The video services offered to a guest in his/her room often factors into the decision of whether or not they'll return for their next business trip or vacation. A hotel providing its guests with news programming, sports, general entertainment and a host of premium movie services shows its guests that it values their patronage.

Typically, a Free-to-Guest property wants to provide:

• Local In-Market Broadcast channels: ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX and other independents
• News Channel: CNN and Headline News
• Sports Channel: ESPN, Regional FOX Sports, ESPN2 and ESP NEWS
• General Entertainment Channel: TBS, TNT, WGN and others
• The Weather Channel
• In Hotels, Motels Camp Grounds and Resorts the property typically will provide a premium service: HBO, Showtime or Starz!/Encore

DISH Network offers "multiple channel" premium services so properties can provide more movie entertainment at no additional cost per month for programming!

Free-to-Guest programming is designed for commercial properties that offer TV service as a “Free” in room amenity. Listed below are some general guidelines:

• The property pays for the programming while the occupant does not.

•  Programming must be distributed to 100% of the property units.

• You cannot mark-up and resell programming. (management, installation, access or administrative fees etc. however may be charged), but the amount charged for programming must be the same as the amount billed to the property.

• DISH Network will bill the property directly each month.

• Programming rates are based on a cost per room, per month basis.