justalurker said:
When you say "uplink center", you mean Blackhawk in South Dekota. The VOOM programming uplink is not in the E* deal.
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When you say "uplink center", you mean Blackhawk in South Dekota. The VOOM programming uplink is not in the E* deal.
He is selling what he owns of Cablevision - converting stock - but Cablevision will outlive the VoomHD deal.vurbano said:
Yes.marty2112 said:
JL
Airblair said:
But my understanding is that the FCC previously commented that they wanted the current Voom frequencies used for a 3rd DBS service. If there were no viable 3rd service, then there might be reason to approve a transfer. But with a plan to keep a 3rd DBS service up and running, why would they now switch their position? I don't follow your logic given the FCC's stated preference.
- jame
(BTW, I was a longtime E* sub before switching to Voom.)
Airblair said:
I have to agree about FCC approval. Recognize also that the deal for the satellite, frequencies and uplink center was between Cablevision/Rainbow and Dish, not the new Voom HD corporation. Perhaps Dish can make a deal with Voom HD for Dish's old SuperDishes for AMC-6/Rainbow-2 since Dish is coming out with new, lighter, less wind resistent SuperDishes.
Airblair said:
What your statement is missing - mathematical logic.
If you will think logically the FCC will likely shutdown sale of Rainbow - 1 to E* on the ground that this deal will hurt the DBS competition.
Long live Voom HD!
The FCC comment was they wanted the two SPARE frequencies at 61.5 to go to a 4th DBS service.jame_g said:
VoomHD doesn't need E*'s configuration. For Rainbow1 and Rainbow2 they would need something similar to a 121 dish, but with no DBS LNB in the center FSS casing.rocatman said:
And that is assuming programming stays on 61.5 . E* wants the satellite and the licenses for their own purposes. They may make a little money off of VoomHD during the transition (if ownership of R1 passes before VoomHD moves the content) but in the long run they will want Voom OFF of their satellite.
JL
Well, one major piece of news at a time. Dolan has to have a plan regardless of where the frequencies go in order to make a viable offer. So I'm just happy that Voom Lives! 
And next interesting piece of news will be what the sub count is at the end of 4Q04.
And next interesting piece of news will be what the sub count is at the end of 4Q04.
Hear, hear!!! Well said!
Vicki
Betcha' they're gonna be gratifying!jame_g said:Well, one major piece of news at a time. Dolan has to have a plan regardless of where the frequencies go in order to make a viable offer. So I'm just happy that Voom Lives!
Vicki
Finally, some new REAL news on VOOM's fate.
Knowing Charles Dolan's history as a businessman, this move to form VOOM HD LLC does not come as a huge surprise.
Great news for VOOM subscribers and the growth of HD programming in general.
Great news for Cablevision as they can cleanly get completely out of the satellite business.
It seems to me that just about everyone comes out a winner.
I am one very pleased camper that VOOM lives.
I've also got Charter Cable service with SA8000HD HD-DVR unit and I can tell you that while the Charter HD PQ is very good, the VOOM PQ is unquestionably superior. Recording the Super Bowl in HD with the Charter HD-DVR while I was at work was just terrific -- the playback was PERFECT.
Now just get that freaking VOOM DVR into Best Buy, Circuit City or Costco in time for peeps to spend their income tax refund.
Charles Dolan, you have my respect and sincere thanks.
Knowing Charles Dolan's history as a businessman, this move to form VOOM HD LLC does not come as a huge surprise.
Great news for VOOM subscribers and the growth of HD programming in general.
Great news for Cablevision as they can cleanly get completely out of the satellite business.
It seems to me that just about everyone comes out a winner.
I am one very pleased camper that VOOM lives.
I've also got Charter Cable service with SA8000HD HD-DVR unit and I can tell you that while the Charter HD PQ is very good, the VOOM PQ is unquestionably superior. Recording the Super Bowl in HD with the Charter HD-DVR while I was at work was just terrific -- the playback was PERFECT.
Now just get that freaking VOOM DVR into Best Buy, Circuit City or Costco in time for peeps to spend their income tax refund.
Charles Dolan, you have my respect and sincere thanks.
DucTape said:
That's what I was thinking. Why else would a $1 Billion sat sell for only 200M with the uplink center. This seemed like a steal, and I don't believe for a minute that the Cablevision board of directors was just anxious to dump VOOM so they had a fire sale.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside sitting here without a commitment contract. But Voom still needs a few more selections in them SD or HD channels for me to move cause I still like the shows on many channels they don't offer. Maybe one day....
For this reason, I predict the FCC will deny the sale/transfer of VOOMs DBS frequencies to E*. I also predict E* will use Rainbow-1 to replace it's aging sat at 61.5. We'll have to see what happens at the FCC.jame_g said:
FINALLY! It's about time they realized they own their very own 24 hour New Channel. FINALLY!SonicRob said:Guys watch HDNEWS they are talking about CableVison and Voom and these is good news.
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