[3] DISH Network Expands SHOWTIME UNLIMITED Premium Movie Package for DISH 500 Customers.Entertainment Editors CES 2000 LAS VEGAS--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 7, 2000 DISH Network See DBS. Launches New Premium Movie Channels: SHOWTIME show·time or show time n. 1. The time at which an entertainment, such as the showing of a movie, is scheduled to start. 2. Slang The time at which an activity is to begin. Noun 1. BEYOND, SHOWTIME 3, and will soon add THE MOVIE CHANNEL 2 EchoStar Communications Corp. (Nasdaq:DISH, DISHP) is pleased to announce today it will launch two new premium movie channels, SHOWTIME BEYOND and SHOWTIME 3, as part of DISH Network's SHOWTIME UNLIMITED premium movie package to customers who have a DISH 500 satellite TV system. With the addition of these new channels, DISH Network will offer 10 channels in the SHOWTIME UNLIMITED Package for one low price of $10.99 per month, confirming DISH Network's position as the leader in offering more channel choices than any other satellite or cable TV provider. DISH Network is also pleased to announce that it will launch Showtime Networks' THE MOVIE CHANNEL 2 in the spring of 2000, giving satellite customers even more movie choices. Also, DISH Network and Showtime Networks will soon offer west coast feeds of THE MOVIE CHANNEL and THE MOVIE CHANNEL 2 in an upcoming, enhanced programming package available this spring for DISH 500 customers that will include all of the channels from DISH Network's popular America's Top 100 CD programming package and new basic programming services. SHOWTIME BEYOND and SHOWTIME 3 are now available to customers who have a DISH 500 satellite TV system and subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; the SHOWTIME UNLIMITED Package. DISH 500 is capable of receiving television signals from satellites located at two different orbital orbital Mathematical expression, called a wave function, that describes properties characteristic of no more than two electrons near an atomic nucleus or molecule. An orbital can be considered a three-dimensional region in which there is a 95% probability of finding an slots located at 110 degrees West Longitude longitude (lŏn`jĭt  d'), angular distance on the earth's surface measured along any latitude line such as the equator east or west of the prime meridian. and 119 degrees W.L., offering consumers up to
500 channel choices on a single small dish, including local channels
from more than 18 cities, more premium movie services, international
channels, the new DISH Latino Spanish-language package, more
DISH-On-Demand pay-per-view channels, plus high-speed data and
interactive television services.
SHOWTIME BEYOND is the new 24-hour multiplex See multiplexing. channel of SHOWTIME, offering a blend of movies and series with a sci-fi, horror and fantasy theme. This channel features a genre of programming that consistently ranks as one of consumers' top preferences and appeals to a broad audience. SHOWTIME BEYOND features select theatrical premieres, original pictures and series, including exclusive new episodes of the provocative series, The Hunger, hosted by David Bowie. SHOWTIME 3, also a multiplex channel of SHOWTIME, is designed to complement SHOWTIME by offering consumers an unprecedented amount of flexibility, choices and program options at any given time. SHOWTIME 3 features top Hollywood hits and award-winning Showtime Original Pictures. THE MOVIE CHANNEL and THE MOVIE CHANNEL 2, both east and west feeds, provide uncut and commercial-free movies. THE MOVIE CHANNEL offers over 120 different movie choices each month, including big first-run theatricals, daily movie marathons, TMC TMC Technology Marketing Corporation (Norwalk, Connecticut) TMC Texas Medical Center (Houston, TX) TMC Traffic Message Channel TMC The Movie Channel TMC Traffic Management Center Overnight and TMC Double Vision Weekends. The SHOWTIME UNLIMITED Package provides customers with exclusive first-run Hollywood hit movies, world premiere Noun 1. world premiere - (music) the first public performance (as of a dramatic or musical work) anywhere in the world performance, public presentation - a dramatic or musical entertainment; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 original movies, award-winning family specials and championship boxing. All of the channels in the SHOWTIME UNLIMITED package are programmed to complement each other, with staggered start times and no same-day duplication, giving subscribers the greatest viewing choices every day. "DISH Network is proud to add Showtime's new channels to its DISH 500 lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. ," said Michael Schwimmer, vice president of Programming for DISH Network. "Showtime's premium movie services appeal to a broad spectrum of viewers by providing cinematic favorites, as well as introducing great new programming that appeals to every family member. This complements DISH Network's extensive lineup of premium movie offerings." DISH Network now offers viewers 10 channels in the SHOWTIME Unlimited Package for $10.99 per month: six channels of SHOWTIME (including SHOWTIME EXTREME and SHOWTIME BEYOND), two channels of THE MOVIE CHANNEL, FLIX and SUNDANCE CHANNEL. "We are thrilled that EchoStar has agreed to launch these additional channels," stated Jeff Wade, Executive Vice President, Sales and Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing is a method of promoting web businesses (merchants/advertisers) in which an affiliate (publisher) is rewarded for every visitor, subscriber, customer, and/or sale provided through his/her efforts. for Showtime Networks. "Showtime, in partnership with EchoStar, continues its commitment to providing satellite customers with the widest variety of programming and the best value." To learn how to get a FREE DISH 500 satellite TV system today and a FREE installation, see your local DISH Network retailer, visit http://www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474). DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art DBS (Direct Broadcast Satellite) A one-way TV broadcast service from a communications satellite to a small round or oval dish antenna no larger than 20" in diameter. system with the capacity to offer customers 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming as well as fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is the parent company of DISH Network and the maintainer of the satellite fleet that provides the signal that DISH Network markets. and currently serves over 3.4 million customers. DISH Network was ranked number one in customer satisfaction among satellite/cable TV subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates in 1999. EchoStar V, EchoStar's newest, high-power direct broadcast satellite, launched on Sept. 23, 1999, and provides the capacity for DISH Network to offer 500 channels, including high definition television, more local channels, and high-speed interactive television and data services. Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI (1) (Subscriber Network Interface) The point of interface between the customer's equipment (CPE) and a communications service from a common carrier. (2) (SNA Network I ), which is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Viacom Inc., owns the premium television networks SHOWTIME, THE MOVIE CHANNEL and FLIX. SNI operates and manages the premium television network SUNDANCE CHANNEL, which is owned by SNI, Robert Redford Noun 1. Robert Redford - United States actor and filmmaker who starred with Paul Newman in several films (born in 1936) Charles Robert Redford, Redford and Universal Studios. SNI also markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis. |
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