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Satellite TV: An Overview of DISH Network TV

By Anna Swan, published Oct 27, 2006
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The following is an overview of the packages, channels, and pricing currently available from DISH Network TV at the publication date of this Guide. Package price may vary depending on current promotions, different regions, regulations and restrictions, and black outs. All of these packages are offered in DishLATINO programming as well. DISH Network also offers the Great Wall TV Package, which includes 34 channels from mainland China and partners beyond China.

The packages offered by Dish Network contain all or some of the following channels, in the following categories:

Lifestyle/Entertainment:
A&E, Encore, WAM, Sci-Fi Channel, BBC America, FOX Reality TV, SiTV, BET, FX, USA Network, Biography, Soapnet, Bravo, Game Show Network, Spike TV, Lifetime, Style, WGN Superstation,
Comedy Central, TBS, WE, Court TV, Oxygen, TNT, E!, the TV Guide Channel and several others.

News/Informational:
Bloomberg Television, CNBC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC, C-Span, CNBC World, NASA, CNN
Headline News, The Weather Channel and several others.

Family:
ABC Family, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon / Nick at Nite, TV Land, Hallmark Channel, Toon Disney,
Cartoon Network, Nick Toons, and several others.

Movies:
American Movie Classics, Encore, Independent Film Channel, Turner Classic Movies, Lifetime Movie Network, Fox Movie Channel, as well as many others and a wide selection of Premium Movie channels such as Showtime, Cinemax, HBO, and Starz.

Sports:
Over 50 sporting channels, including the Outdoor Channel, Sunshine Network, TV Games Network, Horse Racing, Golf, and Tennis channels. Fox Sports, Comcast Sports, ESPN, NFL Network, and ESPNews.

Education/Learning:
Animal Planet, Discovery Channel, History Channel, The Learning Channel, Do It Yourself Network,
Home & Garden Television, The Science Channel, The Travel Channel, Food Network, Military Channel,
Discovery Kids, National Geographic Channel, and several others.

Music:
VH1, Latin, Country Music Television, Great American Country, MTV, and several others.

Takeaways
  • DISH Family has 40 "family friendly" channels.
  • Sirius Satellite Commercial Free Music Programming
  • Over 80 Pay-Per-View Channels
Resources
  • Dish Network also offers over 200 hours per day of high definition programming on 30 HD channels.
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