

Dallas Stars Logo

Dallas Stars Logo — Dallas Stars is a professional team of ice hockey in the United States located in Dallas (Texas). Although the city is settled in Texas in 1993, was created in 1967 as an expansion franchise under the name Minnesota North Stars. They have a Stanley Cup, obtained in 1999. The team plays in the National Hockey League framed in the Pacific Division.

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dallas stars logo

The transfer of franchise to Dallas was pretty controversial, so much promise that the NHL to Minnesota fans a new franchise in the future. Such equipment would be Minnesota Wild who began competing in the year 2000. The franchise slashed its name to Dallas Stars after his move to the southern city, and kept the original set block. Norman Green, who promoted the move to Dallas, he stayed only a year at the helm, selling its shares in 1994 to businessman Tom Hicks. More