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Mike I

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Just in via HDTV magazine..very well worth the $35.00 lifetime subscription by the way..
HDTV Magazine BREAKING NEWS!
July 12, 2001
EchoStar Communications Corporation and CBS Television will offer
eligible DISH Network customers access to CBS's extensive schedule of
high definition digital television programming, it was announced today
by Michael Schwimmer, Vice President of Programming for EchoStar, and
Martin D. Franks, Executive Vice President, CBS Television. Together,
DISH Network and CBS will provide the highest resolution format of
digital television with the best picture clarity available to satellite
TV customers across the nation.
DISH Network will launch east and west coast CBS HD feeds by the start
of the 2001-2002 television season for DISH Network customers and will
demonstrate the CBS HDTV feeds at the annual 2001 Satellite Broadcasting
and Communications Association convention in Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 2-4.
Depending on where they live, DISH Network customers will be offered one
of the CBS HD feeds as long as they meet one of the following
eligibility requirements:
* They live within a market served by a CBS Owned and Operated
Television station, which includes: New York; Los Angeles; Chicago;
Philadelphia; San Francisco; Boston; Detroit; Dallas; Miami;
Minneapolis; Denver; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Baltimore; Salt Lake City; Austin,
Texas; and Green Bay, Wis. CBS has granted DISH Network blanket
authority to deliver the HDTV feeds into the markets that are served by
CBS O&Os, which cover nearly 35 percent of U.S. TV households. DISH
Network customers subscribing to a local channel package from one of
these cities will receive the CBS HD signal at no additional charge.
* They live in a 'white area', which is defined by the Satellite
Home Viewer Improvement Act as an area unserved by a local CBS
Television Network analog signal delivered over the air. Eligible DISH
Network customers in a white area subscribing to a local channel package
will also receive the CBS HD signal at no additional charge.
* They are 'served' by a CBS affiliate that is not owned and
operated by CBS but elects to allow the satellite-delivered HDTV feed
into their coverage area. DISH Network customers subscribing to a local
channel package from one of these cities can receive the CBS HD signal
at no additional charge or for a nominal monthly fee in cities where
local channels are not offered by DISH Network.
"By adding DISH Network to our industry-leading high definition
partnership, CBS is once again demonstrating its determination to bring
the amazing HD viewing experience to more of our audience and to do
everything we can to advance the transition to digital broadcasting,"
stated Franks.
"We're pleased that CBS is taking a leading role among network
broadcasters in helping DISH Network distribute the most HDTV
programming choices to its customers," said Schwimmer. "With this
partnership, we are speeding the nation's adoption of digital and high
definition television. We look forward to working with CBS and its
affiliates to bring CBS HDTV to the growing number of consumers wanting
the best that television can offer."
For the last two years, CBS has been broadcasting the majority of its
primetime programming in HDTV. Currently, CBS is broadcasting 17 out of
18 (94%) of its primetime dramas and comedies in high definition.
CBS's commitment to high definition extends beyond primetime to
unprecedented HDTV coverage of major sporting events by CBS Sports. At
the beginning of the 2000/2001 season, CBS Sports served up three days
of U.S. Open Tennis coverage. This was just the beginning of another
exciting season of premier high definition sports programming, including
the Thanksgiving Day NFL game, four post-season AFC/NFL playoff games,
The Super Bowl, the Hawaiian Golf Open and, for the second consecutive
year, the NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL tournament Final Four and four days of
The Masters(R) golf.
In late June, CBS opened a new daypart for HDTV with the addition of the
highest rated daytime drama, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, to its high
definition program schedule. As a result, CBS, on average, will be
offering 24 hours per week of compelling HDTV programming. Forty of
CBS's owned and affiliated stations currently broadcast in digital
television, covering more than 50 percent of the nation. By the end of
2001, CBS is projecting 75 stations will be on the air with HDTV,
covering potentially 68 million homes.
DISH Network and CBS will use the highest form of HDTV, which contains
1080 lines of resolution with a data rate of up to 19.37 million bits
per second. This will ensure that the satellite TV signals have the
same high quality as the land-based high definition broadcasts from the
CBS Television Network. This form of HDTV contains over 2 million
individual picture elements that create pictures that are over six times
sharper than regular television. This improved resolution, coupled with
the cinema like wide-screen images and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound,
will take television viewing to a new plateau.
With the addition of CBS, DISH Network now offers four HDTV channels
delivered via satellite TV, providing the most HD programming choices on
a nationwide basis from any pay TV provider.
To receive the high definition channels from DISH Network, customers are
offered the DISH Network Model 6000, an integrated satellite television
receiver capable of receiving satellite TV delivered HDTV programming in
addition to a full complement of standard definition digital satellite
TV channels. The Model 6000 receiver turns home entertainment into a
movie-theater-like experience with its wide-screen format and superior
picture quality. The Model 6000 also is capable of receiving local
off-air HDTV signals through an optional off-air tuner cartridge.
CBS Television is comprised of the CBS Television Network -- with more
than 200 owned or affiliated stations reaching virtually every
television home in the United States; the Network's programming arms,
CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports; and CBS Enterprises, a
global leader in distribution. For a listing of current CBS HD programs,
visithttp://www.cbs.com/hdtv.
DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation
(Nasdaq: DISH). 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
advanced satellite TV receiver 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 6 million customers. For more information, visithttp://www.dishnetwork.com.
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Paul W

Second Unit
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This is cool! At least for those who cannot get it OTA. Now if we can get some other networks on the bandwagon.
I'm torn, tho. I get CBS loud and clear, but I would like to suppor them so that other networks may be encouraged.
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Alan Wood

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This is great news, especially for those of us living in areas that have no OTA HD programming. In central VA the earliest projection for OTA HD is spring 2002.
I switched from Directv to Dish when I found out about the CGMS (copy generation management system) that is included in every Directv HD receiver. I felt that it is very unethical to sell a product without first warning the customer of this feature. For a long time the RCA receivers were sold with no mention of this. I also felt Dish was way ahead in the programming area. Now it appears that Dish is making a serious effort to increase HD programming and for that I am very thankful. Hats off to CBS and the Dish Network if this deal happens.
Regards,
Chip
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