UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 1, 2009
ECHOSTAR
CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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001-33807
(Commission
File Number)
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26-1232727
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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100 INVERNESS
TERRACE E.
ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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80112
(Zip
Code)
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(303) 706-4000
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Other
Events.
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On July
1, 2009, EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar”) issued a press release regarding
Tivo. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and
is incorporated by reference herein.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
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Exhibit 99.1
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Press
Release “DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding
Tivo”
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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ECHOSTAR
CORPORATION
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Date:
July 2, 2009
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By:
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/s/ R. Stanton Dodge
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R.
Stanton Dodge
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Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release “DISH Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding Tivo”
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EXHIBIT
99.1
DISH
Network and EchoStar Statement Regarding Tivo
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – July 1,
2009 – DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) and EchoStar Corporation
(NASDAQ: SATS) issued the following statement regarding today’s ruling in
EchoStar Communications Corporation vs. Tivo:
We are
pleased that the Federal Circuit has blocked the district court’s injunction
pending our appeal. The Federal Circuit found that EchoStar “met
its burden of demonstrating the requisites for a stay,” including, at a minimum,
that we have a substantial case on the merits. As a result of the
stay, our customers can continue using their DISH DVRs.
# # #
About
DISH Network Corporation
DISH
Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation's HD leader, provides
approximately 13.584 million satellite TV customers as of March 31, 2009 with
the highest quality programming and technology at the best value, including the
lowest all-digital price nationwide. Customers have access to hundreds of video
and audio channels, the most HD channels, the most international channels,
state-of-the-art interactive TV applications, and award-winning HD and DVR
technology including 1080p Video on Demand and the DuoDVR ViP(R) 722 DVR, a CNET
and PC Magazine "Editors' Choice." DISH Network is included in the Nasdaq-100
Index (NDX) and is a Fortune 250 company. Visit
www.dishnetwork.com.
About
EchoStar Corporation
EchoStar
Corporation (Nasdaq: SATS) provides equipment sales, digital broadcast
operations, and satellite services worldwide. EchoStar has 25 years of
experience designing, developing and distributing advanced award-winning set-top
boxes and related products for pay television providers. The company includes a
network of 10 full-service digital broadcast centers and leased fiber optic
capacity with points of presence in approximately 160 U.S. cities. EchoStar also
delivers satellite services from eight owned and leased in-orbit satellites and
related FCC licenses. Visit www.echostar.com for more information.
Media
Contact:
Kathie
Gonzalez, DISH Network, 720.514.5351, press@dishnetwork.com
Marc
Lumpkin, EchoStar, 303.706.5236,
marc.lumpkin@echostar.com