[VOOM] Facts and Speculation

[sueio]

Facts:
1. Voom sold their first generation satellite and ground station to
DishNetwork.
2. Voom has 5 second generation satellites on order from Lockheed
Martin. These satellites will enable VOOM to increase its channel
capacity to more than 5,000 high definition channels.
3. Cablevision entered into an agreement to sell Voom to a group of
investors led by Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan, who plan to
keep operating the service by leasing capacity on other satellites,
such as an SES Americom satellite Voom currently uses.

Speculation:
1. Voom will license its exclusive HD content to other cable and
satellite operators to finance operations and the new satellites.
2. Voom will rent bandwidth to other satellite operators once the
new satellites are operational.





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[MarcelV]

Facts:
3. Cablevision entered into an agreement to sell Voom to a group of
investors led by Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan, who plan to
keep operating the service by leasing capacity on other satellites,
such as an SES Americom satellite Voom currently uses.
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Let's correct this:
3. Charles Dolan has put an offer on the table to buy the remaining assets from Cablevision. Board decision has not been made.
4. Rainbow DBS, now Rainbow HD LLC, has leased capacity on AMC-6.

Speculation:
3. plan to keep operating the service by leasing capacity on other satellites,
such as an SES Americom satellite Voom currently uses.

Nowhere it has been stated official how he's going to keep the service running.
If you want to state facts and speculations, the list will need to be accurate. By the way, a list of speculations opens the door for everything else. All is speculation. We just don't know, yet!!

 

[bryan27]

Let's correct further. VOOM does not yet use any of it's leased capacity on AMC-6 either.

 

[Bob Mankin]

Let's further correct;

The Cablevision board and Dolan Sr. have already signed a letter of intent.

The new company is called Voom HD, LLC.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: MarcelV [mailto:satguys2004@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:45 AM
> To: VOOM@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [VOOM] Facts and Speculation
>
>
>
> sueio Wrote:
> > Facts:
> > 3. Cablevision entered into an agreement to sell Voom to a group of
> > investors led by Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan, who
> plan to keep
> > operating the service by leasing capacity on other
> satellites, such as
> > an SES Americom satellite Voom currently uses.
> > ------------------------
>
> Let's correct this:
> 3. Charles Dolan has put an offer on the table to buy the
> remaining assets from Cablevision. Board decision has not been made.
> 4. Rainbow DBS, now Rainbow HD LLC, has leased capacity on AMC-6.
>
> Speculation:
> 3. plan to keep operating the service by leasing capacity on
> other satellites, such as an SES Americom satellite Voom
> currently uses.
>
> Nowhere it has been stated official how he's going to keep
> the service running.
> If you want to state facts and speculations, the list will
> need to be accurate. By the way, a list of speculations opens
> the door for everything else. All is speculation. We just
> don't know, yet!!
>
>
> --
> MarcelV
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> This message was posted via http://www.satelliteguys.us by MarcelV
>
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[MarcelV]

Let's further correct;
The Cablevision board and Dolan Sr. have already signed a letter of intent.
The new company is called Voom HD, LLC.
Bob

That's correct, but Board has to approve.

See press release:
A committee of Cablevision's Board of Directors consisting of independent directors negotiated the letter of intent for Cablevision. The transaction is contingent on the Board's approval of the definitive agreement. There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement will be entered into or that the transaction will be consummated.

 

[Steve Brightman]

If you want to be pedantic that's not correct either. They have been
carrying signals there for some weeks now.

Steve Brightman
Dallas, Texas
MSN: steveweb@sbcglobal.net
AIM: ElLotus
Skype: amigasteve


On Feb 23, 2005, at 10:27 AM, bryan27 wrote:

>
> Let's correct further. VOOM does not yet use any of it's leased
> capacity
> on AMC-6 either.
>


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[MarcelV]

sueio Wrote:
> Facts:
> 3. Cablevision entered into an agreement to sell Voom to a group of
> investors led by Cablevision chairman Charles Dolan, who plan to
> keep operating the service by leasing capacity on other satellites,
> such as an SES Americom satellite Voom currently uses.
> ------------------------

Let's correct this:
3. Charles Dolan has put an offer on the table to buy the remaining
assets from Cablevision. Board decision has not been made.
4. Rainbow DBS, now Rainbow HD LLC, has leased capacity on AMC-6.

Speculation:
3. plan to keep operating the service by leasing capacity on other
satellites,
such as an SES Americom satellite Voom currently uses.

Nowhere it has been stated official how he's going to keep the service
running.
If you want to state facts and speculations, the list will need to be
accurate. By the way, a list of speculations opens the door for
everything else. All is speculation. We just don't know, yet!!


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MarcelV
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[bryan27]

Let's correct further. VOOM does not yet use any of it's leased capacity
on AMC-6 either.


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[MarcelV]

Bob Mankin Wrote:
> Let's further correct;
> The Cablevision board and Dolan Sr. have already signed a letter of
> intent.
> The new company is called Voom HD, LLC.
> Bob

That's correct, but Board has to approve.

See press release:
A committee of Cablevision's Board of Directors consisting of
independent directors negotiated the letter of intent for Cablevision.
The transaction is contingent on the Board's approval of the definitive
agreement. There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement will be
entered into or that the transaction will be consummated.


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