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We have even more good news for Latino programming subscribers! We are adding three new Spanish-language channels to DishMÉXICO, DishLATINO and higher, and the DishLATINO Bonus Pack – at no additional cost!

Bandamax The only channel in the U.S. exclusively dedicated to showcasing the extremely popular “Regional Mexican” genre of music. Bandamax features the hottest music videos, live original programming telecast daily from Televisa’s studios in Mexico City and a cast of 10 different regional Mexican music experts. Bandamax programming offers Hispanics living the in the U.S. access to the latest celebrity news, exclusive concerts, and more!

CBeebies This is the first Latino channel targeted for children aged 0-6 years old! It is an interactive, educational channel specially designed to help pre-school aged children play and learn while watching television. The unique mixture of live programming, puppets, animation and story-telling stimulates young children and is designed to help them develop intellectually, socially and emotionally.

Pasiones This soap opera/telenovela channel features the best talent, most recent hits and the unforgettable classics, all from Latin America. Pasiones airs the highest-rated telenovelas, as well as never before seen productions.

The Dish Latino programming package is just $9.99 a month for six months. That’s pretty much unheard of when compared to any cable bill. Take advantage of this amazing deal before it’s too late. Go to Dish Systems or call 866.989.3474 and tell them you want DishLatino today.

Just in time for the holiday season, when family and friends love gathering around the TV to watch great movies together, DISH Network has added eight new HD Pay-Per-View (PPV) Movie channels. Effective November 20, 2008, DISH Network HD subscribers will have the opportunity to enjoy such movies as “Iron Man,” “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” and “The Incredible Hulk” in stunning HD for only $5.99 each.

NEW Channel Numbers

541 to 548

The enhanced “All Day DISH Ticket” allows a customer to access Pay-Per-View programs for up to an entire day on every channel that program is playing on. Movies and events on “All Day DISH Ticket” channels are shown for up to 24 hours beginning anywhere from 5:00 AM ET to 6:30 AM ET (depending on the channel) and ending at the same time the following morning.

In order to view high-definition programs, movies, and events in HD on DISH Network Pay-Per-View, customers must have an HD television in addition to an HD-capable receiver and an applicable antenna pointed to the appropriate orbital location. Please note that purchasing a movie title on the HD PPV channels does not allow customers access to the same titles on the standard-definition PPV channels.

If you are not currently a DISH Network subscriber you can take advantage of this and other great offers by going to Dish Systems or call 866.989.3474 to order DISH Network today.

We are pleased to announce that DISH Network’s “DVR Conversion” feature for model ViP211 and ViP211k receivers is available! The DVR Conversion feature offers customers the ability to convert their single-tuner model ViP211 and ViP211k receiver into a DVR by connecting it to a compatible USB 2.0 external hard drive through the receiver’s USB port. The DVR Conversion feature was honored with an International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Award earlier this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

With the purchase of an eligible external hard drive and payment of a one-time activation fee of $39.99, DISH Network customers will be able to add DVR functionality to their model ViP211 and ViP211k receivers! Customers may request to activate an external hard drive on their account by calling the DISH Network Customer Service Center at 1-888-241-2205 after the external hard drive has been installed.

DVR Conversion Features – DISH Network customers with a model ViP211 or ViP211k receiver connected to a compatible USB 2.0 external hard drive can enjoy features such as:

*Nine-day electronic programming guide *Name-based recording

*Search-based timer capabilities

*Pause / replay live TV

*Fast forward and fast reverse

*30-second skip forward

*10-second skip back

*Ability to play back a stored program while recording another

*DVR functionality on both the satellite tuner and built-in OTA (over-the-air) tuner (Customers may view a recorded program while recording both a satellite program and an OTA program onto the external hard drive)

*Pop-up displays that give the viewer the opportunity to review and choose between scheduled recording conflicts

If you are not currently a DISH Network subscriber you can take advantage of this and other great offers by going to Dish Systems or call 866.989.3474 to order DISH Network today.

We are excited to announce the launch of a brand new Spanish-language channel – Pasiones! Effective November 20, 2008, Pasiones will be offered as part of the DishMEXICO, DishLATINO and higher, and DishLATINO Bonus Pack programming packages for no additional charge.

Pasiones – This soap opera/telenovela channel features the best talent, most recent hits, and the unforgettable classics, all from Latin America. Pasiones airs the highest-rated telenovelas as well as never before seen productions! Pasiones – Available November 20, 2008!

Network/DISH Network Channel

Pasiones/834

With DISH Network you can choose from over 150 international channels in 28 languages. For more information on Dish Programming and other great discounts from DISH Network visit Dish Systems or call 866-989-3474.

We have great news for Yuma DISH Network subscribers! Effective November 20, 2008, DISH Network will offer national PBS programming in the Yuma, AZ-El Centro, CA DMA! Yuma and El Centro area customers of DISH Network will now have the opportunity to enjoy Nova and Frontline on PBS. Please note that local packages are available at $5.99 per month, or $5.00 per month when taken in conjunction with eligible residential programming.

Local network programming available in the Yuma, AZ-El Centro, CA DMA through DISH Network:

ABC/5

CBS/13

NBC/11

FOX/9

CW/16

PBS/60

Univision/7

Telemundo/3

Telefutura/54

LATV/41

For more information about this programming or other DISH Network programming in your area call 866-989-3474 or visit DISH Systems.

A day at the races is a heart-pounding experience you wish would never end. Researching track conditions to determine which horse does best under the current circumstances. Then the thrill of watching your horse bust threw the gates to take a commanding lead, only to fall behind, and then make a miraculous comeback to overtake the lead horse just before the finish. That’s the type of excitement you wish you could put in a bottle and take home with you. Well guess what? You can bring that excitement right into your living room through the interactive TV channel, TVG Horse Race Wagering, on DISH Network.

Of course having a wager on the line always makes things that much more interesting. DISH Subscriber’s in California, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming are currently offered wagering services.

When you can’t make it to the races, bring the races to you. TVG Horse Racing is a great way to spice up your weekend or a great way to entertain your friends. Try watching it on a big screen, it’s like you’re actually on the track in the middle of all the action. With TVG Horse Racing on DISH Network you’ll get to watch up to 8 races an hour from the best seat in the house – your couch.

If you’d like to bring this unique sports entertainment programming into your house at the push of a button, get DISH Network today. Just call 866-989-3474 or visit DISH Systems.

There used to be a time, a magical time long ago called the 80s. A time before guide buttons on remotes. A time before we had a channel that would let us know what’s on the next channel. People would receive a little book every week that would show you every movie on every channel. This was a simple time. Choices were easier, VCRs continuously flashed 12:00, and TV shows had writers.

Today people have 100s of extra choices when it comes to channels and programming. The only thing that hasn’t changed is the number of good ones to choose from. Now-a-days people spend more time scrolling through an endless abyss of mundane programming than they actually do watching something worthwhile. All the extra choices you have can actually be keeping you from watching something you’d really enjoy. So what’s the point? Is there a solution? Well there actually is a point and a solution if you’re a DISH Network subscriber.

DISH Network has a monthly reference guide, DISH Flicks, that provides a comprehensive review of the best movies showing each day. So instead of scrolling through hundreds of channels looking for something good, you can quickly review DISH’s top picks and quickly find something right for you. Getting DISH Flicks is like paying someone $1.95 a month to watch every movie available to you and then let you know if it was good or not. So not only are you not wasting your time looking for something to watch you also aren’t wasting your time watching a horrible film. So if time is money, then DISH Flicks is a great investment.

Although the only way DISH Flicks will be useful to you is if you are a subscriber to DISH Network. For one last piece of advice, follow this link to Dish Systems for the best deals and easiest way to start watching only the best flicks TV has to offer. Or call 866-989-3474 to order DISH now.

With the launch of Dish MEXICO on November 18, 2008, comes programming for $9.99. For 6 months new DISH Network customers who order Dish MEXICO will receive this great offer. Customers who subscribe to Dish MEXICO will receive two credits of $10 on their first billing statement, and then will receive one credit of $10 on each of their following four monthly billing statements. Programming will then return to its normal price of $19.99, which still isn’t bad when it comes to the usual monthly cable bill.

Dish MEXICO subscribers can enjoy more than 55 channels that cater to Mexican culture and interests, with a wide variety of content such as sports, news, novellas, movies, music, and children’s programming.

With DISH Network you can choose from over 150 international channels in 28 languages. For more information on Dish MEXICO and other great discounts from DISH Network visit Dish Systems or call 866-989-3474.

We have exciting news for our Spanish-language programming subscribers! On November 19, 2008, DISH Network will launch a new programming package – DishMEXICO. For only $19.99 per month, DishMEXICO subscribers may enjoy more than 50 Spanish-language channels that cater to Mexican culture and interests, with a wide variety of content such as sports, news, movies, music, and children’s programming. With the option to receive local network programming (where available) and Playboy en Español at no additional charge, DishMEXICO is a great entry-level package for customers looking for high-quality, Spanish-language programming at an economical price. The diverse channel lineup features popular networks such as Azteca America, Galavision, TeleFormula, and Telefutura.DishMEXICO may also be selected as an add-on package for accounts with a qualifying International programming package.

For more information about DishMEXICO or other programming from DISH Network call 866-989-3474 or visit DISH Systems.

Introduciendo Los Nuevos Canales de Programacion DISH MEXICO de Dish Network Dish Network lanza los Nuevos paquetes de programacion DISH MEXICO Buenas Noticias - Dish Network lanza los Nuevos paquetes de programacion DISH MEXICO DISH MEXICO – Ahora disponible en Dish Network! Dish Network tiene excelente noticias para todos los suscriptores de programacion en Español. Dish Network lanzara un nuevo paquete espicificamente diseñado para todos los clientes de desendencia Mexicana llamado DishMEXICO.

Por solo $19.99 por mes, suscriptores de DishMEXICO pueden disfrutar mas de 50 canales en Español que se centralizan en la cultura e intereses Mexicanos con una gran variedad de contenido como deportes, noticias, peliculas, musica, y entretenimiento para niños. DishMEXICO tambien le da la opcion de recivir sus canales locales (donde disponible) y el canal Playboy en Español a no costo adicional. DishMEXICO es un paquete ideal para clientes que buscan programacion de alta calidad en Español a un precio bajo. La progamacion diversa de DishMEXICO le ofrece una linea de canales populares como Azteca America, Galavision, TeleFormula, y Telefutura.

***Solo disponible para Residentes de los Estados Unidos Americanos***

Paquetes de Programacion de DishMEXICO

Paquete                                                                                        Numero de Canales                Precio

DishMEXICO                                                                                   49 + 6 de musica                      $19.99

DishMEXICO con canales locales                                                    49 + 6 de musica                       $19.99

DishMEXICO con Playboy en Espanol                                             50 + 6 de musica                      $19.99

DishMEXICO con Playboy en Espanol y canales locales                 50 + 6 de musica                      $19.99

(ORDER NOW) = ORDENA YA!

DishMEXICO le ofrece lo mejor en programacion orientada a clientes Mexicanos. La progamacion diversa le ofrece una linea de canales populares como Azteca America, Galavision, TeleFormula, y Telefutura mas seis canales de musica y tres canales completamente nuevos – Bandamax, CBeebies, y Pasiones! Oferta Especial 1 – Instalacion Profesional Gratis. Oferta Especial 2 – Activacion Gratis. Oferta Especial 3 – Cinemax por un centavo por 1 año. Oferta Especial 4 – DVR Gratis

For more information about DishMEXICO or other programming from DISH Network call 866-989-3474 or visit DISH Systems

What’s free this month on DISH? From 10/29 to 11/26 DISH Network customers who currently don’t get the Hallmark Movie Channel or the Fine Living Network will be able view these channels.

Fine Living Network - Ch. 113

Martha Stewart’s daughter, Alexis Stewart and Jennifer Koppelman Hutt are bringing their witty, irreverent, comedic points of view to life in the Fine Living Network series, Whatever, Martha! Watch as Alexis and Jennifer share their unique take on some of Martha Stewart’s most memorable moments from her Emmy award-winning television series, Martha Stewart Living. Tuesday nights at 9pm e/p Available in America’s Top 250

Hallmark Movie Channel - Ch. 187

Hallmark Movie Channel is a 24-hour cable network dedicated to bringing viewers the greatest family movies of all time with a mix of classic theatrical films, presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library, the best of Hallmark Channel original movies and special events. Annie, Old Yeller, What the Deaf Man Heard, and The Good Witch are among the award winning movies in the collection. Available in America’s Top 250

Check back soon to see what free programming DISH Network will offer next month. If you’re currently not a DISH subscriber and would like to take advantage DISH Network’s many great offers, go to Dish Systems or call 866-989-3474.