“Player Tracker'’ Allows Fans to Follow Favorite Players and Fantasy Teams On-Screen While They Watch NFL SUNDAY TICKET Games

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 24, 2006–In an era of fantasy sports leagues, where sports and athletes are measured as much by statistics as who won or lost, DIRECTV is satisfying stat-hungry NFL fans with a menu of new interactive features for its exclusive NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) service at no additional charge to customers. The new features provide more team statistics from NFL SUNDAY TICKET games, and most notably for stat-mongers and fantasy players, with the Holy Grail of interactive functionality — the ability to track player performances while viewing NFL regular season games on NFL SUNDAY TICKET.
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More Football for about Half the Price of Digital Cable; Tiki Barber and Other NFL Players Say ‘I Want Football 24/7′

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug 21, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Football fanatics everywhere are demanding it and DISH Network(TM) is giving it to them - football 24/7 and games every night of the week. Dedicated fans are guaranteed not to miss any of the action on the field with DISH Network’s total football package including NFL Network, ESPN and local channels - adding up to seven nights a week of NFL football.

“The Monday night football game is ingrained into American culture, a ritual embraced by millions of sports fans across the country,” said Jody Martin, senior vice president of marketing for DISH Network. “But now there’s something else to look forward to - Thursday and Saturday night primetime games broadcast live on NFL Network beginning Thanksgiving night, along with DISH Network’s extensive coverage of football - all for about half the price of digital cable.”
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Food Network HD Now Available to DISH Network Customers

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & NEW YORK, Aug 17, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) and its DISH Network(TM) satellite TV service today announced the launch of Food Network HD. This addition brings DISH Network’s total national HD channel lineup to 30 channels — the most comprehensive in the pay-TV industry.

As the first national provider of Food Network HD, DISH Network now offers subscribers their favorite Food Network programs such as “Boy Meets Grill,” “Everyday Italian” and more in dazzling high definition.
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DIRECTV Customers Continue to Get Red Carpet Treatment; Can Watch Up To Five US Open Matches at Any Time and More Than 100 Live Matches Overall

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 14, 2006–DIRECTV, USA Network and the USTA are providing tennis fans with the first-ever interactive TV coverage of a major U.S. tennis event through a new service, US Open Interactive on USA only on DIRECTV.

Free to DIRECTV customers, the interactive service will expand USA Network’s national coverage of the 2006 US Open, including unprecedented access to more early round matches, statistics and information on demand, and the ability to view up to five matches simultaneously on a special US Open Mix channel. In all, DIRECTV customers will have access to up to 300 hours of tournament coverage that includes more than 100 additional matches.
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“YES Interactive only on DIRECTV” Launches as First-Ever Interactive Content for Major League Baseball Telecasts

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 25, 2006–”YES Interactive only on DIRECTV,” the first-ever interactive television content for Major League Baseball, is now available as part of New York Yankees telecasts on the YES Network (www.yesnetwork.com) and broadcast by DIRECTV within the Yankees home television territory. Created to bring Yankees fans closer than ever to their favorite team and players, “YES Interactive only on DIRECTV” is a co-production of the YES Network, DIRECTV, Inc., and MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM).
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DIRECTV and IGN Entertainment Change the Face of Televised Sports, Score a Broadcast Landmark With Championship Gaming Invitational

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 12, 2006– Video Gaming Competition Revolutionized with First Full-Scale Television Coverage Bringing Together World-Class Athletes, Sponsors and Production Team

DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s leading digital television service provider, is about to forever change the face of televised sports and score a broadcast landmark with the Championship Gaming Invitational, a special event to be taped July 21-22 and to air in August on DIRECTV as part of its original programming lineup. The special represents DIRECTV’s entree into the world of professional video gaming, providing production values and storytelling that will raise the sport to a new level.
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DIRECTV Expands HD Sports Programming with MLB Games from Regional Sports Networks; HD Games Now Available in 13 Major Markets; Six More Markets to Launch in Coming Weeks

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 10, 2006–DIRECTV is stacking the lineup with more HD sports programming by delivering Major League Baseball games produced in HD by regional sports networks (RSNs) in 19 major markets.

DIRECTV is now broadcasting all MLB games produced in HD from the following RSNs: FSN Prime Ticket (Los Angeles Dodgers), FSN West (Los Angeles Angels), FSN Bay Area (San Francisco Giants, Oakland A’s), FSN South (Atlanta Braves), FSN Houston (Astros), FSN Detroit (Tigers), FSN Florida (Marlins, Devil Rays), SportsTime Ohio (Cleveland Indians), FSN North (Minnesota Twins), FSN Northwest (Seattle Mariners), FSN Arizona (Diamondbacks), FSN Rocky Mountain (Colorado Rockies) and Turner South (Atlanta Braves).
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DIRECTV Adds Nine More Local HD Markets; Now Offers Access to Local HD Programming in 36 Markets Representing 57 percent of U.S. TV Homes

HD Local Channel Service Activated Today in Baltimore, Cleveland, Charlotte, N.C., Denver, Hartford, Conn., Miami, Orlando, Fla., Raleigh, N.C., and West Palm Beach, Fla.

WHAT: DIRECTV, Inc., the nation’s leading digital television service provider, is now offering local HD programming via satellite to customers in the Baltimore, Cleveland, Charlotte, N.C., Denver, Hartford, Conn., Miami, Orlando, Fla., Raleigh, N.C., and West Palm Beach, Fla., DMAs.
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DISH Network & NFL Network Ink Broad Pact; Deal Includes Live Games to All Customers, Plus Full-Time High Definition Feed

NEW YORK, Jun 26, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) — EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and NFL Network today announced a multi-year extension to bring many new advanced features to customers of EchoStar’s DISH Network(TM) satellite TV service. These features include availability on DISH Network’s America’s Top 60; 168 games televised nationally including NFL Network’s regular season primetime game package debuting this Thanksgiving; and full-time carriage of NFL Network’s high-definition feed.

“Our renewed partnership with NFL Network allows us to continue to offer DISH Network customers advanced services at affordable prices,” said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of programming for DISH Network. “NFL Network in America’s Top 60 package allows DISH Network to bring this service to our customers at the lowest price in the industry, further strengthening the choice of our programming options.”
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. & ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 13, 2006–EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and NBC Universal Cable today announced the launch of Sleuth on DISH Network(TM).

Sleuth is a 24-hour channel dedicated to the crime, mystery and suspense genres featuring popular TV shows such as “Miami Vice,” “Knight Rider,” “The A-Team” and “Homicide: Life on the Streets,” in addition to movies such as “Scarface,” “Casino,” “Daylight” and “The Jackal.”
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