DISH Network Offers ESPN GamePlan College Football Package

Business Wire, August 19, 2002

Sports/Entertainment Editors & Football Writers

LITTLETON, Colo.--(BW SportsWire)--Aug. 19, 2002

DISH Network(TM)(Nasdaq:DISH), a leading direct broadcast satellite television provider, is pleased to announce that it will offer the ESPN GamePlan college football package to customers beginning Saturday, Aug. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 30 on DISH On Demand Pay-Per-View. ESPN GamePlan offers more than 100 college football games featuring the top teams and conferences in the country.

DISH Network customers can order the entire ESPN GamePlan package for just $89 through Aug. 30 and see the most exciting college football games in the country for 14 consecutive Saturdays. After Aug. 30, customers can order the ESPN GamePlan package for $99. Customers can also get all the games on any given Saturday for just $14.99 for the entire day. DISH Network customers who order the season package before Oct. 1 are automatically entered to win a trip to ESPN World Headquarters in Bristol, Conn. The grand prize package winner and a guest will receive roundtrip airfare and deluxe hotel accommodations, a tour of ESPN studios and the chance to watch ESPN sportscasters on College Game Day live from ESPN's studios. (No purchase necessary to enter sweepstakes. For more information, visit www.dishnetwork.com.)

ESPN Game Plan features maximum college football coverage from ABC Sports and other regional TV programmers. Subscribers will get all-day coverage of the top college football conferences in the country including the Big Ten, Pac-10, ACC, SEC, Big XII, Big East and Mountain West.

DISH On Demand Pay-Per-View offers premiere movies and a variety of special events, from concerts to boxing to wrestling. To order ESPN GamePlan, customers can simply use their remote control, or call 877/DISH PPV (347-4778).

For more information on how to get your DISH Network satellite TV system, visit your local DISH Network retailer, www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

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. EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) which contains the largest non-financial companies on the Nasdaq Stock Market. DISH Network currently serves over 7.46 million customers.