EchoStar Gets NFL Net Games

By R. Thomas Umstead
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EchoStar Communications Corp.’s Dish Network will air NFL Network’s eight-game Thursday- and Saturday-night National Football League game package, according to officials at the satellite provider.

Dish currently carries NFL Network on its “America’s Top 120” programming tier, although network officials are negotiating to move the service to the higher-penetrated “America’s Top 60” package.

Dish joins DirecTV Inc. as the second major distributor to reach a deal for the new package.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.