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DISH Network Adds E! Networks' `style.' Channel to America's Top 150 Programming Package

LITTLETON, Colo. and LOS ANGELES--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2000-- EchoStar Communications Corporation and E! Networks announced that the style. network television channel is now available in DISH Network(TM) satellite TV's America's Top 150 programming package beginning today at no additional cost to customers.

style. (channel 115), the new 24-hour network from the creators of E!, is a unique channel featuring a lineup of programs devoted to fashion, beauty, home design, entertaining and travel. Among the network's most popular programs are ``shabby chic'' from home furnishings and accessories designer Rachel Ashwell; ``stylemaker,'' celebrating the lives of the most influential trendsetters in fashion, beauty and home design; and ``homes with style.,'' which welcomes viewers into some of the world's most fascinating and spectacular homes.

New series slated to premiere on style. in 2001 include ``the beauty show,'' spotlighting the latest trends, products and secrets for head-to-toe beauty; ``the look for less,'' showing viewers how to achieve expensive fashion, beauty and home design looks for less; ``weddings,'' which offers a look at the most stylish weddings in the world through the eyes of experts in floral design, fashion, make-up and catering; and ``style. this week,'' a weekly news magazine show that covers all of the events, personalities and trends of today's styles with expert correspondents.

``Launching on DISH Network represents another dramatic leap for style.'s subscriber base and brings an entirely new segment of the audience to the network,'' said Mindy Herman, president and CEO of E! Networks. ``Viewers' appetites for our wide assortment of lifestyle-themed programming continue to grow, and we are pleased to be partnering with DISH Network to bring style. to their customers.''

``We're pleased to offer the cutting edge of fashion and beauty television with E! Network's style. channel for our customers who have chosen DISH Network's America's Top 150 programming package, the largest and best-valued package in television,'' said Mary Peterson, vice president of Marketing at EchoStar.

``America's Top 150 is of one of the most comprehensive programming packages on television today, and style. will be a great driver for the package,'' added M. Bradford Fox, E! senior vice president of Affiliate Relations. ``Cable and satellite TV broadcasters alike are recognizing the network's value as a part of their programming lineups.''

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

For more information about programming on style., visit www.eonline.com.

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. DISH Network was ranked number one in overall customer satisfaction among cable/satellite TV subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates in 1999 and 2000. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX). DISH Network currently serves over 5 million customers.

Based in Los Angeles, E! Networks is the world's largest producer and distributor of entertainment news and lifestyle-related programming. The company operates E! Entertainment Television, the 24-hour network with programming dedicated to the world of entertainment; style., the 24-hour network devoted to style, beauty, fashion, home design and the people and events that shape these worlds; and E! Online, Entertainment's Home Page(TM), located at www.eonline.com. E! is currently available to 65 million cable and direct broadcast satellite subscribers in the U.S. style. launched on Oct. 1, 1998, and currently counts 9 million subscribers. E! Online delivers original entertainment news, celebrity gossip, movie, TV and music information to more than 4.9 million U.S. entertainment enthusiasts each month.