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DISH Network Offers Spanish Programming with DISH LATINO DOS

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2000-- EchoStar Communications Corporation is pleased to announce that beginning today DISH Network(TM) satellite television will offer DISH LATINO DOS(TM) - a bilingual programming package for the nation's growing Hispanic population. New and current customers will be able to purchase DISH LATINO DOS, which will offer 22 English-language family programming channels in addition to the 22 DISH LATINO Spanish language channels. DISH LATINO DOS, with 44 total channels, is available for only $29.99 per month.

DISH LATINO offers an extensive selection of the best all-digital Spanish language news, sports, movies and music channels, such as TV AZTECA, Cine Latino, HTV, FOX Sports World en Espanol and other popular networks from Mexico, South America, Spain and the United States. For customers who also desire English-language programming, DISH LATINO DOS will provide 22 of the most popular family, entertainment, news and kids channels, which include: TNT, TBS, Discovery, Home & Garden Television, Food Network, E! Entertainment, A&E, History Channel, Travel Channel, Comedy Central, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon (east and west feeds), CNN, CNN/Headline News, MTV, TV Games, plus others.

``DISH LATINO DOS is the most robust, all-inclusive bilingual television programming package at the best price,'' said Mary Peterson, vice president of Marketing at EchoStar. ``The addition of English-language programming to our Spanish language programming in DISH LATINO guarantees the best-value package in bilingual television entertainment for every member of the family.''

DISH LATINO DOS includes all the Spanish language channels in DISH LATINO: Discovery en Espanol, Univision, Galavision, TV AZTECA, Telemundo, GEMS, Television Espanola, TV Chile, SUR, Cine Latino, HTV, Telemundo Internacional, MTVS, Gran Canal Latino, FOX Sports World en Espanol, DISH CD Latin (six channels) and Playboy en Espanol (optional). DISH Latino's exclusively Spanish language package is available for only $19.99 per month.

DISH Network also offers a Spanish Language Audio option free of charge for Cartoon Network, EWTN, DISH-On-Demand Pay-Per-View movies and premium movie channels including Cinemax, HBO, Showtime and STARZ!/Encore.