DISH Network Viewers to Receive Unique Election Coverage from Six Networks on One TV Channel; Viewers Can 'Vote' For Favorite Candidate in Special Cell Phone Poll - Oct 18, 2004 06:00 AM (BusinessWire) ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2004--EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) announced today that its DISH Network(TM) satellite TV service is teaming with six networks to create unique coverage of the upcoming U.S. elections. Viewers will be able to watch national and state election coverage simultaneously from the six networks on a single TV screen. They also can easily select an individual network and view its coverage in full-screen format. The networks are CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CSPAN, MTV: Music Television and Comedy Central, providing a variety of election coverage to meet the needs of a diverse audience. The interactive television (ITV) application, called DISH Network Election 2004 Coverage, is the first use of ITV multiple picture-in-picture technology for election coverage in the United States. From Monday, Oct. 25, through Friday, Nov. 5, DISH Network Election 2004 Coverage will be free to more than 9 million DISH Network customers with access to "dish home" ITV service. ... - http://finance.lycos.com/home/news/story.asp?story=44324291 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.