Satellite Provider Offers Most
National HD Channels And Is Home for Sports and Movies in HD
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 4, 2007--EchoStar
Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH Network(TM)
satellite TV service today announced the launch of Cinemax HD. The new
channel brings DISH Network's total national HD channel lineup to 32
channels - the most in the pay-TV industry today.
DISH Network subscribers to Cinemax HD will be able to view the
upcoming summer lineup of movies including the "See It Saturday" titles:
X-Men: The Last Stand, Superman Returns, Lady in the Water, Miami Vice
and The Departed. With 98% of its primetime programming schedule in true
HD each year, Cinemax HD also features Cinemax Reel Life, the
award-winning original documentary series that showcases some of the
best and most thought-provoking documentaries of our time.
"Cinemax HD is a premier channel for movies and original programming,
now broadcasting in the stunning clarity and vivid surround sound of
high definition," said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming
for DISH Network. "Not only is DISH Network adding to its market-leading
HD offering, but we're giving movie buffs even more reason to want high
definition."
"We are excited that DISH Network is adding Cinemax to its lineup of
HD channels," said Janice Aull, senior vice president and general
manager, Affiliate Sales at Home Box Office. "Now, DISH Network's
subscribers will have the opportunity to view the incredible variety of
film entertainment that Cinemax offers year-round in crystal clear high
definition."
Cinemax HD is located on DISH Network Channel 9458 and is available
to customers who subscribe to DishHD programming, only a $20 add-on to
digital definition programming packages. DISH Network's DishHD offers
customers more than 200 hours per day of HD content from the nation's
top programmers. Cinemax HD will mirror programming from the primary
Cinemax channel.
Subscribers who sign up now with DISH Network can get an
industry-leading, award winning HD/DVR, the ViP622 DVR, at no upfront
cost and can select from exciting all-digital standard definition (SD)
and HD programming packages.
New and existing subscribers can sign up for DISH Network's DishDVR
Advantage, an all-inclusive TV package with more than 200 all-digital SD
channels, local channels where available, a state-of-the-art DVR serving
two TV's and free standard professional installation with no extra fees
for one low price of $49.99.
For more information about DISH Network and the DishHD, call
1-800-333-DISH (3474), visit www.dishnetwork.com, or visit your local
DISH Network retailer.
About EchoStar Communications
EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) has been a leader
for more than 26 years in satellite TV equipment sales and support
worldwide. The Company's DISH Network(TM) is the fastest-growing pay-TV
provider in the country since 2000 and currently serves more than 13.1
million satellite TV customers. DISH Network offers a premier line of
industry-leading Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) and hundreds of video
and audio channels as well as the most national HD and International
channels in the U.S., Interactive TV, Latino and sports programming.
DISH Network also provides a variety of package and price options
including the lowest all-digital price in America and the DishDVR
Advantage Package. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX)
and is a Fortune 300 company. Visit www.echostar.com or call
1-800-333-DISH (3474) for more information.
About HBO
Home Box Office, Inc. is the premium television programming
subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., providing two 24-hour pay television
services - HBO and Cinemax - to over 40 million U.S. subscribers in the
United States via cable and satellite delivery. Internationally, Home
Box Office's branded joint ventures bring HBO services to over 50
countries. HBO programming is sold into over 150 countries worldwide.
CONTACT: DISH Network
Cory Jo Vasquez, 303-514-5351
press@echostar.com
SOURCE: EchoStar Communications Corporation
