Dish Network Adds CSTV!

Harry · September 8, 2005

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DISH Network Adds CSTV To DISH Channel Line Up

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., - Sept. 7, 2004 – EchoStar Communications

Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today announced its DISH Network

satellite TV service now offers CSTV: College Sports Television.

CSTV Networks, Inc. is a multi-media company consisting of the first

24-hour college sports television network. Starting today, Sept. 7,

CSTV will be available to DISH Network’s 11.4 million subscribers

nationwide and included in DISH Network’s “America’s Top 180”

programming package, at no extra charge.

CSTV provides more live college sports games, events, news,

information, analysis and broadband content on more platforms, and

reaches more college sports fans, than any other company. CSTV has

television rights for all Conference USA sports. Beginning in 2006,

CSTV will have exclusive media rights for all Mountain West Conference

sports. CSTV also owns exclusive multi-media rights to carry U.S.

Naval Academy football games, both home and select neutral sites, as

well as some other Navy sports. On Saturday, Sept. 10, CSTV will

broadcast Stanford vs. Navy at Annapolis, Md.

“CSTV complements DISH Network’s powerful line-up of sports

programming,” said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of Programming for

DISH Network. “The addition of CSTV on DISH Network provides

customers with access to more college sports information without the

need for extra, costly services.”

“We’re delighted that DISH recognizes the huge appetite that college

fans have for seeing more games from more schools on television,” said

Brian Bedol, chief executive officer for CSTV Networks. “Now, DISH

Network and its subscribers have more access to valuable, daily, live

college sports programming and CSTV gains greater national

distribution.”

DISH Network customers can find CSTV on Ch. 152. Customers can

subscribe to DISH Network by calling DISH Network or a local DISH

Network retailer. For more information on DISH Network go to

www.DISHNetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

...death awaits you all with big, sharp, nasty teeth

--Tim the Enchanter!

September 8, 2005

Holy crap .. I checked and yep... it is there! Along with ch 154 (NFL) that I had no idea was there. Also, somehow Showtime is coming in as well. Maybe they are running a promotion that I wasn't aware of. Or maybe I got upped on my programming and didn't notice because I autopay.

September 8, 2005

Sitting here watching the boob tube and what do you know!? They pick good ole North Texas as the fantasy pick for rushing week 2.

Edited September 8, 2005 by JohnDenver

Coffee and TV · September 8, 2005

Holy crap .. I checked and yep... it is there! Along with ch 154 (NFL) that I had no idea was there. Also, somehow Showtime is coming in as well. Maybe they are running a promotion that I wasn't aware of. Or maybe I got upped on my programming and didn't notice because I autopay.

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its a promo, I got HBO and Showtime too. Hooray for dirty movies!

NT_Mean_Green_Fan · September 8, 2005

yippie hbo and showtime um message me in a couple weeks so i don't miss my trip to k-st.

UNTFan23 · September 8, 2005

so when are they gonna add espn-u?

NT_Mean_Green_Fan · September 8, 2005

yeah i know i tried emailing them and asking them to add that and they said they'd send the request to their programing director or something like that. no luck though