A series of transactions with Grupo Televisa, Globopar and Liberty Media also will spur DirecTV to reorganize the two existing direct-to-home satellite-TV platforms in Latin America into just one operation. The deal still requires regulatory approval in Brazil and elsewhere in the region but those hurdles ultimately should be cleared, DirecTV management said in a conference call with analysts today. Look for further coverage of this transaction in the Oct. 18 issue of Satellite News.