Voom goes Boom!
01-21-05, 12:04 PM
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How does this article relate to Voom?
Edit: Just went to the Voom website about us section. I see now.
Edit: Just went to the Voom website about us section. I see now.
01-21-05, 02:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
If Dish gains these subscribers, they better keep the price structure otherwise I see a lot of people jumping ship. Myself included. It is one of the selling points.
voom spent millions to net 26k customers
so I doubt Dish wanted anything else except for the satellite.
01-22-05, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by nevermind
Fox HD Chicago is running a 30 minute informercial for Voom.
Right now.
01-22-05, 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam Tyner
It's not that funny or surprising. If Voom has already committed money (or prepaid, even) for airtime, then I'm sure quite a bit of that will continue, at least in the short term.
Details, schmetails
I'm sorry but seeing someone on TV tell me to subscribe to a now defunct company struck me as hi-larious
. Maybe it's cabin fever.
01-22-05, 05:59 PM
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Sorry to pile on more details , but it's not defunct quite yet. Obviously on its way, tho'...
, but it's not defunct quite yet. Obviously on its way, tho'...
01-23-05, 08:42 AM
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^^ that is what I am wondering. If anyone is going to bother to pick up equipment. Would be sweet if they didn't because it would probably still function as an OTA HD receiver.
02-06-05, 12:10 AM
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They are still scheduling installs - mine is set for 2-14-05. If they go under it will be no huge loss for me with the $1 install I am paying. I only have a six month commitment if the service begins to suck, and I am not letting them auto draft my account. Worse case scenerio I lose the service soon. Best case (if they go under) I get a local antenna that they may not come and get if they do go under. It appeared to be the best service and at an affordable price - that is why I am giving it a try.
02-06-05, 12:18 AM
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I've had Voom for some time now. I've been mostly pleased with it. It doesn't work well in rain though.
According to that article, they only had 26,000 subscribers. I would have expected much much more by now.
Anyway, maybe I'll get a free receiver out of it.
According to that article, they only had 26,000 subscribers. I would have expected much much more by now.
Anyway, maybe I'll get a free receiver out of it.
03-30-05, 07:45 AM
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Looks like it might not be dead after all...
http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/30/tech...n.dj/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/30/tech...n.dj/index.htm
Cablevision chairman goes Voom?
WSJ: Charles Dolan tells FCC he'll invest $400M in satellite service; seeks to block dish sale.
March 30, 2005: 6:41 AM EST
Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) Chairman Charles Dolan, in a further sign that he is determined to keep his Voom satellite service operating, has told the Federal Communications Commission that he is in the process of making a $400 million personal commitment to the business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Cablevision also is talking to a group of private equity firms led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. about possibly joining their bid for Adelphia Communications Corp. (ADELQ), which is in the final stages of being auctioned.
Analysts are speculating that the joint bid with the private-equity firms might be tied in to Mr. Dolan's need to raise cash for Voom. Cablevision's discussions with the firms were reported Tuesday by the New York Times.
In his filing with the FCC, Mr. Dolan also has taken the highly unusual step of challenging the decision made by Cablevision earlier this year to sell Voom's only operating satellite to EchoStar Communications Corp. (DISH) for $200 million . Mr. Dolan clearly is trying to block the sale so that he can buy the satellite himself.
The filing is the latest twist in his struggle to save Voom, and his willingness to invest $400 million of his own money raises the likelihood that he will put Cablevision on the block to finance the venture, analysts say.
WSJ: Charles Dolan tells FCC he'll invest $400M in satellite service; seeks to block dish sale.
March 30, 2005: 6:41 AM EST
Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC) Chairman Charles Dolan, in a further sign that he is determined to keep his Voom satellite service operating, has told the Federal Communications Commission that he is in the process of making a $400 million personal commitment to the business, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Cablevision also is talking to a group of private equity firms led by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. about possibly joining their bid for Adelphia Communications Corp. (ADELQ), which is in the final stages of being auctioned.
Analysts are speculating that the joint bid with the private-equity firms might be tied in to Mr. Dolan's need to raise cash for Voom. Cablevision's discussions with the firms were reported Tuesday by the New York Times.
In his filing with the FCC, Mr. Dolan also has taken the highly unusual step of challenging the decision made by Cablevision earlier this year to sell Voom's only operating satellite to EchoStar Communications Corp. (DISH) for $200 million . Mr. Dolan clearly is trying to block the sale so that he can buy the satellite himself.
The filing is the latest twist in his struggle to save Voom, and his willingness to invest $400 million of his own money raises the likelihood that he will put Cablevision on the block to finance the venture, analysts say.
03-30-05, 11:24 AM
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my mailer gave me an offer for addition rooms for $5 each, now, instead of the previous $14.50 per room. Much more reasonable and I think I might take them up on it so I can dump the cable co. in the other rooms.
04-29-05, 01:47 PM
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Posted in the theater gear forum, but thought I would give the folks that don't visit there a heads up:
This may help some people make up their minds:
This may help some people make up their minds:
DISH Network Expands High-Definition Package with Addition of VOOM
Programming
Friday April 29, 8:07 am ET
Lineup Will Include 10 Original VOOM HD Channels
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2005--EchoStar Communications
Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH - News) announced that its DISH Network(TM)
satellite TV service will expand its high-definition television (HDTV)
package by adding 10 original VOOM HD networks, expected to be available
May 1, 2005. With the addition of these originals to its current slate of
HD programming, DISH Network further establishes itself as the leader in
high-definition TV.
The 10 VOOM HD networks will include RUSH HD, Gallery HD, Rave HD, Ultra
HD, Equator HD, Monsters HD, Animania HD, Majestic HD, HD News and Guy TV
HD. These networks will give viewers a high-def experience in such
entertainment categories as science fiction, fashion, travel, music
concerts and more.
"The addition of these original channels makes the DISH Network high
definition package the best in the pay-TV industry," said Eric Sahl, vice
president of programming for EchoStar. "With programming offering the
finest clarity and resolution, customers enjoy a better TV watching
experience."
Customers can sign a one-year agreement and receive six free months of HD
programming with high-definition receivers in up to two rooms at no
charge. For a limited time, those who sign up can also receive more than
180 standard definition channels for only $19.99 a month for the first
three months, plus a free DVR upgrade, with next-day installation.
For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com , call
1-800-333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network retailer. For
downloadable, print quality images of DISH Network equipment,
installations or the DISH Network logo, visit
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/a...nt/index.shtml .
Programming
Friday April 29, 8:07 am ET
Lineup Will Include 10 Original VOOM HD Channels
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2005--EchoStar Communications
Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH - News) announced that its DISH Network(TM)
satellite TV service will expand its high-definition television (HDTV)
package by adding 10 original VOOM HD networks, expected to be available
May 1, 2005. With the addition of these originals to its current slate of
HD programming, DISH Network further establishes itself as the leader in
high-definition TV.
The 10 VOOM HD networks will include RUSH HD, Gallery HD, Rave HD, Ultra
HD, Equator HD, Monsters HD, Animania HD, Majestic HD, HD News and Guy TV
HD. These networks will give viewers a high-def experience in such
entertainment categories as science fiction, fashion, travel, music
concerts and more.
"The addition of these original channels makes the DISH Network high
definition package the best in the pay-TV industry," said Eric Sahl, vice
president of programming for EchoStar. "With programming offering the
finest clarity and resolution, customers enjoy a better TV watching
experience."
Customers can sign a one-year agreement and receive six free months of HD
programming with high-definition receivers in up to two rooms at no
charge. For a limited time, those who sign up can also receive more than
180 standard definition channels for only $19.99 a month for the first
three months, plus a free DVR upgrade, with next-day installation.
For more information on DISH Network, visit www.dishnetwork.com , call
1-800-333-DISH (3474), or contact your local DISH Network retailer. For
downloadable, print quality images of DISH Network equipment,
installations or the DISH Network logo, visit
http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/a...nt/index.shtml .
04-30-05, 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by WildcatLH
I'm now wishing I didn't *have* to have DirecTV instead of Dish. Stupid Sunday Ticket exclucivity. 
DirecTV will probably offer a low-cost upgrade to the MPEG4-based HD satellite system probably with the next 18 months.
04-30-05, 09:15 AM
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If these channels are off the Voom satellite at 61.5, then not everyone can get them. I have the DISH 500 (119 & 110) and my second dish points to 148. Let's hope they plan to mirror the channels on 148. I used to work at Dish years ago, and they are idiots, so it woulnd't surprise me if they only transmitted these on 61.5.
The guys at the DBS message boards aren't sure either, but they are saying DISH plans to carry all 21 Voom channels in 2006. Here's a newswire blurb:
The guys at the DBS message boards aren't sure either, but they are saying DISH plans to carry all 21 Voom channels in 2006. Here's a newswire blurb:
Rainbow Media Holdings LLC today announced that it will operate and launch the VOOM 21 HD Originals, an innovative suite of 21 high-definition channels, for distribution to cable operators and satellite TV providers. Rainbow also announced today that it has concluded its first major carriage agreement for the channels with EchoStar Communications Corporation, which will carry ten of the HD channels on its DISH Network, expanding to carry all 21 channels by 2006. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Last edited by SleepyW; 04-30-05 at 09:18 AM.
04-30-05, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by RayChuang
However, DirecTV just recently launched the first in a series of new satellites that will offer far more HD channels than Dish Network will ever have. DirecTV will probably offer a low-cost upgrade to the MPEG4-based HD satellite system probably with the next 18 months.
DirecTV will probably offer a low-cost upgrade to the MPEG4-based HD satellite system probably with the next 18 months.