Dolan Trying To Keep VOOM Alive

Lucky · Feb 8, 2005

According to SatBiznews Dolan is trying to keep VOOM alive. This seems to contradict their report about the service going off as of late last week. See here :

TODAY'S HEADLINES
MONDAY FEB. 7, 2005
TAGLIABUE: GET DISH FOR SUNDAY TICKET
DOLAN KEEPS TRYING CPR ON VOOM
DBS KEEPS GAINING GROUND ON CABLE
BROTHERS PLEAD GUILTY TO PIRACY CHARGES
NEWS & NOTES: Time Warner Cable lost 35,000 basic customers in the fourth quarter.

http://www.satbiznews.com/

joep · Feb 8, 2005

Lucky said:
According to SatBiznews Dolan is trying to keep VOOM alive. This seems to contradict their report about the service going off as of late last week. See here :

TODAY'S HEADLINES
DBS KEEPS GAINING GROUND ON CABLE

http://www.satbiznews.com/

Is there a story behind the headline above?

Bruce · Feb 8, 2005

joep said:
Is there a story behind the headline above?

You have to pay to be a sub to read it.

vurbano · Feb 8, 2005

bruce said:
You have to pay to be a sub to read it.

Go ahead and pay for it Boo, Ill send you a check

voomster2 · Feb 8, 2005

I find it amusing that just headlines from this site can stir up so much interest.
Until something from this board wants to cough up the $$$ to actually read their entire article, I vote this practice of headline posting comes to an abrupt end.

Bruce · Feb 8, 2005

vurbano said:
Go ahead and pay for it Boo, Ill send you a check

Nah, I am tired of the whole DBS thing, D* sucks because of major down-converting, E* has pissed me off because of that letter about down converting, and I really was going to try Voom again if they got their DVR and my local RSN as part of those new channels, but without rehashing whats going on with Voom we know that's out the window, so I got hold of a local Comcast salesman ( not a CSR on the phone) yesterday who called me back three times yesterday promising me everything under the sun but not yet a price ( he called today but I was out ), so if the price quote is good, E* will lose another longtime sub (since 1999).

Walter L. · Feb 8, 2005

So, who's ready to trash $84.95 and let us know what this article is all about? bruce? fredfa? DobyMax?

keno · Feb 8, 2005

Lucky said:
According to SatBiznews Dolan is trying to keep VOOM alive.

I don't consider this a reliable source. They have been wrong too many times, and it's like reading the National Enquirer.

ToddFLA · Feb 8, 2005

headline posting

maybe those posting the headlines should be the ones buying the article???
I've had Voom for 1 day now and enjoying the heck out of it! I'm sure some of the newness will wear off and then Boom it'll be gone!

gutter · Feb 8, 2005

I agree with Keno. Based on their past history, it is not worth the bread for what may be two extra lines and no real insight.

Ilya · Feb 8, 2005

Moving Comcast PQ discussion to a separate thread: Comcast HD quality

DobyMax · Feb 8, 2005

Walter L. said:
So, who's ready to trash $84.95 and let us know what this article is all about? bruce? fredfa? DobyMax?

why i need to by article i know that zoom wil not go anywere it is hear to stay and hd drv will be out by end of feb so i dont know why peolpe are so nervis about all fo news and nothin has happen so enjoy yoru hd tv

James Long · Feb 9, 2005

Posting headlines without a back story should be considered trolling. There are fair use ways to quote articles, even from a copyrighted subscription source. Unless there is some proof that the author has READ the story, and a brief commentary on the true content, they shouldn't be offering the headline as a tease. Whether or not the headlines are pro- or anti-Voom.

And it should be considered that this is advertising for the rag that the headline was pulled from. Advertising isn't permitted, is it?

It would be best that these headlines do not appear.

JL

Lobstah · Feb 9, 2005

I disagree. The fact that any publication lists a headline regarding VOOM/Dolan is news in and of itself. If someone then wants to go read or aquire the article themselves, good on them.

Lob

gutter · Feb 9, 2005

justalurker said:
It would be best that these headlines do not appear.

JL

I also agree with you that it adds any new value to the discussion.

Scott Greczkowski · Feb 9, 2005

If I were a guessing man I would say that the article could be correct. Its a shame to read the article you must pay $649 a year to see it (You can't see it if you subscribe to the $89 option)

I have been talking to some folks at the FCC and it appears NOTHING has been filed yet by Rainbow or Dish Network in regards to this transaction. This in itself seems odd to me.

The second hunch I am working off of is its business as usual at VOOM, and a number of people have been told that they plan on announcing new programming next month and the plans are on for the DVR as well.

So whats going on at VOOM? Frankly I don't honestly know. But it leads to some good speculation from everyone.