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EchoStar Adds Warner Bros. Titles to DISH Network VOD Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 25, 2006 - 1:07pm.

Englewood, Colo. - EchoStar Communications, operator of the DISH Network satellite TV service, announced on Friday that it has signed an agreement with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, to carry the studio's current and library titles on its video-on-demand and pay-per-view services. Colorado-based EchoStar said the agreement includes high-definition titles.

PixelPlay Creates Olympics Interactive TV App for DISH Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 16, 2006 - 8:15am.

New York - PixelPlay, a developer of interactive TV programming, announced on Thursday that it has created an interactive TV application for use with satellite TV provider DISH Network's 2006 Winter Olympics coverage. The application lets viewers click to receive up-to-the-minute medal counts, TV listings, athlete biographies and a Team USA report.

DISH Network Launches CNN Interactive TV Channel

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 13, 2006 - 11:21am.

Atlanta - CNN announced on Monday that it has launched an interactive TV news service on the DISH Network satellite TV service, which is operated by EchoStar Communications. The CNN Enhanced TV service, created by interactive TV developer OpenTV, includes TV news coverage from CNN and online content from CNN.com, and offers viewers the ability to vote in online polls and view on-air schedules.

DISH Network Joins Firms Providing "Family-Friendly" Channel Tiers

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 1, 2006 - 8:07am.

Englewood, Colo. - Following the lead of rival DirecTV and cable companies Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Cox, EchoStar Communications, operator of the DISH Network satellite TV service, on Wednesday announced a new "family-friendly" programming tier. The "DishFAMILY" service will offer 40 channels -- including Animal Planet, Nickelodeon, Food Network, CNN, Fox News and Trinity Broadcasting Network -- for $19.95 per month. The family-friendly service offerings come after some in Congress have pressed cable and satellite companies to offer a la carte programming, in part so that parents and others may choose not to subscribe to channels they feel offer inappropriate programming.

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