Having negotiated a 20% equity stake in Rainbow HD Holdings (the Cablevision subsidiary owning the 21 VOOM channels), EchoStar April 29 announced DISH Network satellite TV service will expand its high-definition television (HDTV) package by adding 10 original.VOOM HD networks, which are now available. EchoStar has also noted its intent to carry the remaining 11 VOOM channels by the end of 1Q 06. Not only does EchoStar get equity in the networks, ongoing expenditures to support its new HD lineup may prove to be minuscule, if not non-existent. As part of the 15-year carriage deal, Cablevision agreed to spend at least $100 mil. per year to fund the channels. The expenditures are subject to conditions: 1) a minimum of $500 mil. and 2) if Cablevision elects to decrease the number of VOOM channels it wants carried by EchoStar, the $100 mil./year minimum may drop to no less than $38 mil.peryear.
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机译：在协商了Rainbow HD Holdings（拥有21个VOOM频道的Cablevision子公司）20％的股份后，EchoStar 4月29日宣布，DISH Network卫星电视服务将通过增加10个原始的VOOM HD网络来扩展其高清电视（HDTV）软件包。 ，现在可用。 EchoStar还指出，它打算在2006年第一季度末之前传送剩余的11个VOOM频道。EchoStar不仅获得了网络的公平，而且即使不存在，用于支持其新高清产品线的持续性支出也可能微不足道。作为15年运输协议的一部分，Cablevision同意花费至少1亿美元。每年为渠道筹集资金。支出取决于以下条件：1）至少5亿美元。 2）如果Cablevision选择减少EchoStar希望承载的VOOM频道数量，则每年最低1亿美元的最低要求可能会降至每年3,800万美元以上。
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