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To: Stoctrash who wrote (27721)	1/7/1998 9:23:00 PM
From: DiViT	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

"that Apple will be soon making DVD-Rom standard on all systems" Can you connect the dots in case there are some rare birds out there that can't?

To: Stoctrash who wrote (27721)	1/8/1998 5:30:00 PM
From: BillyG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 50808

DISH teams with Philips/Magnavox -- will they use CUBE??? EchoStar Enlists Philips Consumer Electronics Company for Expanded Distribution and Advanced Digital Product Development LAS VEGAS--(Entertainment Wire)--Jan. 8, 1998--EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH, DISHP) established itself as the leader in convergent technology with the announcement at the Winter CES Show, that it has entered a strategic alliance with Philips Consumer Electronics Company, the giant consumer electronics manufacturer. Philips will be marketing and selling the DISH Network(sm) satellite television system through their national retail network. In addition, Philips will team with EchoStar to develop an array of convergent products with advanced digital technology. EchoStar is the only U.S. provider of state-of-the-art fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant satellite television systems. "EchoStar is both pleased and excited to announce this alliance with one of the foremost consumer electronics manufacturers known for its high quality and advanced digital technology," said Mark Jackson, senior vice president, EchoStar Communications Corporation. "Teaming with Philips allows the DISH Network to give its customers products that will be some of the most advanced yet user-friendly available." The following three digital set-top boxes will carry the Philips brand name when distributed through the Philips national retail network beginning in second quarter 1998: Model 1000 o Perfect as an additional receiver, in RVs, boats or wherever a smaller unit is desired o Dedicated satellite TV receiver infrared remote control o Interactive information "soft keys" in the menu explain the feature functions o Program Browse - allows channel surfing of schedule while watching current program o V-chip for Parental Control of child programming access based on ratings and content Model 3000 o Infrared Universal Remote Control o High Speed Data Port o On-screen Program Guide - complete program listings o Program Browse - allows channel surfing of schedule while watching current program o V-chip for Parental Control of child programming access based on ratings and content Model 4000 o UHF Universal Remote Control o High Speed Data Port o Event Timers o IR blaster - controls VCR to record programmed shows o On-screen Program Guide - complete program listings o Program Browse - allows channel surfing of schedule while watching current program o V-chip for Parental Control of child programming access based on ratings and content Philips Consumer Electronics Company designs, manufacturers, markets and services Philips Magnavox consumer, professional and commercial electronics products. PCEC, with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, is a division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, with more than $7 billion in annual sales and corporate headquarters in New York. PCEC is also part of Philips Electronics, N.V., with more than $40 billion in annual sales and based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Philips Magnavox maintains a site on the World Wide Web at philipsmagnavox.com EchoStar Communications Corporation, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, includes three interrelated business units: o DISH Network(tm), EchoStar's state-of-the-art DBS system that offers customers over 200 channels of digital video and CD quality audio programming, fully MPEG-2/DVB compliant hardware, installation, financing and leasing; o HTS(tm), designs, manufactures and distributes DBS set-top boxes, antennae and other digital equipment for the DISH Network and various international customers that include ExpressVu Canada and Telefonica's Via Digital system in Spain. HTS also provides uplink center design, construction oversight and project integration services for customers internationally. o Satellite Services, addresses markets that fall outside of the current DISH Network residential market, including business television, data delivery, educational initiatives and satellite capacity leases. EchoStar III was launched on October 5, 1997, from Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida. EchoStar III will complement current programming offered by the DISH Network by expanding international, educational and business programming, including possible data delivery and retransmission of local channels in certain U.S. television markets. EchoStar plans to further enhance its services with the launch of EchoStar IV, scheduled for launch in Spring 1998. DISH Network is a trademark of EchoStar Communications Corporation. HTS is a trademark of Houston Tracker Systems, Inc. DISH Network is located on the Internet at: dishnetwork.com CONTACT: EchoStar Communications Corp. Judianne Atencio, Communications Director 303/799-8222, x5112 e-mail: judianne.atencio@echostar.com