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EastEnders To Air Exclusively On Dish

By Staff Writer | June 3, 2004

      EchoStar Communications Corp. [DISH] officials today said the company has signed an exclusive agreement with BBC America to broadcast the BBC drama “EastEnders” on its Dish Network direct-to-home satellite television service via On Demand Pay-Per-View.

      Starting June 6, the series will pick up where the last episode left off in September. Dish Network will broadcast new EastEnders episodes every week – four on Sunday and four on Monday – at 9:00 p.m. EDT and replay them on Thursdays and Fridays. Four episode blocks will be available for $3.95 and monthly subscriptions will be available for $9.95.