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DISH Network Offers International Cricket Tournies On Pay-Per-View.


LITTLETON, Colo.--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 8, 1999--

Call 1-800/333-DISH to Order Canada Clash, Kenya Four Nations Cup

and Sharjah Coca-Cola Champions Trophy Champions Trophy is the name of a number of different trophies in different sports:
  • Field hockey: Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  • Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy
 Cricket Packages on

DISH-On-Demand

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: DISH, DISHP) announced today that DISH Network See DBS. (tm) is the only satellite television programming provider to offer three major Kelly Broadcasting cricket events on DISH-On-Demand Pay-Per-View: Canada Clash tournament starting Sept. 11, Kenya Four Nations Cup starting Sept. 24, and the Sharjah Coca-Cola Champions Trophy starting Oct. 13.

Canada Clash features rivals India, Pakistan and the West Indies West Indies, archipelago, between North and South America, curving c.2,500 mi (4,020 km) from Florida to the coast of Venezuela and separating the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico from the Atlantic Ocean.  for six games played Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested.  in Toronto, Canada. All matches start at 9:30 a.m. EDT EDT
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Eastern Daylight Time


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EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York

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--       Sept. 11 India vs. West Indies
--       Sept. 12 India vs. West Indies
--       Sept. 13 Rain Date
--       Sept. 14 India vs. West Indies
--       Sept. 15 Rest Date
--       Sept. 16 West Indies vs. Pakistan
--       Sept. 17 Rest Date
--       Sept. 18 West Indies vs. Pakistan
--       Sept. 19 West Indies vs. Pakistan
--       Sept. 20 Rain Date


The Kenya Four Nations cup features India, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. All matches start at 2:00 a.m. EDT
--       Sept. 24 Kenya vs. Zimbabwe
--       Sept. 25 Kenya vs. India
--       Sept. 26 South Africa vs. India
--       Sept. 27 South Africa vs. Zimbabwe
--       Sept. 28 Zimbabwe vs. India
--       Sept. 29 Kenya vs. South Africa
--       Sept. 30 Rest Day
--       Oct. 1   First Match (of 3) Final
--       Oct. 2   Rest Day
--       Oct. 3   Second Match (of 3) Final
--       Oct. 4   Third Match (of 3) Final


Sharjah Coca-Cola Champions Trophy event features the national teams of Pakistan, West Indies and Sri Lanka. All matches start at 6:30 a.m. EST EST electroshock therapy.

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--       Oct. 13  Sri Lanka vs. West Indies
--       Oct. 14  Pakistan vs. West Indies
--       Oct. 15  Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka
--       Oct. 16  Rest Day
--       Oct. 17  West Indies vs. Sri Lanka
--       Oct. 18  Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka
--       Oct. 19  Pakistan vs. West Indies
--       Oct. 20  Rest Day
--       Oct. 21  Rest Day
--       Oct. 22  Final


Customers now have the option to order matches a la carte via remote control on game-day or they can pre-order all the tournaments for one low price. The early bird price for all three tournaments through Sept. 11 is $249.95. All three packages after Sept. 11 cost $299.95. For individual tournament packages, Canada Clash costs $99.95, Kenya Four Nations Cup costs $129.95, and Sharjah Coca-Cola Champions Trophy costs $129.95. A la carte matches in each tournament cost $24.95 each. The final matches in the Kenya and Sharjah tournaments cost $34.95 each. Customers may order DISH-On-Demand cricket packages by calling 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 that offers customers over 350 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, 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 can be found on the Internet at www.dishnetwork.com. DISH Network currently serves 2.8 million customers. EchoStar V, EchoStar's newest, high-power direct broadcast satellite, is scheduled to launch on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS IIAS International Institute for Asian Studies
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 rocket on Sept. 13, 1999. EchoStar V will allow DISH Network to offer 500 channels, including high definition television, Dolby Digital surround sound, and high-speed interactive television and data services.
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