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February 4th, 2009

Fox Dishes Up Their Business + News Channels


Fox + Dish logos FOX Business Network (FBN) has launched on DISH Network to four million subscribers while FOX News Channel (FNC) has renewed its carriage agreement with the satellite television provider. The deal expands FBN’s total distribution to nearly 50 million homes nationwide.

Starting today, FBN will be available on channel 206 through DISH Network’s Classic Gold 250, formerly known as America’s Top 250 package. FNC will move to channel 205 on Classic Bronze 100, formerly known as America’s Top 100 package, increasing its distribution to more than 11 million DISH Network subscribers. Both networks will be available to DISH subscribers in HD. DISH Network is the nation's third largest pay-TV provider with more than 13.78 million subscribers nationwide. The satellite television company provides customers with both HD and DVR technology including the HD DuoDVR ViP 722, which received the Editors’ Choice awards from both CNET and PC Magazine.