Le Rouge
17-11-05, 12:07 PM
As of today, Clark, Texas, a small tight-knit bedroom community located a half hour north of Fort Worth, Texas, has legally changed its name to DISH, Texas. In exchange, DISH Network has agreed to provide every household in the town of DISH 10 years of free basic satellite TV programming, including equipment and standard installation. DISH Network introduced the DISH City Makeover as part of recent re-branding efforts and a new advertising campaign trumpeting "Better TV for All."
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2005-11/artikel-5618081.asp
The service includes 60 channels, Dish's basic lineup. A town of 1,000 residents would receive satellite television service worth $4 million over 10 years, according to a news release by Dish owner EchoStar Communications Corp. Based on that, the gift of satellite would be worth about $4,000 for each Clark resident.
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Hot Springs, N.M., changed its name in the 1950s to Truth or Consequences after NBC television and radio producer Ralph Edwards said on his radio show that he wished "some town in the United States liked and respected our show so much that it would like to change its name to 'Truth or Consequences,' " according to the town's Chamber of Commerce Web site.
Mas noticias... (http://www.google.com.ar/search?q=clark+texas+dish&sourceid=firefox&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:es-AR:official)
jajaja, luego ya se van a llamar las ciudades XBox, Coca-Cola, Microsoft... ¡increíble!
Saludos.
http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2005-11/artikel-5618081.asp
The service includes 60 channels, Dish's basic lineup. A town of 1,000 residents would receive satellite television service worth $4 million over 10 years, according to a news release by Dish owner EchoStar Communications Corp. Based on that, the gift of satellite would be worth about $4,000 for each Clark resident.
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Hot Springs, N.M., changed its name in the 1950s to Truth or Consequences after NBC television and radio producer Ralph Edwards said on his radio show that he wished "some town in the United States liked and respected our show so much that it would like to change its name to 'Truth or Consequences,' " according to the town's Chamber of Commerce Web site.
Mas noticias... (http://www.google.com.ar/search?q=clark+texas+dish&sourceid=firefox&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:es-AR:official)
jajaja, luego ya se van a llamar las ciudades XBox, Coca-Cola, Microsoft... ¡increíble!
Saludos.