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Heres a press release ive found on this:

ECHOSTAR, ASIAN TELEVISION NETWORK (ATN) AND VIEWER'S CHOICE CANADA TO
BROADCAST ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP 2003 TO CANADA


Littleton, Colo., Feb. 7, 2003 - EchoStar Communications Corporation
(NASDAQ: DISH) announced today that it has reached a joint sublicensing
agreement with the Asian Television Network International Limited (ATN) and
Viewer's Choice Canada for the broadcast of the 2003 Cricket World Cup
through Canadian cable and satellite television providers. EchoStar is the
exclusive distributor for the International Cricket Counsel's (ICC) Cricket
World Cup 2003 via television, radio and the Internet to countries within
North, Central and South America. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.



ATN, a South Asian programmer in Canada, and Viewer's Choice Canada, a
pay-per-view distributor for many cable and satellite operators across
Canada, have together acquired rights to distribute 25 of the 54 matches of
the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 via Canadian cable and satellite television
providers. All 25 matches will be shown live from South Africa. ATN will
also broadcast a 30-minute daily highlight show of the ICC Cricket World Cup
2003 on a 24-hour delay.



"EchoStar is pleased to have reached a sublicensing agreement with ATN and
Viewer's Choice Canada, allowing for the television distribution of the
Cricket World Cup to cricket fans across Canada," said Michael Schwimmer,
senior vice president of Programming at EchoStar. "The Cricket World Cup is
an important and popular international event which is closely followed by
people who immigrate from cricketing nations to the west, especially those
living in Canada."

"ATN is delighted to be partnering with pioneers such as EchoStar and Viewer
's Choice Canada in bringing the 2003 World Cup Cricket to Canadians," said
Shan Chandrasekar, president and CEO of ATN. "While the games will be live
on pay-per-view across Canada, ATN is excited to be featuring a daily
highlights show of the action."

"There are many cricket lovers in Canada, and we are thrilled to be
providing Canadians with the national pay-per-view broadcast of over 20
games of the Cricket World Cup live from South Africa," said Holly Chapman,
manager of Event Marketing and Programming for Viewer's Choice Canada. "And
we are especially excited to be cheering on our Canadian team in this year's
World Cup."



This 2003 Cricket World Cup will include the teams of Australia, Canada, Sri
Lanka, Pakistan, India, West Indies, New Zealand, England, Zimbabwe,
Bangladesh, Kenya, Namibia, Netherlands and host South Africa. Other
broadcasters include, Rupavhini in Sri Lanka, Sky Sports in the United
Kingdom, Pakistan TV in Pakistan, SABC in South Africa, BTV in Bangladesh,
Sky Sports in New Zealand, Fox Sports in Australia and Sony Max in India.



EchoStar's DISH Network will exclusively broadcast the World Cup in the
United States.

EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and its DISH Network? is
a U.S. leader in offering satellite television entertainment services to
more than 8 million customers. DISH Network provides advanced digital
satellite television services to the home, including hundreds of video,
audio and data channels, personal video recording, HDTV, international
programming, professional installation and 24-hour customer service.
EchoStar is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 500
company. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com.
 

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