DISH Network L.L.C. and Blockbuster L.L.C. announced today Blockbuster Movie Pass, the most comprehensive TV entertainment programming package ever delivered by a multichannel pay TV provider.
Beginning Oct. 1, 2011, Blockbuster Movie Pass is available for DISH Network customers, starting at $10 per month, combining the best of TV with the best of movies and games. It features a pay TV industry first: a subscription streaming movie service bundle available on the TV or PC. This programming package is unmatched by any other cable, satellite, telco or online streaming movie service.
Blockbuster Movie Pass includes the following:

Mail It! – More than 100,000 DVD movies, TV shows and games available by mail. No additional charge for high definition Blu-ray™ movies. One, two or three disc plans available. Queue management made conveniently from a link at www.dish.com.

Stream it! – Stream more than 3,000 movies to the TV. Stream more than 4,000 movies to the PC. Watch hundreds of on-demand TV shows.

Play it! – More than 3,000 video games by mail for XBOX®, XBOX 360®, Playstation2™, Playstation3™, and Nintendo Wii™.

Exchange it! – Unlimited exchanges of DVDs and video games at participating Blockbuster stores.

Watch it! – More than 20 premium entertainment movie channels from studios like MGM, Epix, Sony Movie Channel, PixL and more.

“With millions of Internet-enabled DISH Network set-top boxes deployed in U.S. homes and our ability to offer services from the iconic Blockbuster brand, we are uniquely positioned to take advantage of the myriad of ways consumers seek access to their favorite movies, TV shows or games,” said Joe Clayton, CEO of DISH Network.

“When you combine Blockbuster Movie Pass with a DISH Network subscription, you get endless entertainment options

and convenient access to the content you want, when you want it. And unlike other companies, we offer the simplicity of one company, one bill and one connection.”

From Oct. 1 through Jan. 31, 2012, DISH Network is offering new customers Blockbuster Movie Pass included with their DISH Network subscription for one year when they subscribe to DISH Network’s America’s Top 200 programming package or greater and commit to 24 months of DISH Network service. This is up to $360 in savings.
Blockbuster Movie Pass is also included for three months for new DISH Network customers who subscribe to America’s Top 120 programming package. After the promotional period, Blockbuster Movie Pass starts at just $10 per month. Access to the subscription streaming movie service requires a DISH Network HD DVR.

“We’ve created a package that combines the best assets of the movie entertainment and video gaming industries with the convenience and integration provided by a multichannel video provider,” said Michael Kelly, president of Blockbuster. “Blockbuster Movie Pass is the ultimate programming package for every movie buff. The combination of DVDs by mail and unlimited in-store exchanges provides more than 100 million people living near Blockbuster stores, which are open 7 days a week, immediate satisfaction and unmatched choice.”

A number of HD channels are not viewable due to issues in connection with Dish Network’s service interruption from a satellite located at the 129 orbital location.

DISH Network L.L.C. announced tonight it will launch MLB Network, the 24-hour television network dedicated to baseball. Beginning tonight, MLB Network will be available on channel 153 to customers who subscribe to one of DISH Network’s America’s Top 200, DISH Latino Dos or MultiSport packages.

“With the pennant races heating up, DISH Network brings our customers wall-to-wall baseball coverage and MLB games in HD on MLB Network,”

“We are excited to bring MLB Network and our award-winning high definition programming to DISH Network’s customers,”

said Tony Petitti, president and CEO of MLB Network. “We have experienced an incredible year of growth and this partnership is in line with our goal to make MLB Network available as widely as possible.”

DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) today reported its second quarter 2011 financial results.

Revenue totaled $3.59 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, a 13.3 percent increase compared with $3.17 billion for the corresponding period in 2010. Net income attributable to common shareholders totaled $335 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, a 30.3 percent increase compared with $257 million during the same period last year.  Diluted earnings per share were $0.75 for the second quarter, compared with $0.57 during the same period in 2010. DISH Network’s net subscribers decreased by approximately 135,000 during the second quarter, and the company ended June 30, 2011, with approximately 14.056 million subscribers.

“DISH Network delivered another quarter of strong growth in revenue and net income,” said Joe Clayton, president and CEO of DISH Network. “The second quarter was also marked by several other achievements including our purchase of most of the Blockbuster assets, settlement of the Tivo litigation, and renewal of a multi-year partnership with Frontier Communications, offering DISH Network’s digital TV entertainment to Frontier’s nearly 4 million customers in 27 states. Our decrease in net subscribers was primarily due to increased competitive pressures, including higher levels of discounting.”

Clayton added, “As we look forward to the second half of the year, we will focus on commercializing our technology, re-energizing our distribution channels and strengthening our brand image. We continue to offer the best value to consumers with the lowest everyday prices, in part by freezing prices through January 2013.”

Frontier Communications (NYSE: FTR), the largest provider of communications services focused on rural America, and DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH), the nation’s third largest pay-TV provider and the digital television leader, today announced a multi-year renewal of their current partnership and the expansion of their bundled service offerings to all Frontier markets. Frontier serves approximately 4 million customers in 27 states with a 100 percent U.S.-based workforce.

“We’re delighted to continue our 7-year partnership with DISH Network to bring the best video entertainment package to our customers,” said Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO of Frontier. “DISH Network is a leading service provider in Rural America – just like Frontier, while providing excellent high-definition programming choices and award-winning DVR technology. Frontier’s Digital Phone, fast High Speed Internet service and DISH satellite video give our customers unbeatable price/value packages.”

“We are very excited to strengthen our partnership with Frontier, a company that has expanded aggressively into new territories,” said Joe Clayton, CEO of DISH Network. “As a digital TV entertainment leader, DISH Network offers a true value proposition, providing the most choices for programming and technology at the best price. We are pleased to continue offering DISH Network products and services as part of Frontier’s value-driven broadband, telephone and video bundle.”

Frontier’s Custom Value residential and business packages offer customers access to DISH Network’s more than 200 HD channels, audio channels, pay-per-view and video on demand movies. Frontier provides a single point of contact for customer service, and a single bill for all telephone, video and high-speed Internet services. DISH Network also gives Frontier customers a front row seat to watch TV everywhere on any device – tablets, smartphones or laptops with its Sling®Adapter technology and its Blockbuster® movie services.

After a comprehensive agency review, DISH Network L.L.C. announced today it has selected New York firm Barton F. Graf 9000 as its creative agency of record. The relationship represents DISH Network’s first agency of record in the last six years, after working in-house and with outside agencies on a project basis.

“Our engagement of BFG9000 is one key part of our march toward more aggressive growth across our multichannel video, Blockbuster, and bundled broadband businesses,” said Ira Bahr, Chief Marketing Officer, DISH Network. “BFG is home to some of the most renowned creative talent in America and we are eager to bring the results of this partnership to market.”

Barton F. Graf 9000 was founded in 2010 by Gerry Graf, the former Chief Creative Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi NY and Executive Creative Director of TBWA/Chiat/Day NY. Ad Age’s Creativity magazine named Graf to the Creativity 50, “A multi-disciplinary account of the biggest and best thinkers and doers from 20 years of advertising and consumer culture.”  In 2007 and 2009, Graf was recognized as the most creatively awarded creative director in the world by Ad Age Magazine.

“Barton F. Graf 9000 believes in one thing; that truly breakthrough creative thinking has the power to transform businesses,” said Barton F. Graf 9000’s Chief Creative Officer Gerry Graf. “That’s what the work we presented will do. DISH Network shares that vision. We are thrilled with the opportunity to work with them.”

DISH Network’s press release about its financial results will be distributed prior to the conference call. The press release will be available on the DISH Network Investor Relations website, http://dish.client.shareholder.com/releases.cfm.

DISH Network L.L.C. and the Big Ten Network (BTN) announced today that television coverage of Nebraska Cornhusker football games and other sports will soon be available to DISH Network customers. Starting Sept. 1, DISH Network customers in Nebraska who subscribe to the America’s Top 120 Plus programming package or greater can watch Husker regular season home football games during the team’s inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference.

In addition to Husker football games, fans will also be able to watch many other Nebraska sporting events, including men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, baseball, Olympic sports and more.

DISH Network L.L.C. today announced that its customers who subscribe to the TV network SPEED now have access to SPEED2, a distinctive new online television network.

DISH Network customers who subscribe to SPEED automatically have access to the online channel by simply using their DISH Network login information at www.speed2.com.

“DISH Network is thrilled to give racing fans access to SPEED2, a unique network that features some of the world’s most coveted motorsport events – all online,” said Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for DISH Network. “SPEED2 represents a continuation of our TV Everywhere strategy that includes DishOnline.com, which allows DISH Network customers to watch their favorite content anytime and anywhere.”

“SPEED2 is a groundbreaking service,” said Mike Biard, Executive Vice President of Fox Networks Affiliate Sales and Marketing. “SPEED2 is the perfect companion to SPEED, and working with DISH Network, we’re pleased to make it available to their subscribers as a complement to their traditional video packages that include SPEED.”

SPEED2 delivers original content not seen on the SPEED Network as well as a library of enthusiast titles not on the network. Currently featuring race coverage from more than 30 different international motor sports series, SPEED2 offers live or same-day coverage of AMA Supersport, the Blancpain Endurance Series, the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, German Touring Car (DTM), FIA GT1 World Championship, FIA GT3 European Championship and the GP3 Series.

SPEED2 provides both standard and high definition content and carries an extensive programming library from SPEED’s 15 years on the air, including the popular series American Muscle Car, Behind the Headlights, Back in the Day and Victory by Design.

Racing series currently available live or on-demand on SPEED2 (subject to change):

AMA Supersport
ANDRA
Australian V8 UTE’s
Auto GP
Bike Road Racing Series
Blancpain Endurance Series
British Motocross Championship
British Rally Championship
British Touring Car Championship
Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
DTM
European Touring Car Championship
European Truck Racing Championship
Ferrari Challenge
FIA Formula 2 Championship
FIA GT1 World Championship
FIA GT3 European Championship
FIA World Touring Car Championship
Formula 3 Euroseries
GP2 Series
GP3 Series
Intercontinental Rally Championship
Superstars Series
Superstars GT Sprint Series
Maserati Trofeo
Mini Challenge
Monster Energy Supercross Lites
Monster Energy Supercross Special
Nissan GT Academy
Porsche Super Cup

The SPEED channel is available to DISH Network customers who subscribe to America’s Top 200 or above. For more information, visit www.dishnetwork.com.