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Dish Network Corp. won Blockbuster Inc. in a bankruptcy auction for $320 million on Wednesday, setting up the satellite TV business to compete with Netflix. Dish won against other big bidders like activist investor Carl Icahn. Dish said the deal, which includes over 1,700 Blockbuster stores, gives it new ways to market its services. The deal covers "substantially all" of the rental chain's business, and will give the satellite company the rights Blockbuster had to stream movies over...
World Premiere of "The Kennedys" Begins Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PTAlbuquerque, NM and Englewood, CO (Vocus/PRWEB) March 30, 2011 REELZCHANNEL "“ TV About Movies® "“ today announced that DISH Network customers will be able to watch the epic eight-part movie event "The Kennedys" in high definition when it makes its two-hour world premiere on REELZCHANNEL on Sunday, April 3 at 8 p.m. ET and 8 p.m. PT. REELZCHANNEL in HD is on DISH Network Ch. 299. "DISH Network has chosen...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network L.L.C. today announced that RFD-TV's high-definition channel, RFD HD, is now available at no additional cost to all DISH Network customers who subscribe to the America's Top 200 programming package or above. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100611/LA19624LOGO) RFD-TV, available on DISH Network Ch. 231, is dedicated to serving rural America with a 24-hour schedule of well-balanced, high-quality, original and...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and ATHENS, Greece, March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network L.L.C., the leader in international programming in the United States, today announced a multi-year renewal agreement with Antenna Group. The agreement not only ensures continued carriage of Greek-language channels such as Antenna Satellite, Antenna Radio, Rhythmos Radio and Super Sport FM but also provides for the future launch of a new channel: Antenna Prime, a 24/7 channel featuring Antenna's most popular...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Major League Soccer season is just around the corner, and DISH Network customers can follow their favorite teams when they subscribe to MLS Direct Kick, available beginning March 19. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100611/LA19624LOGO) MLS Direct Kick features out-of-market games that customers wouldn't normally have the ability to watch, including up to 221 regular season and select playoff games - a 30 percent increase in...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network L.L.C. issued the following statement today: "DISH Network is pleased to have reached a deal with LIN Media that restored local TV channels to customers in 17 markets. We sincerely appreciate the patience our customers have shown during this time. We will continue to work hard to offer more choices and the lowest everyday prices in the industry." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100611/LA19624LOGO ) Further terms of the...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network L.L.C., issued the following statement from Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming, about its retransmission negotiations with LIN Media regarding carriage of 27 local channels in 17 markets: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100611/LA19624LOGO ) "It's unfortunate that LIN Media, a corporate media conglomerate, pulled its channels down at midnight, holding viewers in 17 markets across the nation hostage while...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network L.L.C. today announced that OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, which the company introduced earlier this year in standard definition, will be available beginning this Thursday in high definition on Ch. 189 to DISH Network customers who subscribe to the America's Top 200 programming package or above. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100611/LA19624LOGO) "As the nation's leader in HD channels, DISH Network is proud to be the...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network L.L.C. issued the following statement about its ongoing retransmission negotiations with LIN Media regarding continued carriage of local channels in 17 markets: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100611/LA19624LOGO) "LIN Media, a corporate media conglomerate, is threatening to block DISH Network customers from watching its local channels in 17 markets across the country. LIN Media is demanding more than a 140 percent...
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH) today reported total revenue of $3.21 billion for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010, an 8.2 percent increase compared with $2.96 billion for the corresponding period in 2009. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100611/LA19624LOGO) Net income attributable to common shareholders totaled $252 million for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010, compared with $179 million during the corresponding period in...
