DISH Network Satellite Television Adds CNBC World to America's Top 150 Programming Package.Business Editors LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 3, 2003 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 DISH Network See DBS. (TM) has added CNBC World CNBC World is a business news channel operated in the United States by NBC Universal. The channel broadcasts programs from CNBC's international channels. Specifically, the entire business day schedule of CNBC Europe is broadcast live, along with the morning session programs to its America's Top 150 programming package. CNBC World offers global financial market information in real time and combines business news from the United States, Asia and Europe into a 24-hour-a-day, global business news network. Designed with original content and coverage, CNBC World provides in-depth market coverage from around the world, from major industry news conferences, analyst calls and presentations, and from one-on-one interviews with business leaders. "We're pleased to bring CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. to our viewers nationwide," said Michael Schwimmer, senior vice president of Programming at EchoStar. "This agreement enables DISH Network to provide our customers with complete financial coverage from around the world as well as hundreds of other channel choices. Now, more than ever, DISH Network is the all digital and affordable alternative to cable." America's Top 150 programming package offers the most movies, sports, news, entertainment and family programming, as well as all the popular channels in America's Top 50 programming package. "We are very excited to have closed the deal that will bring CNBC World to DISH Network's subscribers," said David Zaslav, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Cable president. "The programming created for CNBC World reflects the desire for consumers to have worldwide financial news and information 24 hours a day, in real time, and we believe that the DISH Network viewer is a perfect match for this service." DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite TV system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, as well as advanced hardware and installation. 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. . DISH Network currently serves 8 million customers. |
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