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To: BillyG who wrote (47313)11/2/1999 2:34:00 PM
From: Stoctrash  Respond to of 50808
 
News flash:

FLASH: DISH Gets Superstar/Netlink

EchoStar announced today an exclusive marketing
alliance with Superstar/Netlink Group, a division
of TV Guide and the nation's biggest C-Band
program provider.

Under the deal, Superstar will convert its
1.4 million existing and inactive C-Band customers
to the high-power DISH Network service.


Under the conversion process, EchoStar will
compensate Superstar/Netlink on a per-subscriber
basis, both upon successful conversion and residual
payments over time. Superstar/Netlink Group will
also receive an up-front exclusivity payment of
$10 million, making DISH Network the exclusive
DBS system it markets.

Superstar/Netlink Group customers who choose to
convert to DISH Network will be offered incentives,
including a combination of free DISH system