DISH Network adds CSTV To DISH channel lineup
9/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 8, 2005
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) has announced that its DISH Network satellite TV service now offers CSTV: College Sports Television.
The TCU football team, ranked 22nd nationally after its 17-10 season-opening win at Oklahoma, is at SMU Saturday at 8:30 p.m. in a nationally-televised game on CSTV.
CSTV Networks, Inc. is a multi-media company consisting of the first 24-hour college sports television network. Starting yesterday, CSTV is now available to DISH Network's 11.4 million subscribers nationwide and included in DISH Network's "America's Top 180" programming package at no extra charge.
CSTV provides more live college sports games, events, news, information, analysis and broadband content on more platforms, and reaches more college sports fans, than any other company. CSTV has television rights for all Conference USA sports. Beginning in 2006, CSTV will have exclusive media rights for all Mountain West Conference sports.
"CSTV complements DISH Network's powerful line-up of sports programming," said Eric Sahl, senior vice president of programming for DISH Network. "The addition of CSTV on DISH Network provides customers with access to more college sports information without the need for extra, costly services."
"We're delighted that DISH recognizes the huge appetite that college fans have for seeing more games from more schools on television," said Brian Bedol, chief executive officer for CSTV Networks. "Now, DISH Network and its subscribers have more access to valuable, daily, live college sports programming and CSTV gains greater national distribution."
DISH Network customers can find CSTV on Ch. 152. Customers can subscribe to DISH Network by calling DISH Network or a local DISH Network retailer. For more information on DISH Network, go to www.DISHNetwork.com
