. "PrimeStar was a U.S. direct broadcast satellite broadcasting company formed in 1991 by a consortium of cable television system operators. PrimeStar was the first medium-powered DBS system in the United States but slowly declined in popularity with the arrival of DirecTV in 1994 and Dish Network in 1996."@en . . "1999Z"^^ . . "1991Z"^^ . "PrimeStar"@en . . "Acquired byDirecTV"@en .