EchoStar To Add Odyssey Network To DISH Network Programming Line-Up

Odyssey Available To DISH Network Satellite TV Customers Nationwide

7-Sep-00

EchoStar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP) announced that it has signed a long-term distribution agreement with Odyssey to make the network available to EchoStar's 4.3 million DISH Network subscribers as of September 5, 2000. Under the agreement, Odyssey will be offered in DISH Network's America's Top 150 programming package, at no additional charge, on channel 185.Odyssey Network is a 24-hour television channel that provides high-quality family entertainment programming to a national audience of nearly 28 million subscribers. Odyssey Network provides a program line-up of family entertainment that is relevant to viewers and their lives. Included in the mix are original movies, mini-series, specials and series from the creative auspices of Hallmark Entertainment, the Jim Henson Company. In addition, the network draws from an acclaimed library of more than 4,000 hours of award-winning television classics from the two companies. ""Our partnership with DISH Network is a tremendous opportunity for us to broaden our reach and to increase the profile of Odyssey,"" said Ron Garfield, Senior Vice President, Network Distribution and Service, for Odyssey Network. ""We're very pleased that our distribution now includes being part of DISH Network's programming lineup."" ""Through its ties with Hallmark Entertainment and The Jim Henson Company, Odyssey provides a truly unique blend of entertainment programming that answers the call of viewers who want high-quality, thought-provoking programming they can watch with their families,"" said Michael Schwimmer, Vice President of Programming. ""We're delighted to be making this programming choice available to DISH Network customers."" For more information on Odyssey Network and its programming, visit www.OdysseyChannel.com.

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