DISH Network Launches New Interactive TV Programs: Buzztime's Trivia, Fantasy Cup Auto Racing.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2004 DISH Network See DBS. Leads Pay TV Industry by Delivering Interactive Television to 8 Million TV Households 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. (Nasdaq:DISH) announced today that its DISH Network satellite television service launched two new interactive TV channels, Trivia offered by Buzztime, and Fantasy Cup Auto Racing offered by Silverstar Holdings. DISH Network delivers 22 channels of interactive TV programming to more than 8 million households, elevating DISH Network to the position of the leading worldwide distributor of interactive TV services. DISH Home, located on channel 100, is DISH Network's interactive TV menu and is the gateway to an entire suite of interactive TV programs, including Customer Support, Weather, Games, Sports and Entertainment. DISH Network customers receive interactive TV programs as an added benefit to their programming packages. With DISH Home, customers can pay their bill online, check out their local weather and sports scores, or play DISH Network's newest interactive games like Fantasy Cup Auto Racing or Trivia. "DISH Network continues its leadership role in interactive television by launching new programs that engage the entire family, like Trivia and Fantasy Cup Auto Racing," said Michael Schwimmer, senior vice president of Programming for EchoStar. "By delivering a robust suite of interactive TV channels to 8 million DISH Network customers, DISH Network firmly establishes itself as the largest U.S. provider of ITV channels ITV (Independent Television) is the original British advertising television network. Some of the franchise holders, most notably ITV plc and its predecessor companies Granada Television and Carlton Television, set up other television channels, some with the ITV brand, some not. and the world leader in the number of ITV-enabled homes." All interactive TV channels are powered by OpenTV, Inc. (Nasdaq-NMS:OPTV), one of the world's leading interactive TV middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a companies that provides software, content and programs for delivering and managing interactive TV services. DISH Network offers 22 popular interactive TV programs, including: -- Weather -- DISH Instant weather, offered by AccuWeather(R), provides current conditions and a five-day weather forecast for nearly 1,400 U.S. cities, national parks This is a list of national parks ordered by nation. Africa
locations. -- Customer Service -- Customer Support allows DISH Network customers to view their statements, pay their bill, add programming and get answers to frequently asked questions -- all while saving a phone call. -- Trivia -- Trivia fans of all ages and interests can practice their skills with a wide selection of questions in six categories, including Movies & TV, Music, Sports, History and a special section just for kids. Buzztime's Trivia is available for $3.99 per month. -- Fantasy Cup Auto Racing -- Offered by Silverstar Holdings, Fantasy Cup Auto Racing joins DISH Network's 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. of fantasy sports programs. Auto racing fans can compete in monthly contests by picking eight drivers in four categories whose results match the actual NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nextel Cup The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCAR's top racing series. It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series (1949), Grand National Series (1950-1971), and the Winston Cup Series (1972-2003). points earned by each of the drivers for the races during the month. Weekly and full season prizes will be awarded to winners. Fantasy Cup Auto Racing is available for $4.99 per month. In addition to these programs, DISH Home offers the following: games from Playin'TV, KidsWise and Play Jam; entertainment information from Zap2it, 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. and TV Mag; and daily horoscopes, news by Reuters and business news by Bloomberg, sports information, and Fantasy Baseball Fantasy baseball is a game whereby players manage imaginary baseball teams based on the real-life performance of baseball players, and compete against one another using those players' statistics to score points. and Football. DISH Network customers with the following OpenTV-enabled receivers can use their remote controls to visit DISH Home to access interactive TV programs: Model 3900, Model 4900, DISH 111, DISH 301, DISH 311, DISH 322, DISH 501, DISH 508, DISH Player-DVR 510, DISH Player-DVR 522. About EchoStar Communications Corporation EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) serves more than 9.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM) and is the fastest-growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH Network's services include hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network is the leader in the sale of digital video recorders See DVR. (DVRs). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 800-333-DISH (3474). |
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