DISH Network Satellite TV Offers EURO 2000 Three-week Soccer Tournament On Pay-per-View.Entertainment Editors/Writers LITTLETON, Colo.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 7, 2000 EURO 2000 Kicks-Off June 10 with 31 Matches, 16 Teams, Eight Cities, All LIVE on DISH-On-Demand! 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 NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : DISH, DISHP) is excited to announce today that DISH Network See DBS. (TM) will broadcast the anticipated EURO 2000(TM) soccer tournament offered by Setanta Sports Setanta Sports (pronunciation: [sɛˈtantə]) is an international sports broadcaster, operating 12 channels in 24 countries. The availability of these channels varies depending on the delivery platform and location. airing LIVE on DISH-On-Demand pay-per-view, starting Saturday, June 10 through Sunday, July 2 for a package price of $149. Individual matches can be purchased for $19.95 per match and $24.95 for the final game. EURO 2000 For the first time ever, two countries will share the staging of EURO 2000 with Belgium and Holland co-hosting the event. The 11th installment of European soccer's biggest tournament, which is held only every four years, opens in the King Baudoin Stadium in Brussels with Belgium vs. Sweden. Sixteen teams will compete in 31 matches in eight cities to decide which country will be crowned soccer champions of Europe. EURO 2000 includes key players, such as Alan Shearer Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth) is a retired professional English footballer who played as a striker for the England national team and Premiership clubs, Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. of England, Gheorghe Hagi Gheorghe Hagi /ˈge̯or.ge ˈha.ʤi/, (born February 5 1965 in Săcele, Constanţa), is a Romanian former football player. of Romania and Dennis Bergkamp Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch professional footballer. At club level he played for Ajax, Internazionale, Arsenal and also represented the Netherlands at international level. of Holland, all who will be finishing their exciting international careers at this prestigious three-week soccer event. SCHEDULE Heated competition between England vs. Germany on June 17, a thrilling repeat of the 1996 semifinal, and France (World Cup holders) vs. Holland (co-host) on June 21, are just an example of the rousing games in the EURO 2000 lineup. Eight teams will progress to the quarterfinals on June 24 and 25. The semifinals follow in Brussels and Amsterdam on June 28-29, with the final on July 2 at De Kuip Stadium in Rotterdam. Visit www.dishnetwork.com for complete time and channel information: Sat. 6/10: Belgium vs. Sweden Mon. 6/19: Belgium vs. Turkey Sun. 6/11: France vs. Denmark Mon. 6/19: Italy vs. Sweden Sun. 6/11: Holland vs. Czech Rep. Tues. 6/20: England vs. Romania Sun. 6/11: Turkey vs. Italy Tues. 6/20: Germany vs. Portugal Mon. 6/12: Germany vs. Romania Wed. 6/21: Yugoslavia vs. Spain Mon. 6/12: Portugal vs. England Wed. 6/21: Slovenia vs. Norway Tues. 6/13: Spain vs. Norway Wed. 6/21: Denmark vs. Czech Rep Tues. 6/13: Yugoslavia vs. Slovenia Wed. 6/21: France vs. Holland Wed. 6/14: Belgium vs. Italy Sat. 6/24: First Quarterfinal Thur. 6/15: Sweden vs. Turkey Sat. 6/24: Second Quarterfinal Fri. 6/16: Czech Rep. vs. France Sun. 6/25: Third Quarterfinal Fri. 6/16: Holland vs. Denmark Sun. 6/25: Fourth Quarterfinal Sat. 6/17: Romania vs. Portugal Wed. 6/28: First Semifinal Sat. 6/17: England vs. Germany Thur. 6/29: Second Semifinal Sun. 6/18: Spain vs. Slovenia Sun. 7/2: Final Sun. 6/18: Norway vs. Yugoslavia HOW TO ORDER To order EURO 2000 package price of $149, call 1-800/333-DISH (3474). Customers can order individual soccer games via their remote control or Dial DISH-On-Demand at 1-877/363-EVNT (3868). To order EURO 2000 for commercial establishments, contact Setanta Sports at 415/437-1685. Setanta Sports is the exclusive supplier of commercial-free television transmission for EURO 2000 in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . For more information about EURO 2000, visit www.setanta.com. 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, a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation, currently serves over 4 million customers nationwide. DISH Network was ranked number one in customer satisfaction among satellite/cable TV subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates in 1999. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX NDX Index NDX Index (File Name Extension) NDX Northern Document Exchange NDX Index File ) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. . |
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