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DISH Network Offers New DISH Pak Featuring STARZ! Super Pak, Local and Favorite Channels for Only $39.99 Per Month

DISH Network Offers New DISH Pak Featuring STARZ! Super Pak, Local and Favorite Channels for Only $39.99 Per Month

DISH Network Offers New DISH Pak Featuring ! Super Pak, Local And Favorite Channels for Only $39.99 per Month

LAS VEGAS (SBCA Conference), Aug. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) and its ™ announced today a new low-priced programming package, "DISH Pak," offering a great deal for movie lovers at a value price by featuring eight premium, commercial- movie channels from Group LLC (Starz Encore), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Corporation (NYSE: L, LMCb).

The new DISH Pak offers 60 channels, local channels and the STARZ! Super Pak, which includes STARZ! (East/West), Encore, STARZ! Theater, BLACK STARZ!, STARZ! Family, and STARZ! Cinema (East/West), all for only $39.99 a month (available only in markets where DISH Network offers local channels).

"DISH Pak provides consumers a perfect alternative to cable's basic programming packages," said Soraya Cartwright, executive vice president for DISH Network. "We are targeting a huge segment of analog basic cable customers paying $40 per month for just local and basic channels. With DISH Pak we offer a more attractive option comprising their local channels, their favorite basic networks and a premium movie package for the same price."

The DISH Pak offers a compelling digital alternative that includes America's Top 50 featuring A&E, CNN, Discovery Channel, The , Discovery, E!, ESPN, Lifetime, MTV, , TBS, TNT, the USA Network and .

"Starz Encore is delighted to be chosen for this new, low-cost package," said Que Spaulding, president of distribution, for Starz Encore. "DISH Pak gives new DISH Network subscribers what they want: hundreds of hit movies each month at an appealing entry-level price."

The STARZ! Super Pak offers eight uncut, commercial-free premium movie channels spearheaded by Starz Encore's two flagship channels, STARZ! and Encore. Each channel has a distinct identity or genre. Starz Encore has exclusive output deals with Walt Disney, , , Universal Studios, , , , Classics, Fine Line Features, USA Films, , Samuel Goldwyn Films and among other leading distributors. Starz Encore features as well, through its STARZ Pictures and Encore Originals labels.

For more information about DISH Network, visit your local DISH Network retailer, www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite TV system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital and CD-quality audio programming, as well as fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market. DISH Network currently serves over 7.16 million customers.

Starz Encore Group LLC (Starz Encore) is the largest provider of cable and satellite-delivered premium movie channels in the United States, owning 15 domestic channels with approximately 121 million pay units. Starz Encore offers the Starz Super Pak (SM), with up to 12 digital movie channels and Starz (SM), the first premium subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service. Starz Encore is a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty media Corporation (NYSE: L, LMCb), www.starzencore.com .

For further information, please contact Marc Lumpkin of EchoStar Communications, +1-303-723-2020, marc.lumpkin@.com.

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/CONTACT: Marc Lumpkin of EchoStar Communications, +1-303-723-2020, [email protected]/

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