ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2004--EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM) satellite television services recently added ET News, ET Global, ET Drama, YOYO TV, ET China, and JET TV International to its Chinese programming schedule in a complete package offering called the Chinese Super Pack. The addition of this Chinese Super Pack, featuring six Mandarin-language channels provided by ETTV, a leading global Chinese-language media brand, continues DISH Network's leadership role in broadcasting international programming and specifically Chinese broadcast television. DISH Network offers more than 60 international channels in more than a dozen languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Cantonese, Hindi, Polish, Mandarin, Japanese and Russian.
"DISH Network is committed to providing our international customers with the best value and the most choice when it comes to international programming," said Michael Schwimmer, EchoStar's senior vice president of Programming. "The Chinese Super Pack will give DISH Network's Mandarin-language customers, the fastest growing Chinese-language group in the U.S., an even more extensive package offering of Chinese television, including immediate access to news, events and entertainment."
</FONT> -- ET News is a 24-hour news channel that features daily reports from the most comprehensive Chinese-language TV news network in the US. The news rotates throughout the day with successive one-hour editions of U.S. news, World news, Asia news and Taiwan news. -- ET Global is a general entertainment channel, tailor-made for the Chinese-American audiences with a wide variety of programming. The program lineup includes U.S. news, a widely popular celebrity talk program, English-language learning series, made-for-TV dramas and more. -- ET Drama is a channel devoted to Chinese made-for-TV dramas. The program mix includes great love-stories, outstanding dramatic productions from the broader Asian region, as well as fantastic classic drama series. -- YOYO TV is the only 24-hour channel available in the U.S. exclusively devoted to children up to seven years of age. YOYO TV features 1,000 hours of world-renowned educational cartoons from all over the world. -- ET China features the best of programs produced by major provincial TV stations in China such as Shandong, Jiangsu and Chongqing. The lineup includes drama and variety shows, as well as cultural and travel programs. -- JET TV International is a Japanese channel with Chinese subtitles. It marks the profound interest in and influence of Japanese fashion, scenic spots, customs and culture. It offers travelogues, culinary expeditions, urban dramas and much more.The Chinese Super Pack is now available in addition to the Chinese Plus Pack, which features three Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels with content from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Customers can call DISH Network to learn how to get a free antenna required to receive the Chinese Super Pack. The Chinese Super Pack is available to subscribers at $21.99 per month, or $241.89 annually.
For additional package information or to order the Chinese Super Pack or the Chinese Plus Pack, please visit www.dishnetwork.com, call 1-800-333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network retailer.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 9.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM) and is a leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH Network's services include hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, 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 (DVRs). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).
About ETTV
The international ETTV family of Chinese-language television channels distributed in the United States by ETTV America Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Eastern Broadcasting Company, reaches more than 40 million Chinese-speaking TV viewers throughout Asia and America via leading media platforms such as DISH Network(TM). EBC is the content-provider component of the Eastern Multimedia Group, which specializes in Chinese-language news, entertainment and home-shopping program production and distribution worldwide.
</FONT> CONTACT: DISH Network Julie Popp, 303-723-2023 julie.popp@echostar.com SOURCE: EchoStar Communications Corporation
"DISH Network is committed to providing our international customers with the best value and the most choice when it comes to international programming," said Michael Schwimmer, EchoStar's senior vice president of Programming. "The Chinese Super Pack will give DISH Network's Mandarin-language customers, the fastest growing Chinese-language group in the U.S., an even more extensive package offering of Chinese television, including immediate access to news, events and entertainment."
</FONT> -- ET News is a 24-hour news channel that features daily reports from the most comprehensive Chinese-language TV news network in the US. The news rotates throughout the day with successive one-hour editions of U.S. news, World news, Asia news and Taiwan news. -- ET Global is a general entertainment channel, tailor-made for the Chinese-American audiences with a wide variety of programming. The program lineup includes U.S. news, a widely popular celebrity talk program, English-language learning series, made-for-TV dramas and more. -- ET Drama is a channel devoted to Chinese made-for-TV dramas. The program mix includes great love-stories, outstanding dramatic productions from the broader Asian region, as well as fantastic classic drama series. -- YOYO TV is the only 24-hour channel available in the U.S. exclusively devoted to children up to seven years of age. YOYO TV features 1,000 hours of world-renowned educational cartoons from all over the world. -- ET China features the best of programs produced by major provincial TV stations in China such as Shandong, Jiangsu and Chongqing. The lineup includes drama and variety shows, as well as cultural and travel programs. -- JET TV International is a Japanese channel with Chinese subtitles. It marks the profound interest in and influence of Japanese fashion, scenic spots, customs and culture. It offers travelogues, culinary expeditions, urban dramas and much more.The Chinese Super Pack is now available in addition to the Chinese Plus Pack, which features three Mandarin and Cantonese-language channels with content from Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Customers can call DISH Network to learn how to get a free antenna required to receive the Chinese Super Pack. The Chinese Super Pack is available to subscribers at $21.99 per month, or $241.89 annually.
For additional package information or to order the Chinese Super Pack or the Chinese Plus Pack, please visit www.dishnetwork.com, call 1-800-333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network retailer.
About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 9.4 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network(TM) and is a leading U.S. provider of advanced digital television services. DISH Network's services include hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, 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 (DVRs). Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).
About ETTV
The international ETTV family of Chinese-language television channels distributed in the United States by ETTV America Corp., a U.S. subsidiary of Eastern Broadcasting Company, reaches more than 40 million Chinese-speaking TV viewers throughout Asia and America via leading media platforms such as DISH Network(TM). EBC is the content-provider component of the Eastern Multimedia Group, which specializes in Chinese-language news, entertainment and home-shopping program production and distribution worldwide.
</FONT> CONTACT: DISH Network Julie Popp, 303-723-2023 julie.popp@echostar.com SOURCE: EchoStar Communications Corporation
