Dish Network Programming Updates
Dish Network Programming Updates DISH for Kids Celebrates First Birthday on DISH Network PLUS STARZ!/Encore Offers DISH Network Customers a Free Weekend Preview! Littleton, Colo., Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999 -- EchoStar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP) is proud to announce today that DISH NetworkÔ is celebrating the one-year anniversary of DISH for Kids on Oct. 3, plus DISH Network customers can watch all four STARZ!/Encore channels FREE during the "Billion Dollar Box Office Free Preview Weekend," Oct. 1-3! DISH for Kids DISH for Kids launched Oct. 3, 1998, on DISH Network’s Channel 100 as a weekly show designed to give kids a sneak preview of family-oriented programs available on DISH Network. Since its debut, young DISH for Kids host Britney Troisi has flown across the country to bring DISH Network kids special interviews with CNN anchors and Olympic ice-skaters Michelle Kwan, Nicole Bobek and Todd Eldridge. She also covered the 1999 Junior Goodwill Games. DISH For Kids will continue bringing on- the-road coverage of exciting events relating to kids plus much more! "Britney’s the kind of kid everyone loves," said Mary Peterson, vice president of Marketing at EchoStar. "She has tons of energy, and she is fun and intelligent. She relates well to DISH Network’s next generation of subscribers. In fact, after only one year, the show’s popularity has made it hard for her to travel unrecognized!" DISH for Kids helps to educate young viewers about all the fantastic programming DISH Network offers that’s just for them, like Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, Noggin, Cartoon Network, HBO Family, Showtime, Toon Disney, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Fox Family Channel, and many more.
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