Service for Turner's Popular,
Unique Network Back on DISH Network(TM)
ATLANTA & ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2007--Turner
Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and EchoStar Communications
Corporation's DISH Network(TM) (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced that they
have signed an affiliation agreement that allows for the restored
distribution of Court TV.
Court TV will be carried in DISH Network's AT200 package in its
former channel position 204.
Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, however, both parties
are pleased with the financial terms of the agreement.
About Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major
producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the
leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry.
About EchoStar Communications Corporation
EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) serves more than
13 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM), the
fastest-growing pay-TV provider in the country since 2000. DISH
Network's services include hundreds of video and audio channels,
Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together
with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. EchoStar
has been a leader for more than 25 years in satellite TV equipment sales
and support worldwide. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX)
and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit EchoStar's Web site at
www.echostar.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).
CONTACT: EchoStar Communications Corporation
Kathie Gonzalez, 720-514-5351
press@echostar.com
or
TBS, Inc.
Misty Skedgell,404-885-4396
misty.skedgell@turner.com
SOURCE: EchoStar Communications Corporation
