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Pizza Hut to offer DirecTV at some of its restaurants

By Angel JenningsStaff Writer 
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Some Pizza Hut customers will soon be able to get dinner and TV shows all in the confines of the fast-food restaurant.

NPC International Inc., the world’s largest Pizza Hut franchisee, has started installing satellite TV in hundreds of its Pizza Hut locations across the nation. The Overland Park, Kan., company has partnered with Bulk TV & Internet, a supplier of DirecTV services, to offer diners television programming with their hand-tossed pizza.

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Pizza Hut is the latest fast-food chain to offer television and cable service. Last month, McDonald’s announced it was launching the McDonald’s Channel, a digital network that will run local school sports, movie previews and human interest stories. The venture, which has already rolled out in San Diego, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, will be set up in 800 McDonald’s restaurants in Southern and Central California in the next few months.

NPC International operates 1,152 Pizza Hut franchises 28 in states. The company expects the installations to be completed by the end of next year.

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-- Angel Jennings

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Angel Jennings

As assistant managing editor for culture and talent, Angel Jennings oversees the Los Angeles Times’ Metpro and internship programs as well as works closely with HR and department heads to help manage a broad range of responsibilities, including tracking, recruiting, interviewing and selecting diverse candidates for job opportunities and advancing the company’s efforts to promote diversity, equity, inclusion and access. She also works across the newsroom on retention, training and career development efforts. Jennings previously worked as a reporter in Metro. She got her start in the Metpro program in 2011 and has since worked on assignments with many departments in the newsroom, including Metro, National, Calendar, Business and podcasts. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska.

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