PR: DISH NETWORK TO OFFER MLS DIRECT KICK PACKAGE

[Scott Greczkowski]

DISH NETWORK TO OFFER MLS DIRECT KICK PACKAGE BEGINNING MARCH 19

Englewood, Colo., March 15, 2011 – The Major League Soccer season is just around the corner, and DISH Network customers can follow their favorite teams when they subscribe to MLS Direct Kick, available beginning March 19.

MLS Direct Kick features out-of-market games that customers wouldn’t normally have the ability to watch, including up to 221 regular season and select playoff games – a 30 percent increase in game coverage over last year – ensuring fans won’t miss a second of the action.

MLS Direct Kick is available on DISH Pay-Per-View on Channels 454 – 467 for a one-time cost of $79. Call 1-877-DISH PPV (347-4778) or visit www.dishnetwork.com/soccer to order. For more information on MLS, visit their website at Major League Soccer.

 

[mhowie]

Does anyone actually subscribe to this?

 

[goaliebob99]

This is probably the only sports package that dish cant screwup!

 

[englishtycoon]

It's probably the only one they can afford

 

[hardhead]

But they do find a way to screw it up. As I mentioned in another thread--DISH does not provide MLS Direct Kick matches in HD, while cable providers and D* do.

 

[datwell]

I remember HDNet used to carry a few matches in HD. Beautiful!

 

[nlk10010]

Does anyone actually subscribe to this?

A number of us, in any case more than subscribe to MLB EI on Dish.

Dish actually did show some matches in HD last season, once in a blue moon though (I think there were less than 5). With Dish's bandwidth problems I don't expect any more this time around.

 

[ianai]

Does anyone actually subscribe to this?

Every year. Also get top 250 just to get FSC. Shocking I know.

 

[ianai]

This is probably the only sports package that dish cant screwup!

On the contrary, in addition to not carrying many matches in HD, last year the botched it so bad I got it for half price. Matches starting thirty minutes in, randomly stopping..the first weeks were a disaster. But, at least they have it. One of a small number of reasons I can think of to own a TV

 

[Yespage]

Every year. Also get top 250 just to get FSC. Shocking I know.

You do know that Top 120 plus has Fox Soccer Channel now, right? As does Latino Dos HD.