text: DirecTV Consolidates LatAm Satellite Ops  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. Ltd.  &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=NCP.AX target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;NCP.AX&lt;/A&gt; will sell its stake in Sky Latin America to DirecTV  Group &lt;A HREF="http://www.investor.reuters.com/FullQuote.aspx?ticker=DTV.N target=/stocks/quickinfo/fullquote"&gt;DTV.N&lt;/A&gt;, another company which it controls, for \$579  million in order to consolidate operations of the two satellite  broadcasters, the companies said on Monday.