ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORP
EX-10.4 3RD AMENDMENT TO LICENSE & OEM AGREEMENT
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.4

                         THIRD AMENDMENT TO LICENSE AND
                           OEM MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT


         The License and OEM Manufacturing Agreement ("LOEMMA") with an
effective date of July 1, 2002, by and among EchoStar Satellite Corporation,
EchoStar Technologies Corporation and Thomson multimedia Inc. is hereby amended
as follows:

         1.       Section 11.16 is amended to read:

         The Parties shall mutually agree to a trademark agreement (the
         "Trademark Agreement") to be attached as Exhibit E hereto on or before
         August 2, 2002.

         2.       Unless specifically defined herein, all defined terms will
                  have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the LOEMMA. The
                  LOEMMA shall remain in all other respects unchanged.


EchoStar Satellite Corporation              EchoStar Technologies Corporation

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Thomson multimedia Inc.

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