DISH Network Offers Super Bowl XL in Stunning HD
DISH Network Offers the Nation’s Largest HDTV Lineup
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 26, 2006 — EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH Network™ satellite TV service announced today it will offer its customers a special, one-day satellite transmission of a national ABC high definition broadcast, providing Super Bowl XL to eligible DISH Network HD-enabled customers in 10 cities across the country where ABC owns and operates a local broadcast station.
Super Bowl XL, pitting the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Seattle Seahawks, will be played at Ford Field in Detroit on Feb. 5, 2006, at 6:30 p.m. EST and will be available to eligible HD customers with DISH Network HD-enabled set-top boxes in the 10 cities on DISH Network channel 240 or 250, depending on location. New eligible HD customers must be activated for DISH Network service prior to Saturday, Feb. 4, at 8 p.m. EST to receive this special broadcast.
DISH Network will show a national ABC HD broadcast for one day only in a total of 10 cities across the country where ABC owns and operates a local broadcast station, including Chicago (Ch. 250); Flint, Mich. (Ch. 240); Fresno, Calif. (Ch. 250); Houston (Ch. 250); Los Angeles (Ch. 250); New York (Ch. 240); Philadelphia (Ch. 240); Raleigh-Durham, N.C. (Ch. 240); San Francisco (Ch. 250) and Toledo, Ohio (Ch. 240).
DISH Network will broadcast the Super Bowl in HD as a kickoff for the launch of its new DishHD™ packages debuting Feb. 1. DishHD offers 25 national HD channels plus local broadcast channels where available, providing more than 200 hours of HD programming every day. Cable companies, with a national average of just 10 HD channels, cannot come close to the robust lineup of DishHD.
By offering the most HD channels in the pay-TV industry and with the introduction of a new line of advanced satellite receivers, DishHD gives its customers more than 1,700 hours a week of HD content from the nation’s top programmers.
DISH Network is expanding its HD channel lineup in 2006 by adding five new original VOOM HD channels — bringing the total to 15 — as well as other new HD networks including ESPN2 HD and Universal HD. In addition, DISH Network will launch high definition local channels through its satellite service in up to 50 markets in 2006, starting with Chicago, Los Angeles and New York in February, and reaching more than 50 percent of U.S. TV households with local HD channels. The remainder of the country’s local HD channels will be offered to DISH Network customers via an off-air antenna solution.
Consumers can call 1-800-333-DISH (3474) or visit www.DISHNetwork.com for more information about DishHD and DISH Network.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 12 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network™, the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last five years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).
Media Contact:
Mark Cicero, 720-514-5351, press@echostar.com
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