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DISH Network Adds Nickelodeon Games and Sports Channel to America's Top 150 Programming Package

LITTLETON, Colo.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 31, 2000--  EchoStar Communications Corporation announced today that DISH Network(TM) will add a new channel -Nickelodeon Games and Sports - to America's Top 150 programming package beginning Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2000, at no additional cost to DISH Network customers!

Nickelodeon Games and Sports (ch. 177): Nickelodeon Games and Sports channel celebrates the games that kids play - from video and board games to extreme sports and organized leagues.

"We are excited to offer this new kid's channel at absolutely no extra cost to our DISH Network customers who have chosen America's Top 150, the largest and best-valued package in television programming," said Michael Schwimmer, vice president of Programming at EchoStar. "This is an excellent addition to the many channels geared for kids that DISH Network currently offers."

America's Top 150 programming package offers the most movies, sports, news, entertainment and family programming, as well as all the popular channels in America's Top 100 CD programming package, for one low price of $39.99 per month. This exciting, new programming package is available to DISH Network's DISH 500 customers.