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Bronze Member Username: Lobo65Post Number: 20 Registered: Nov-04 | I just saw this blurb in today's money section of the USA Today. I quote "Cablevision said it will shut down its VOOM high definition satellite TV service, having failed to reach an agreement to sell the business to Chairman Charles Dolan, who would have run it as a private company. Customers will continue to receive the service for at least 30 days." Just thought those of you who are subscribers might want to know, if you hadn't already been informed. |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | Here is a link to the full article: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050228/286239_1.html R.I.P. VOOM xvxvxvx |
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Bronze Member Username: Lobo65Post Number: 21 Registered: Nov-04 | Thanks. I didn't know there was a full article on the subject. Sucks for their customers I guess. I heard it was pretty HD content. |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | Here is a new VOOM banner http://www.voom.com/ xvxvxvx |
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Anonymous | VOOM MAY YET BE SAVED http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/04/business/media/04cable.html?ex=1110603600&en=5 197cbe2df913ed0&ei=5059&partner=AOL |
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xvxvxvx Unregistered guest | VOOM MAY YET BE SAVED Yes, and Jesus Christ may reappear and begin the 2nd coming next Monday afternoon as well, both are equally possible. Personally I'd rather see the 2nd coming of Voom than the Rapture since I shorted Cablevision stock, the ressurection of VOOM would be sure to send their stock price plummeting but I'm not holding my breath. xvxvxvx |
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Bronze Member Username: LamprightSyracuse, Utah USA Post Number: 96 Registered: Jan-05 | In a few months DirecTV will have a whole buch more HD with their 2 new satellites going up dedicated to HD and streaming in MPEG4 to save a ton of bandwidth. Dish will probably do the same as DirecTV...maybe the'll offer all of Voom's content to their subscribers. Comcast currently has the best offering for HD with their bargain $10/month HD DVR and a pretty good offering of content, including all your local channels in HD...a must have IMO. They'll be adding new channels as well over time. And with their new partnership with Tivo, Comcast will have an HD Tivo that has no competition because it's so superior to all other DVR's. So, it really doesn't matter that Voom is going away because the rest of the industry will soon be caught up to where Voom was trying to go. Personally, without an HD DVR available, Voom was a loser before it even started. Sorry Voom, atleast you lit a fire under everyone else's A$$ to get more HD going! |