| ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30,
2005--EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH)
and its DISH Network satellite TV service today
unveiled a new feature that will give customers
the ability to watch six TV channels and use an
interactive menu, all at the same time. The
mosaic of six networks and interactive channels
on DISH Home, Ch. 100, is a convenient way for
subscribers to watch and interact with their TV.
DISH Network pioneered the interactive mosaic --
six mainstream TV channels integrated with
interactive features -- during the 2004 Summer
Olympics and again for the 2004 Presidential
Elections.
DISH Network viewers can select windows of
popular networks including CNN, MSNBC, The
Weather Channel, E! Entertainment, Bloomberg and
Court TV through DISH Home. Full-screen video
with audio automatically appears when viewers
select a network window. Viewers can still go to
their favorite interactive channel for customer
service, news, shopping, sports, games and
entertainment on DISH Home.
"The new format of DISH Home is a great way
for viewers to watch their favorite TV channel
and up-to-the-minute news, all from one place,"
said Susan Arnold, vice president of Programming
for DISH Network. "With six screens at once and
an environment that allows viewers to interact
with their TV, DISH Home gives TV viewers one
more reason to choose DISH Network."
DISH Network is the largest U.S. provider of
interactive TV programs and the world leader in
the number of ITV-enabled homes, with more than
20 interactive channels, serving over 10 million
customers respectively.
DISH Network subscribers with an interactive
TV-enabled receiver can open DISH Home by going
to channel 100, pressing the interactive TV
button on their remote, launching ITV from the
electronic programming guide, or selecting a
triggered advertisement on another channel.
The new features on DISH Home were developed
in partnership with OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq:OPTV)
utilizing its ITV middleware technology. DISH
Network customers with the following OpenTV-enabled
receivers can see the new DISH Home: Model 3900,
4900, DISH 111, 301, 311, 322, DISH Player - DVR
501, 508, 510, 522, 721, DISH 811 and DISH
Player-DVR 942.
For more information, call 800-333 DISH
(3474) or go to www.dishnetwork.com. For print
quality images, go to www.dishnetwork.com and
click "about us."
About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH)
serves more than 11.2 million satellite TV
customers through its DISH Network(TM), 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 800-333-DISH (3474).
CONTACT: EchoStar's DISH Network
Kelley Baca, 303-723-2012
kelley.baca@echostar.com
SOURCE: EchoStar Communications Corporation
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