SCI Lauds EchoStar/OLN Long-Term Agreement
TUCSON, Ariz., May 3, 2006 – SCI today congratulates EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network™ and OLN for cementing a multi-year agreement that restores the channel to DISH Network customers.
“I can’t say enough about the incredibly positive and fruitful relationship SCI has had with OLN,” said Tom Riley, SCI’s executive director. “With OLN’s help, Expedition Safari, SCI’s exciting hunting adventure television series, has become the jewel in the crown of the network’s field sports programming, and I’m sure that EchoStar, a great corporation itself, will find its relationship with OLN just as fulfilling. Congratulations to both companies.”
“It was important that we negotiated a fair contract, enabling DISH Network to remain a tremendous value for our customers,” Eric Sahl, senior vice president of programming, said in the April 24 press release announcing the agreement. “We understand that this has been a difficult period for our customers, and we thank them for all their patience. We look forward to a long relationship with OLN in which we can provide the network to our customers.”
“We are very pleased that millions of DISH customers can once again enjoy OLN's terrific programming," said Gavin Harvey, president of the network, in the release as well. "DISH and OLN belong together, and I appreciate the spirit of partnership that reconnected us. We look forward to serving our very passionate — and extremely patient — fans of the NHL, Tour De France, Professional Bull Riding, and the best hunting and fishing on television.”
According to the release, OLN returns to channel 151 in America’s Top 180, DishHD Gold or any higher programming package, bringing OLN’s field sports programming, which includes SCI’s top-rated Expedition Safari, to millions of DISH Network customers across North America.
SCI-First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI’s 173 Chapters represent all 50 United States as well as 13 other countries. SCI’s proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions, and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit www.safariclub.org or call 520-620-1220 for more information.
Shot in High Definition and produced by Orion Multimedia with their Emmy Award-winning editors for exclusive telecast on OLN, SCI’s Expedition Safari is sponsored by Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., Mossy Oak Brand Camo, BSA Sport, and Recreation Optics and GAMO USA Adult Precision Air Guns. Each episode follows host Mike Rogers and some of the world’s foremost guides and outfitters as they pursue big game species around the world while showcasing the richness of our shared hunting heritage and educating the viewing public on sportsmen’s longstanding role in wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian efforts. For more on Expedition Safari, visit www.safariclub.org on the Internet.
OLN (OLNTV.com) is the leader in competitive and adrenaline-charged content. Now in more than 69 million homes, OLN is the cable home of the National Hockey League and best-in-class events like The Tour de France, The America’s Cup, Professional Bull Riders (PBR), the Boston Marathon, and USSA Skiing. The network offers unique programming in four primary areas: Action Sports, Field Sports, Bulls & Rodeo and Awe-Inspiring Series, and is the exclusive home of Survivor in syndication. OLN, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 12 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network, the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last five years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports, and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).
TUCSON, Ariz., May 3, 2006 – SCI today congratulates EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network™ and OLN for cementing a multi-year agreement that restores the channel to DISH Network customers.
“I can’t say enough about the incredibly positive and fruitful relationship SCI has had with OLN,” said Tom Riley, SCI’s executive director. “With OLN’s help, Expedition Safari, SCI’s exciting hunting adventure television series, has become the jewel in the crown of the network’s field sports programming, and I’m sure that EchoStar, a great corporation itself, will find its relationship with OLN just as fulfilling. Congratulations to both companies.”
“It was important that we negotiated a fair contract, enabling DISH Network to remain a tremendous value for our customers,” Eric Sahl, senior vice president of programming, said in the April 24 press release announcing the agreement. “We understand that this has been a difficult period for our customers, and we thank them for all their patience. We look forward to a long relationship with OLN in which we can provide the network to our customers.”
“We are very pleased that millions of DISH customers can once again enjoy OLN's terrific programming," said Gavin Harvey, president of the network, in the release as well. "DISH and OLN belong together, and I appreciate the spirit of partnership that reconnected us. We look forward to serving our very passionate — and extremely patient — fans of the NHL, Tour De France, Professional Bull Riding, and the best hunting and fishing on television.”
According to the release, OLN returns to channel 151 in America’s Top 180, DishHD Gold or any higher programming package, bringing OLN’s field sports programming, which includes SCI’s top-rated Expedition Safari, to millions of DISH Network customers across North America.
SCI-First For Hunters is the leader in protecting the freedom to hunt and in promoting wildlife conservation worldwide. SCI’s 173 Chapters represent all 50 United States as well as 13 other countries. SCI’s proactive leadership in a host of cooperative wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian programs, with the SCI Foundation and other conservation groups, research institutions, and government agencies, empowers sportsmen to be contributing community members and participants in sound wildlife management and conservation. Visit www.safariclub.org or call 520-620-1220 for more information.
Shot in High Definition and produced by Orion Multimedia with their Emmy Award-winning editors for exclusive telecast on OLN, SCI’s Expedition Safari is sponsored by Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., Mossy Oak Brand Camo, BSA Sport, and Recreation Optics and GAMO USA Adult Precision Air Guns. Each episode follows host Mike Rogers and some of the world’s foremost guides and outfitters as they pursue big game species around the world while showcasing the richness of our shared hunting heritage and educating the viewing public on sportsmen’s longstanding role in wildlife conservation, outdoor education and humanitarian efforts. For more on Expedition Safari, visit www.safariclub.org on the Internet.
OLN (OLNTV.com) is the leader in competitive and adrenaline-charged content. Now in more than 69 million homes, OLN is the cable home of the National Hockey League and best-in-class events like The Tour de France, The America’s Cup, Professional Bull Riders (PBR), the Boston Marathon, and USSA Skiing. The network offers unique programming in four primary areas: Action Sports, Field Sports, Bulls & Rodeo and Awe-Inspiring Series, and is the exclusive home of Survivor in syndication. OLN, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is distributed via cable systems and satellite operators throughout the United States.
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 12 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network, the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last five years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports, and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).
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