EchoStar Launches ViP-TV Service

EchoStar Communications Corp. and its subsidiary, EchoStar FSS Corp. (EFSSC), have launched ViP-TV service, which gives the company the ability to transport more than 300 channels of secure programming via satellite to video providers that have obtained rights for distribution over their wire-line networks.

ViP-TV is EchoStar’s turn-key solution for wholesale multichannel content transport and distribution, and offers scalable and aggregated MPEG-4 Internet protocol encapsulated radio and television programming channels from a high-powered Ku-band satellite.

The offering includes ViP-Premier, which offers more than100 channels; ViP-HD, which boasts 40 channels of high definition programming; ViP-Movies, a menu of 40 of the most popular movie services; ViP-Latino, offering 30 Spanish-language programming services; and the ViP-International programming package, providing more than 30 channels in 10 languages.

The ViP-TV service is also offered in connection with transport of local broadcast networks from more than 165 local designated market areas currently provided by EchoStar to more than 1,000 cable and telco systems in standard definition. ViP-TV also offers transport of high definition local broadcast networks in more than 30 local markets.

EchoStar Corp. www.echostar.com

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