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New HD Promo

DISH Network Presents Turbo HD
The Only 100% HD Programming Packages on the Market

New TurboHD Programming Packages
DISH Network launches 3 new packages of 100% HD, MPEG-4 content, starting at just $24.99/mo. They are called TurboHD Bronze, TurboHD Silver and TurboHD Gold.
• TurboHD Bronze - 25 HD channels, $24.99/mo w/o locals
• TurboHD Silver - 33 HD channels, $32.99/mo w/o locals
• TurboHD Gold - 40 HD channels, $39.99/mo w/o locals

( Locals are available for an additional $5.00/mo )

Three new levels of DishDVR Advantage for TurboHD packages!
For customers who want all-HD programming and a DVR, DISH Network has three new DishDVR Advantage options! All TurboHD DishDVR Advantage packages include an applicable core HD package, local channels, and first DISH Network DVR Service Fee.
• TurboHD Bronze DishDVR Advantage - $34.99/mo.
• TurboHD Silver DishDVR Advantage - $39.99/mo.
• TurboHD Gold DishDVR Advantage - $49.99/mo.

New Dish Network Promotions Effective August 1st, 2008

All of the promotions begin on August 1, 2008 and run through January 31, 2009, giving you lots of time to sell, sell, sell.

$50 credit on first bill
Any new DHA-24 customer with qualified programming (AT100 or higher, DishLATINO or higher, TurboHD Bronze or higher, or International as qualified) is eligible to receive a $50 credit on their first bill. Customers with DishFamily do not qualify for the $50 credit on their first bill.

Cinemax for a Penny for a Year
The Cinemax for a Penny for a Year promotion will continue, anyone can sign up for this as long as they choose to participate in Credit Card Autopay/EFT and paperless billing.

HBO/Starz free for first three months
DISH Network is now offering all eight channels of HBO and eight channels of Starz free for the first three months. Your customer will also receive the HD channels within these premium movie packages if they activate with an HD Receiver. This promotion requires DHA-24 qualified programming of AT100 or above, DishLATINO or above, TurboHD Bronze or above or International as qualified.

PlatinumHD free for first three months
DISH Network new HD customers will have the opportunity to see the value of our PlatinumHD package for free. Customers will receive a credit of $10 for the PlatinumHD package for their first three months of DISH Network service. This requires DHA-24 and an eligible AT package plus BronzeHD, SilverHD, GoldHD or DishLATINO Max with DishLATINO Max HD Essential. This promotion is not available for customers subscribing to any of our TurboHD Packages.

Paramount, dreamworks, CMT, MTV, Comedy Central, Rhapsody, Spike, Bet Networks

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Texas, Fla., Mich. Launches Push Satellite Provider’s HD Presence To 39 Local Markets

By Linda Moss — Multichannel News, 3/27/2008 11:10:00 AM

Dish Network will begin offering local stations in high-definition in four new markets: Austin, Texas; Flint, Mich.; and Orlando and West Palm Beach, Fla., officials said Thursday.

With these additions, Dish Network now offers HDTV locals in 39 markets, reaching more than 54% of U.S. TV households with local HD channels.

“We announced earlier this year that we would reach our goal of 100 local HD markets and 100 national HD channels by the end of 2008, and over the next two months we will continue toward this goal by increasing our local HD offerings by more than 60 percent,” Eric Sahl, Dish’s senior vice president of programming, said in a statement. “We understand that our customers watch some of their favorite TV programming through their local networks and by adding these markets we are again demonstrating our continued commitment to enhance how our customers watch TV.”

The US DTH provider DISH Network has said it will deliver 100 local HD markets and 100 national HD channels by the end of 2008. This month, the operator will start delivering local HD channels in four new markets, and adding the New England Sports Network (NESN) in HD.

In a statement, Eric Sahl, senior VP of programming, said: “And over the next two months we will continue toward this goal by increasing our local HD offerings by more than 60%.

The four new markets are: Austin, Texas; Flint, Mich.; Orlando, Fla.; and West Palm Beach, Fla.With the additions, DISH Network offers HD locals in 39 markets, reaching more than 54% of US television households with local HD channels, the company said.

VentureBeat is reporting that Google is taking the first rumored moves in its obvious next step to bring Google Video Ads to the masses by signing a major advertising deal with Dish Network, the second largest satellite TV company in the US.

The latest reports are significant because they suggest Google may be on its way to cracking the huge television market, to deliver a very different kind of ad to peoples’ living rooms.

Dish is the nation’s leader in high definition and interactive TV programming. Google’s TV ads, like the ones Google distributes already to Internet sites, would be delivered more efficiently — targeted more closely to the content of the TV programming being watched, and more relevant to the people actually watching it — or at least, that is Google’s intent.

Beyond the ability to target commercials to the programs and content viewers are currently watching, Google & Dish Network could also target ads to:

* Viewing behavior : If they watch Oxygen and Lifetime, chances are viewer is a woman, age 28-45. If the viewer watches MTV2 and Spike, male 16-29. History Channel, male 40-60 .. etc. Even if they are watching shows which are not targeted to their demographic or behavior.
* Ads ‘Clicked’ : If a user responded to the phone number, text, click (if Internet style browser capability and ecommerce enablement is added to Dish Network interfce) or specific URL for Video Ad A, chances are they would also be a candidate for Video Ad B.
* Google Account Integration : If Dish Network users can sign into Google Accounts via TV, then Google could target Video Ads based upon online, search and television behavior.

Investors and analyst have high expectations for EchoStar and its recently spun-off holding company.

After completing the split of EchoStar Holding (nasdaq: SATS - news - people ) from EchoStar Communications (nasdaq: DISH - news - people ) on Wednesday, some analysts think the company has opened the possibility of hidden value. According to Lehman Brothers analyst Vijay Jayant, “both pieces are undervalued.”

The Englewood, Colo.-based company announced in September that it would split its satellite broadcast service, Dish Network, from its fixed satellite services and set-top box business called EchoStar Holding. EchoStar Holding’s Class A common stock will trade under the symbol “SATS” on NASDAQ, while Dish Network will continue trading under its “DISH” ticker.

Jayant believes that each company should now be better able to focus on a specific core area. The separation should help Wall Street assign value to the newly divided companies, especially in their nonsatellite operations.

Under the separation arrangement, EchoStar shareholders received one share of common stock in the new EchoStar Holding for each five EchoStar shares they owned as of Dec. 27.

Shares of EchoStar gained $1.07, or 3.3%, to $33.17 on Thursday , while the new EchoStar Holding was up 8.9%, or $2.91, to $35.50, in its second day of trading.

Rumors of a possible AT&T (nyse: T - news - people ) buyout of the Dish Network swirled throughout the fall, perhaps fueled by analysts like Oppenheimer’s Thomas Eagan, who said soon after EchoStar announced its divide that it looked ripe for a buyout from the telecommunications giant, even predicting that AT&T would pay more than $56.00 per share. (See: AT&T Hovers Over EchoStar)

In September, Chief Executive Charlie Ergen said that after the split the companies will separately pursue the strategies that best suit their respective long-term interests. Also, the spin-off transaction should allow “employee incentives to be tied to their respective company’s performance, and improve opportunities to effectively develop and finance expansion plans.”