Dish Network Adds Two Interactive Channels to Lineup

Echostar's Dish Network satellite television service debuted two interactive channels: Trivia, offered by Buzztime and featuring pop culture questions in six categories; and Fantasy Cup Auto Racing, offered by Silverstar Holdings and featuring monthly contests in which racing fans can pick eight drivers in four categor

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Apr 15, 2004
Updated on: Feb 23, 2018

Echostar's Dish Network satellite television service debuted two interactive channels: Trivia, offered by Buzztime and featuring pop culture questions in six categories; and Fantasy Cup Auto Racing, offered by Silverstar Holdings and featuring monthly contests in which racing fans can pick eight drivers in four categories whose results match the actual Nascar Nextel Cup points earned by the driver during the month.

The channels bring Dish Network's total of OpenTV-powered interactive programs to 22, including Weather, with instant weather updates from AccuWeather, and Customer Service, which enables customers to view their statement and pay their bill.

EchoStar Communications Corporation announced last week that it plans to increase the number of markets receiving local channels over its DISH Network to 106 by the end of this year. Forty-two additional markets were identified in the press release. In addition to announcing the additional local channels, EchoStar in

The company now offers local high-definition channels in 170 markets across the United States.

The latest HD channel to be available from DISH Network is Food Network HD.

EchoStar Communications and its Dish Network are now offering The Pentagon Channel. Launched in May 2004, the network will provide information about the Defense Department and military 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Programming includes "Around the Services," an insider's view about what is happening in each b

DISH Network is offering NBCU’s 2008 Beijing Olympic Games coverage through its Interactive TV (iTV) mosaic

EchoStar Communications Corp. and CNN have joined forces to offer Dish Network customers a new interactive news service called "CNN Enhanced TV." Subscribers have access to the latest articles and images from CNN.com in conjunction with CNN/U.S. programming on Dish Networks's "DishHome" channel 100. CNN Enhanced

EchoStar's Dish Network is partnering with NBC Olympics to offer NBC Interactive TV (ITV) mosaic, a multiple picture-in-picture showcase allowing viewers to watch six channels on a single TV screen at the same time. New to this year's mosaic is the "NBC Olympics Showcase," which provides viewers with access to inf

The company now offers local channels in 73 cities.