DISH Network Offers Live International Cricket Matches On Pay-Per-View; New Zealand Plays India in a Series of Five One Day International Matches LIVE from India

Business Wire, Nov 4, 1999

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BW SportsWire)--Nov. 4, 1999--

EchoStar Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP) announced today that DISH Network(TM) is the only satellite television provider to offer five heated matches of New Zealand vs. India One Day International cricket events LIVE from India on DISH-On-Demand Pay-Per-View.

The New Zealand vs. India match schedule is as follows:

- Thursday, Nov. 4 11 p.m.-9 a.m. EST

- Sunday, Nov. 7 11 p.m.-9 a.m. EST

- Wednesday, Nov. 10 11 p.m.-9 a.m. EST

- Saturday, Nov. 13 11 p.m.-9 a.m. EST

- Tuesday, Nov. 16 11 p.m.-9 a.m. EST

All DISH Network customers can order One Day International cricket matches directly through their remote control on game day for only $19.95 each. Commercial customers interested in ordering can contact DISH Network Commercial Services at 1-800/454-0837.

HOW TO GET DISH NETWORK

To find a DISH Network retailer near you or to directly purchase DISH Network's revolutionary DISH 500 satellite TV system, as well as order popular programming offering hundreds of channels of all-digital programming, visit www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800/333-DISH (3474).

DISH Network is EchoStar's state-of-the-art direct broadcast satellite system that is capable of offering over 500 channels of digital video and CD-quality audio programming, fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware and installation. DISH Network was also ranked number one in customer satisfaction among satellite/cable TV subscribers by the J.D. Power and Associates 1999 Cable/Satellite TV Customer Satisfaction Study. EchoStar V, EchoStar's newest, state-of-the-art, high-power direct broadcast satellite, launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS rocket on Sept. 23, 1999. EchoStar V, located at 110 degrees West Longitude, provides DISH Network with the capacity to offer 500 channels, including high-definition television, Dolby Digital surround sound, Internet and high-speed interactive television and data services, all on a single dish. DISH Network, which currently serves over 3 million customers, is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation.

Kelly Broadcasting Systems is the exclusive provider of the New Zealand tour of India in North America.