The Dish Network News Blog

In case you haven’t already heard the good news, Starz Entertainment, a premium movie service provider who offers 16 movie channels and airs more than 1,000 movies per month, is teaming up with Dish Network.  Starz and DishNetwork will be offering an exclusive free preview weekend of their much hyped Starz Movie Pack starting Thursday, October 18th and running through Sunday, October 21. 

The free movie weekend preview provided through Dish Network will showcase nine different channels in the Starz Movie Pack ranging from Starz InBlack and Starz Cinema, to Starz Kids & Family.  The free movie pack weekend will feature Blockbuster hits like Open Season, the Holiday and the Guardian.  So whether or not you are thinking about roasting marshmallows in your fireplace with the kiddos or cuddling up on the couch for a date night DishNetwork is providing you with hours of entertainment filled with all your favorite Starz.

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Good News for all you hockey fans, the NHL has announced that they have renewed their deal with Dish Network who will continue to provide viewers with superior high-quality hi-definition television.  In 2002 Dish Network began offering the NHL Center Ice package, a hockey fans wildest dream, and continues still today giving Dish Network subscribers the chance to view up to 1,000 intense live games, many of which are featured in High-Definition.  The NHL Center Ice Package on Dish Network allows the hockey enthusiast to watch up to 40 games a week, including select games from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Thank you Dish Network for not leaving us hangin’ and allowing us to follow our favorite teams through to the end, can you imagine the call center phones if loyal hockey fans were to watch a whole season and then not be able to view the Stanley Cup Playoffs?  For more information on the NHL Center Ice Package offered by Dish Network call 1-866-989-3474 or website their website at dish-network.com.

NHL^© Center Ice^©  Lets Dish Network customers experience this season with coverage of up to 40 games per week from around the League, including select games from the first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs and select games broadcast in HD. A Full Season Package of NHL^© Center Ice^©  on Dish Network is $169.00, or 3 payments of $56.34 and will air on channels 543-558

On February 23, 2006 Dish Network answered their customers request and assembled a package of 20 Public Interest Channels that are available for free! The Public Interest Channel Package isn’t automatically added, but, if a Dish Subscriber wishes to receive the programming package, they just need to ask their Customer Service Representative to add it on to their other DISH Network programming.
 

As far as what Dish Network Satellite Antenna is needed to receive the Dish Network’s Public Interest Channel Package, a subscriber will need a 2^nd antenna pointed either the 61.5° and 148° orbital locations. This is due to the fact that 5 of the 20 channels are transmitted from the61.5° and 148° orbital locations. Since the Public Interest Channel Package is free, a customer who wants those channels broadcast from the 61.5° and 148° orbital locations will need to add/upgrade their antenna at their own expense.
 

DishFAMILY subscribers have been excluded from select Public Interest Channel programming due to potentially offensive or mature content. DishFAMILY customers may request this a la carte package of all Public Interest Channels with the understanding that it is at their own discretion.

It seems that Dallas Cowboys fans who can’t get the NFL Network through Time Warner Cable are fed-up and are asking the Governor and Legislature of Texas to intervene. Since Time Warner Cable doesn’t have the NFL Network in their basic cable lineup, subscribers won’t be able to watch two coming Dallas Cowboys games. Time Warner who serves El Paso won’t negotiate with the NFL Network to include the channel in their basic package.

El Paso Dallas Cowboy fans do have an alternative to Time Warner, an alternative that has the NFL Network in it’s basic package and a basic package that is cheaper. The alternative is Dish Network, whose basic channel package is 100% digital audio and video, includes 100 channels for $29.99 and best of all includes the NFL Channel.

Dish Network also has the El Paso local channels available, so El Paso residents will stay up to speed of Time Warner trying to justify not having the NFL Network to city officials.

With Dish Network and the NFL Channel, El Paso, Texas football fans will be able to watch the Dallas-Green Bay game on Nov. 29 and the Dallas-Carolina game on Dec. 22. These games are not going to be available on Time Warner.

In June of 2006 Dish Network and the NFL Network announced a multi-year extension to bring many new advanced features to customers of DISH Network satellite TV service. The deal allowed Dish Network to carry the NFL Network which airs over 160 games that are televised nationally including the NFL Network’s regular season primetime game package on Thanksgiving. Dish Network also has provides the NFL Network’s high-definition channel.

Best of all Dish Network added the NFL Network to the America’s Top 100 programming package. With NFL Network’s exclusive access into key league events, football fans will have access to nearly 2,000 original hours of programming on NFL Network. In 2007, the NFL Network will air 168 football games, including 8 primetime regular season NFL games, 52 preseason games, 75 game re-airs, 31 NFL Europe League contests, the Insight Bowl and the Senior Bowl. The NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the first television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football.

To Order Dish Network with the NFL Network and 100 other top channels for $29.99 a month, visit Dish Network / NFL Network For EL Paso

Recent news sheds light on the ever growing gap between Satellite TV companies and cable TV providers. For many years cable TV provided a larger span of television channels in HD but recent polls show Satellite TV is leading the way.

Dish Network HD vs. Direct TV HD is the recent big debate among many viewers. New consensus supports the fact that DishNetwork simply gives its viewers more options. The Dish Network DishHD HDTV program line-up is bigger and better than ever before, featuring channels for everyone from young children to adults. Dish Network continues to give their viewers choices in superior Hi-definition quality regardless of whether or not you are a NFL fan. Although DirecTV offers its customers four free months of service with the purchase of their NFL package, Dish Network HD has got them beat, allowing customers to receive six free months of service and a free HD receiver regardless of whether you want to tune in to watch WorldSport HD, HDNet Movies or cuddle up with the kiddos and watch the Family Room HD, just a few of the many channels provided by DishNetwork HD only.

If you would like more information on the 70+ Dish Network channels and their lineup including HBO HD, National Geographic HD, and Big Ten Network HD, please visit www.dish-network.com or call a customer care representative for more information at 1-866-989-3474.

DISH Network wants to make you a low-carb organic couch potato with a new wellness channel called Veria TV. On October 3rd, Dish Network launched Veria TV which calls itself the new natural wellness channel. Veria TV is intended to be the channel to showcase the natural wellness lifestyle based on the growing number of Americans who have expressed interest to living more naturally and maintaining healthy, vital lives.

Veria TV is on DISH Network channel 9575 and will have a 24-hour a day programming line-up. Veria TV will be added to Dish Network’s Americas Top 250 package at no additional charge or can be ordered separately for $2.99 per month. Dish Network is also allowing all 13 million subscribers to preview the channel for free in October on DISH’s Preview Showroom channel 281.

DISH Network customers who subscribe to Veria TV will enjoy a huge line-up of quality-lifestyle original programming in high-definition featuring entertainment shows about food and nutrition, travel, exercise, alternative medicine and holistic health.

Below are some of the shows that will make up Veria TV’s programming line-up. Backyard Boomers
Backyard Boomers takes viewers on a weekly exploration of the latest techniques for making their lives and environment healthy and happy.

Bedside Manor
Dr. Howard Goldberg and Dr. Keith DeOrio debate the best approaches to common medical issues from their differing points of view

Everybody Nose
Noelle Katai delves into the fascinating world of essential oils and aromatherapy.

Feng Shui Living
Feng Shui Living will introduce viewers to new ideas through entertaining make-over demonstrations and explorations of some of America’s great buildings.

Naturally Delicious
hosted by Ann Gentry Naturally Delicious shows that meatless meals can heal the body and be irresistibly

Pilates: From the Inside Out
Host Karon Karter helps transform bodies, and lives, by breaking down the Pilates method into fun, easy-to-follow instruction.

Simply Beautiful
Roni Proter explores the world of natural beauty and fashion, focusing on the healthy and natural alternatives.

The Art of Living Gallery
The Art of Living Gallery explores the visually compelling and fascinating healing effects stimulated by the creative process of both art and music.

The Genesis of Healing
Host Alastair Greener takes us on a journey into past, and as we delve into the genesis and early development of ancient schools of medicine.

The Incurables
Despite all of the options of modern medicine, there are many medical conditions that perplex even the best conventional doctors.

The Sweet Truth
The Sweet Truth takes you on a fun, light-hearted path to making healthy versions of everybody’s favorite temptations.

Under The Sun
Adventurer Nathan Leroy goes on an international adventure in search of the best in organic farms, orchards and processing facilities.

What A Relief!
With flair, warmth and charm, master herbalist Amanda McQuade Crawford shows us how to grow, harvest, dry, make and apply herbal treatments safely at home.

What Happens Next
Ever wondered what goes on inside the body after you do certain things? Dr. Keller Wortham hosts What Happens Next, which explores how the human body works.

What’s The Alternative?
With something for everyone, What’s the Alternative? explores ancient, emerging, and cutting-edge ways to boost physical, mental and emotional health… naturally.

Wise Up!
Host Andrea Beaman hits the road exploring holistic approaches to health in cities across the U.S.

Yoga For Life
Finally, there’s an honest to goodness, no frills yoga show for Americans who want to transform their lives.

Okay so the Los Angeles Angels are out of it, and the Yankees are done, but good news for all of you Baseball fans whether you’re rooting for the remaining National League teams or the American League teams Dish Network has you covered.  Along with the already provided 48 national channels in high-quality high definition, the most offered by any pay-TV provider in the country, Dish Network announced Monday that it has launched TBS HD on its Dish Network service, allowing National League fans to enjoy the championship series with Dish’s superior high definition quality.  No worries American League fans, Dish Network hasn’t forgotten about you.  As always, Dish Network and your local Fox affiliate will continue to cover the fight for the ALCS.  So whether you are tuning in to watch the boys in red or the teams out west Dish Network has you covered.

You can get Dish Network’s DishHD package Free for 6 months when you sign-up as a new customer. Visit www.dish-network.com for more details.
 

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 10, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) and its DISH Network(tm) satellite TV service today announced exciting enhancements to its industry-leading DishHD programming package.

On July 11, DISH Network will launch eight Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) in high definition (HD) that feature game-only baseball content, including Fox Sports Network Arizona (Ch. 365), Fox Sports Network Northwest (Ch. 376), Fox Sports Network Cincinnati (Ch. 377), Fox Sports Network Pittsburgh (Ch. 378), Fox Sports Network Detroit (Ch. 380), SportsTime Ohio (Ch. 381), Fox Sports Network North (Ch. 386), and SportsNet New York (DISH Network Ch. 388). With the launch of nine HD RSNs earlier this year, these new additions bring DISH Network’s total lineup of HD RSNs to 17, with more channel launches planned for Aug. 15.

Also on Aug. 15, DISH Network will add seven national HD channels to its DishHD programming package, including MHD, featuring music programming from MTV, VH1 and CMT; Golf/Versus HD; Animal Planet HD; The Science Channel HD; TLC HD; Discovery HD, and History HD, which will debut on Sept. 1. With these additions — plus more planned for mid-September — DishHD subscribers will continue to have access to the largest national HD lineup in the United States.

“No one currently has more national HD channels than DISH Network, and we’re committed to maintaining that edge by enhancing DishHD with channels that exemplify the top-quality programming our customers enjoy,” said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. “When it comes to high definition, DISH Network offers not only the best programming, but the best technology and value as well, including the only free HD DVR in the industry and, starting Aug. 15, six months of DishHD programming for free.”

DISH Network’s DishHD currently offers customers more than 200 hours per day of HD content from the nation’s top programmers and is a $20 add-on to digital definition programming packages, including the DishDVR Advantage. The HD RSNs are available to customers who subscribe to DISH Network’s America’s Top 100 Plus programming with DishHD.

The highly-acclaimed ViP622 DVR(tm) is the perfect complement to DISH Network’s extensive lineup of HD programming — and it’s free to new customers who qualify. One of the most advanced multi-room HD DVR receivers on the market today, the ViP622 DVR boasts the only true 30-second skip feature in the industry — allowing subscribers to watch television commercial-free.

For more information about DISH Network, DishHD, or the six months free of DishHD promotion, call 1-800-333-DISH (3474), visit www.dishnetwork.com, or visit your local DISH Network retailer.

About EchoStar Communications Corporation

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 13.4 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.

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As if offering the “most technologically-advanced coverage of NASCAR in motorsports television history” wasn’t enough, ESPN said Tuesday that it will be taking its efforts to another level with the debut of the ESPN DISH Tech Center mobile television studio. The sports behemoth is launching the new advancement this weekend with its coverage of the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup in Indianapolis.

With the help of EchoStar, the ESPN DISH Tech Center will travel to all of ESPN’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Race venues to be “utilized” by the network’s producers and announcers for content segments that will air during race telecasts. In addition to ESPN and ESPN on ABC coverage of the final 17 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races, segments produced from the DISH Tech Center will air during NASCAR Busch Series races that are held on the same tracks.

The studio will contain the ESPN Chevy Cutaway Car that has been used this year in ESPN’s NASCAR coverage, as well as a cutaway of a Chevrolet Car of Tomorrow being raced in some cup events this season and next. ESPN said the DISH Tech Center will also have room for displays of other race car parts like engines, transmissions and shock absorbers.

ESPN’s Tim Brewer, a two-time NASCAR champion crew chief, and other analysts will report from the studio during race telecasts to “help viewers better understand the technical and mechanical aspects of NASCAR racing,” the network said.

The DISH Tech Center is being called “the highlight” of a multi-year, multimedia agreement for NASCAR between ESPN and EchoStar consisting of media in all NASCAR races on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes; exposure on ESPN Audio and in ESPN The Magazine; a SportsCenter weekly-sponsored NASCAR report; a custom promotion on ESPN.com; and six in-car cameras per season to be featured within the NASCAR Busch Series.

ESPN’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup coverage begins with the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard July 29 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and will include all 10 races in the “Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup” televised by ESPN on ABC.