ProSiebenSat.1 Welt Officially Launches Today

New ProSiebenSat.1 channel to be broadcast via DISH Network

Munich, 22 February 2005. The ProSiebenSat.1 Groups German-language TV channel in the US, ProSiebenSat.1 Welt, will be officially launched today, February 22, 2005. The channel will be transmitted via EchoStar Communications Corporation and its DISH Network, one of the leading satellite platforms in the United States. ProSiebenSat.1 Welt will broadcast the best of Sat.1, ProSieben and Kabel 1 programs, as well as a twice-daily N24 news report tailored for the United States. As a special highlight, the channel will broadcast two live Bundesliga games per week with German commentary. The subscription price is $ 14.99 plus service charge.

The best of ProSiebenSat.1 Groups programs include series such as Der Bulle von Tölz, Edel & Starck and Mit Herz und Handschellen, as well as in-house productions from the Made by ProSieben film series. The box-office-hit Der Schuh des Manitu will be shown in 2005. Additionally, ProSiebenSat.1 Welt will air current events magazine programs and entertainment shows such as taff and Die Hitgiganten. Comedy highlights include Stefan Raabs TV total and Die dreisten Drei.

ProSiebenSat.1 Welt will also broadcast advertising, thereby providing clients with the opportunity to target the German-speaking community in the U.S.

Managing Directors of ProSiebenSat.1 Welt GmbH are Hans Fink, 37, and Jan Frouman, 33. Program planning and engineering for ProSiebenSat.1 Welt will take place at company headquarters in Unterföhring, near Munich.

More information about ProSiebenSat.1 Welts programming can be found at www.ProSiebenSat1Welt.com. The stations logo as well as photos of the Managing Directors can be downloaded at http://www.prosiebensat1.com/downloadcenter/fotos/1/.

About EchoStar
EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) serves more than 11 million satellite TV customers through its DISH Network, the fastest growing U.S. provider of advanced digital television services in the last four years. DISH Network offers hundreds of video and audio channels, Interactive TV, HDTV, sports and international programming, together with professional installation and 24-hour customer service. DISH Network ranks No. 1 in Customer Satisfaction among Cable/Satellite TV Subscribers by J.D. Power and Associates. Visit EchoStar's DISH Network at www.dishnetwork.com or call 1-800-333-DISH (3474).

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