DISH Network Satellite TV Presents ``Lewis Tyson Is On'' on DISH on Demand Pay-Per- View

DISH Network Satellite TV Presents ``Lewis Tyson is On'' on DISH On Demand Pay-Per- View

LITTLETON, Colo., Jun 3, 2002 (BW SportsWire) -- DISH Network™ (Nasdaq: DISH), the fastest-growing U.S. direct broadcast satellite television entertainment company, announced today that it will offer Lennox Lewis vs. Mike Tyson on DISH On Demand Pay-Per-View.

Lewis and Tyson are scheduled to go 12 rounds on Saturday, June 8, at 9:00 p.m. ET (with the pre-show beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET) at the Pyramid in Memphis for the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship on DISH Network channels 455 and 538 for $54.95.

The World Heavyweight Championship features World Boxing Council, International Boxing Federation and IBO heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis (39-2-1, 30 KOs) and Mike Tyson (49-3-2, 43 KOs) who was the youngest man ever crowned the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion at the age of 20.

DISH On Demand Pay-Per-View offers premiere movies and a variety of special events, from concerts to boxing to wrestling. To order Lewis vs. Tyson, customers can simply highlight the event and push the "Select" button on the remote control on channel 501, or call 877/DISHPPV (347-4778).

For more information on how to get a free satellite TV system or three months of free programming, visit www.dishnetwork.com or call 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 video 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.

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