Beginning September 16, EchoStar's DISH Network will make ESPN HD available to its entire HD-enabled subscriber base.
"ESPN HD is enriching the lives of high-definition viewers by providing incredible sports programming detail that only an HDTV signal can provide," said Steve Raymond, ESPN senior vice president, national accounts, Western division.
"It makes perfect sense to team up with DISH Network, a company that has proven its focus on high-definition television with its offer of a robust package of compelling high-definition content."
ESPN HD was launched on March 30 of this year when it became the first 24-hour high-definition national sports service in the country.
US pay-TV platform EchoStar has agreed a carriage deal for ESPN's new high definition channel, ESPN HD.
