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Dish Network® Partners With
Neulion To Distribute Live International TV Channels Through IPTV
Platform
DISH Network
January 7, 2010
Plainview, NY & Englewood, CO -- DISH Network L.L.C., the U.S.
leader in international programming, and NeuLion, Inc. (TSX:NLN), an
end-to-end IPTV service provider of live and on-demand
international, sports and variety programming delivered via
broadband, today announced a multi-year partnership to distribute
certain DISH Network international channels using NeuLion's IPTV
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The partnership with NeuLion
enhances DISH Network's international programming offering by
providing consumers without access to satellite TV the ability to
enjoy select DISH Network international channels through IPTV.
"As the leading multichannel video provider of international
channels in the U.S., we are excited to enhance our nationwide
distribution of international content to include IPTV," said Chris
Kuelling, Vice President of International Programming for DISH
Network. "We know some of our customers prefer to watch their
favorite channels via satellite and others prefer broadband
delivery, and we are pleased that we can now offer a solution that
fits their specific needs."
"We see distinct synergies between our respective television
distribution services and believe that DISH Network customers will
benefit from the further reach provided by a broadband offering,"
said Chris Wagner, Executive Vice President of NeuLion. "We believe
that the match of our technology with DISH Network's international
programming rights will greatly benefit ethnic communities in the
United States."
As a leader in the IPTV space, NeuLion provides an end-to-end,
multi-platform service, allowing the delivery of live and on-demand
content to the TV, PC and Mobile devices - offering a universal
platform that connects viewers globally. Components of the service
include: encoding, personalization, delivery, registration,
monetization, support and reporting tools.
DISH Network offers the most international programming in the
nation, with more than 180 international channels in more than 28
languages. The company plans to launch the new IPTV service in early
2010.
About DISH Network
DISH Network L.L.C., a subsidiary of DISH Network Corporation
(NASDAQ: DISH), provides more than 14 million satellite TV
customers, as of Dec. 10, 2009, with the highest quality programming
and technology at the best value, including the lowest all-digital
price nationwide. Customers have access to hundreds of video and
audio channels, the most HD channels, the most international
channels, state-of-the-art interactive TV applications, and
award-winning HD and DVR technology including 1080p Video on Demand
and the ViP® 722 HD DVR, a CNET and PC Magazine "Editors' Choice."
DISH Network Corporation is included in the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX)
and is a Fortune 250 company. Visit www.dishnetwork.com, follow on
Twitter, @dishnetwork (www.twitter.com/dishnetwork), or become a Fan
on Facebook, www.facebook.com/dishnetwork.
About NeuLion
Based in Plainview, NY, Sanford, Florida and Toronto, Ontario,
NeuLion (TSX:NLN) works with content partners to develop end-to-end
solutions for multimedia IPTV services. The NeuLion IPTV Platform
encodes, delivers, stores and manages an unlimited range of
multimedia content and the Operational Support System (OSS)
maintains all billing and customer support services. Content
partners are responsible for content aggregation and the sales and
marketing for the individual IPTV service. The Company ranks as a
world leader in customer/partner relationships with sports and
international television content partners including, in sports, the
NHL, the NFL, NCAA Division I schools and conferences and, in
respect to international television aggregators and networks,
KyLinTV (Chinese), ABS-CBN (Filipino), Talfazat (Arabic), TV-Desi
(South Asian) and Sky Angel (Christian). Customer/partner content
can be viewed by way of Internet on PCs and on the television
through the Company's IPTV set top box.
Forward-Looking Statements
NeuLion: Certain statements
herein are forward-looking statements and represent NeuLion's
current intentions in respect of future activities. These
statements, in addressing future events and conditions, involve
inherent risks and uncertainties, such as the achievement of the
anticipated sales under the agreement. Forward-looking statements
can by identified by the use of the words "will," "expect," "seek,"
"anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," and "intend"
and statements that an event or result "may," "will," "can,"
"should," "could," or "might" occur or be achieved and other similar
expressions. Forward-looking statements involve significant risk,
uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors could cause actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the
results discussed or implied in the forward-looking statements.
These factors should be considered carefully and readers should not
place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. Although the
forward-looking statements contained in this release are based upon
what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, the Company
cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with
these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are made as of the date of this release and the Company assumes no
obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or
circumstances, except as required by law. Many factors could cause
the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be
materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements that may be expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements A more detailed assessment of the risks
that could cause actual results to materially differ from current
expectations is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of the
Company's 2008 annual MD&A and AIF filed on www.sedar.com and
Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, available on
www.sec.gov.
DISH Network
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters
pertaining to DISH Network set forth in this press release are
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements set forth
above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from any such statement,
including the risks and uncertainties discussed in DISH Network
Corporation's Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
included in its recent filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including its annual report on Form 10-K and its most
recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking statements
speak only as of the date made, and DISH Network Corporation
expressly disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking
statements. |
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