Hmmm, I'm not sure what is going on here. CED Broadband Direct claims Voom is still in business. They claim that Cablevision has suspended the Voom spin-off, but not operations. This is consistent with other news articles available on the financial web sites say for CVC. Of course, tommorow we might learn that Voom is gone and that DTV was right all along! -Gary Segal -------------------- http://www.cedmagazine.com/cedailydirect/2004/1204/cedaily041222.htm Cablevision yanks Voom spinoff plans Karen Brown, CED It looks like Voom isn't going solo any time soon. In a Securities and Exchange filing posted late yesterday, Cablevision Systems Corp. stated it is suspending its proposed spinoff of Rainbow Media Enterprises, an umbrella subsidiary that oversees Voom's Rainbow DBS operations, as well as programming networks AMC, WE Women's Entertainment and the Independent Film Channel, and on-demand content outlet Mag-Rack. Originally, Cablevision had planned to complete the Rainbow Media Enterprises spinoff next fall. But in the filing the company stated it will instead "pursue strategic alternatives." While touted as the most HD-rich TV service in the United States with 21 channels beamed in 1080i high-resolution format, it has not been easy going for Voom since its launch in fall 2003. In the third quarter, the fledgling satellite TV service reported it had just 26,000 customers, and was still operating in the red, with revenues of $5.9 million and an operating loss of $75.3 million. The loss was blamed on high development costs for the HD channels, subscriber acquisition costs and the operating cost to support the uplink, broadcast center and customer call center. Nevertheless, it has soldiered on, announcing earlier this month the addition of five new standard-definition channels from the Scripps Network - Home & Garden Television, Food Network, DIY-Do It Yourself Network, FINE LIVING and GAC-Great American Country. -------------------- -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Philip Hodgetts Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 3:48 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] VOOM vamooses http://digitaltelevision.com/articles/article_859.shtml Voom Goes Bust By Staff Dec 22, 2004, 12:40 Cablevision has decided to suspend its Voom=20 satellite service, which included several=20 high-definition channels, but had only a modest=20 25,000 subscribers by the end of Q3 2004. The news had a positive and immediate effect on=20 the Cablevision stock, which closed at $25.06=20 yesterday, up by 13.3% -- Philip Hodgetts philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx President and CEO 818 206 2415 Intelligent Assistants for Digital Media Software - More than Training - Knowledge at the point of Need. Take the Tour http://www.intelligentassistance.com/tour/index.html -------------------- Above all, I reserve the right to be wrong =A9 2004 Philip Hodgetts ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.