DISH Network to Launch Three New Satellite Television Channels For DISH 500 Customers!Business Editors, Entertainment Writers LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2000 DISH Network See DBS. Offers More Entertainment, Sports With New Turner Broadcasting Channels -- CNN/Sports Illustrated, the Cartoon Network's Boomerang and Turner South -- in New, Upcoming America's Top 150 Programming Package 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)(Nasdaq:DISHP) announced today that DISH Network(TM) will add three new satellite television channels from Turner Broadcasting System Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. , Inc. CNN/Sports Illustrated and the Cartoon Network's Boomerang will be added to DISH Network's new, expanded America's Top 150 programming package available this spring for DISH 500 customers. Also, Turner South will be available on DISH Network America's Top 100 CD programming package starting April 1, 2000. EchoStar made the announcement today at Team Summit 2000 in Denver, its annual conference of more than 1,600 DISH Network retailers from across the nation. CNN/Sports Illustrated, the 24-hour sports-news network combining CNN's unmatched newsgathering news·gath·er·ing adj. Of, relating to, or involving the research and reportage of news: a worldwide newsgathering operation. news resources with the journalistic excellence of Sports Illustrated Sports Illustrated is the largest weekly American sports magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men, 19% of the adult males in the country. , provides an in-depth look at the sports issues of the day. CNN/Sports Illustrated distinguishes itself with enhanced scores and a news ticker  This article or section may deal primarily with the U.S. and may not present a worldwide view. , a distinct international sports news component, and news reports from Sports Ilustrated's writers, editors and reporters. Turner South, the 24-hour broad-based entertainment network, will be available only to DISH Network customers in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. and regions of North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. . The network's original programming line-up includes Live from the Bluebird bluebird, common name for a North American migratory bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family). The eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis, is among the first spring arrivals in the North. It is about 7 in. (17.8 cm) long. Cafe; Southern Living Presents; and the upcoming WCW WCW World Championship Wrestling WCW Wellesley Centers for Women WCW West Coast Watchers Classics, set to premiere in summer 2000. Additional programming is drawn from TBS, Inc.'s extensive library of movies, sitcoms and dramas, all presented in interesting showcases designed to appeal to distinctive Southern tastes. Turner South is also the exclusive home for Atlanta's newest sports team, the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers, in addition to hosting games from Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves and the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. Boomerang will offer the best in classic animated entertainment. Drawing from the world's largest cartoon library, Boomerang showcases classic Hanna-Barbera characters, including Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quick Draw McGraw "El Kabong" redirects here. El Kabong is also a professional wrestling move.. Quick Draw McGraw is the anthropomorphic cartoon horse starring in The Quick Draw McGraw Show, the third cartoon television production created by Hanna-Barbera following their success with and Top Cat, with stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. sensibility tailored to their notable standing in television's pop culture. A complement to its popular parent-channel, Cartoon Network, Boomerang will feature 90 percent unduplicated programming and will sponsor a new, exclusive website, http://Boomerang.CartoonNetwork.com, offering games, trivia and other activities for avid classic cartoon fans. DISH Network is currently offering every cable customer a FREE DISH 500 satellite TV system and a FREE installation with a one-year commitment to $39.98 per month in programming. This special offer is available through April 30, 2000. DISH Network's new DISH 500 satellite TV systems offers local networks, as well as hundreds of all-digital channel choices using a single small dish, including popular sports, news and entertainment programming and dozens of premium movie channels. For more information about receiving your local channels along with hundreds of channels of popular satellite television programming, a FREE DISH 500 satellite TV system and FREE installation, visit www.dishnetwork.com, call 1-800/333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network retailer. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a subsidiary of Time Warner Inc., is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. DISH Network was also ranked number one in customer satisfaction among satellite/cable TV subscribers by the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Cable/Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction Study. DISH Network offers hundreds of channels, including local networks, Dolby Digital surround sound, interactive television and data services, all on a single dish. DISH Network, which currently serves over 3.4 million customers, is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. DISH Network is located on the Internet at www.dishnetwork.com. |
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