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Fox Cable Networks and DISH Network Strike Deal to Deliver Fox Soccer Channel in High Definition
Featured Programming Includes England’s Barclays Premier League, UEFA Champions League, and Italy’s Serie A
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11, 2010 – Fox Cable Networks announced it has
reached an agreement with DISH Network to carry the popular Fox Soccer Channel
in high definition. The service launched today as Fox Soccer Channel continues
to strengthen its position as the premier television destination for world-class
soccer.
Fox Soccer Channel HD will be located on channel 149 and is included in DISH
Network’s America’s Top 250 package. Some of the more than 3,500 hours of
programming that soccer fans will enjoy in high definition includes England’s
Barclays Premier League, UEFA Champions League, FA Cup, Major League Soccer, and
Women’s Professional Soccer.
Studio shows planned for high definition include: Fox Soccer Match Day, Super
Sunday+, Fox Football Fone-In, and World Cup programming.
“Fox Soccer Channel enjoys one of our most passionate fan bases, and its
subscribers have been waiting for high definition programming,” said Mike
Hopkins, President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing, Fox Cable Networks. “We are
pleased that Fox Soccer Channel in HD is debuting on DISH Network and provides
subscribers with the best viewing experience possible.”
Fox Cable Networks (FCN) includes 36 domestic programming services in which News
Corporation holds interests. Together these networks reach more than 550 million
subscribing television homes and represent one of the media industry’s largest
and most diverse programming groups. Fox Cable Networks span FX, National
Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD (coming spring 2010), Fox Reality Channel, Fox
Movie Channel, FUEL TV, FSN and 19 regional cable sports networks, SPEED, Fox
Soccer Channel, Fox Soccer Plus (coming March 1, 2010), Fox College Sports, Fox
Sports en Español and the Big Ten Network (co-venture with the Big Ten
Conference). FCN also includes Fox Sports Enterprises, which manages interests
in sports franchises and leading statistical information provider STATS, LLC.
About DISH Network
DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiary DISH Network
L.L.C., provides more than 14 million satellite TV customers as of Dec. 10,
2009, with the highest quality programming and technology at the best value,
including the lowest all-digital price nationwide. Customers have access to
hundreds of video and audio channels, the most HD channels, the most
international channels, state-of-the-art interactive TV applications, and
award-winning HD and DVR technology including 1080p Video on Demand and the ViP
722 HD DVR, a CNET and PC Magazine "Editors' Choice." DISH Network is included
in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 250 company. For more
information, please visit http://www.dishnetwork.com/www.dishnetwork.com.
Contact:
Brian Peterson
(FCN),
310 369.0009
brian.peterson@fox.com
Allyson Mylrea (DISH Network),
720.514.5351
press@dishnetwork.com
Veronica Alvarez (Fox Soccer Channel),
310.444.8589
veronica.alvarez@fox.com