Saturday, July 12, 2008

What is Dish Network




DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite service that provides satellite television, audio programming, and interactive television services to households and businesses in the United States. DISH Network was launched in March 1996, and, along with DirecTV, primarily competes with cable television. They have registered as a Nevada corporation. The corporate office is based at Meridian, Colorado, though the postal designation of nearby Englewood is commonly listed as the company's location in corporate filings and news accounts.

Broadcast technology

DISH Network used standard MPEG-2 for broadcasting and announced as of 1 February 2006, that all new HDTV channels would be available in H.264 format only, while maintaining the current lineup as MPEG-2. DISH Network intends to eventually convert the entire platform to H.264 in order to provide more channels to subscribers.

Both a standard receiver and a receiver with built-in DVR (Digital Video Recorder) are available to subscribers. The DISH Network ViP722 HD DVR, replacement to the ViP622, has received great reviews from CNET and others.

Dish Network Channel
All TV broadcasting technology use basic with Satellite Broadcasting. Therefore all TV Channel can watch with Satellite. this some list of Dish Network Package

  • America’s “Everything” Pak - include America’s Top 250, combined itwith 31 commercial-free premium movie channels and NBA TV.
  • America’s Top 100 Plus - 100 channels with the addition of local Regional Sports Network(s)
  • America’s Top 250 - Over 250 channels: all the great entertainment in DISH Network's America's
  • America’s Top 100 -Tap into over 100 of your favorite channels, including CNN, ESPN, Disney Channel and Discovery Channel.
**Dish Network provide more 20 languages (Foreign language packages include: African, Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, French, Japanese, Russian,Brazilian ,Chinese, German, Greek, Korean, Hindi, Italian, Polish, Urdu, Persian, Hebrew, Portuguese, Filipino, Ukrainian and Spanish.)

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