VOOM Goes BOOM - update Dish Drops all 15 VOOM Channels

**Jim S.** · 05-13-2008 01:09 AM

Well it sure isn't the way to be the leader in HD!

I only regularly watched one of the channels that were dropped (Treasure), but I'll only regularly watch about one of the channels that were added (Travel-HD). Sure I might watch a movie on MGM once in a while, but we lost two movie channels that I might've watched once in a while. Smithsonian looks OK, but it also looks like a lot of things that I've already seen in different programs on other channels.

**yaz96** · 05-13-2008 01:11 AM

Originally Posted by Cyclone

Let them go, their time has passed.

There were niche channels that never caught on. The only other customer of the Voom channels was cablevision and that was because they shared a parent with Voom.

These channels where just padding for HD lineups, and as we know Voom had been yanking Dish around by not investing in their programming. So we all knew that this consolidation was bound to happen.

This is not a consolidation, this is a removal of 10 channels.

**jgags6** · 05-13-2008 01:12 AM

Man ill miss Ultra HD.... Not

**TNGTony** · 05-13-2008 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by Cyclone

Let them go, their time has passed.

There were niche channels that never caught on. The only other customer of the Voom channels was cablevision and that was because they shared a parent with Voom.

These channels where just padding for HD lineups, and as we know Voom had been yanking Dish around by not investing in their programming. So we all knew that this consolidation was bound to happen.

Have you been reading the comments from ANGRY people who really liked the "padding"? These channel were unique and are irreplaceable!

**yaz96** · 05-13-2008 01:12 AM

Originally Posted by jgags6

really there wasnt that much that was good on those channels....

All you people who don't like VOOM, don't flip to those channels.
I promise I won't watch your "least common denominator" channels, but I don't ask DISH to remove them.....

**TNGTony** · 05-13-2008 01:13 AM

Originally Posted by jgags6

really there wasnt that much that was good on those channels....

TO YOU!!!!!!

There isn't too much that is any good on ESPN for me! How about we remove that one?

See ya
Tony

**Jim S.** · 05-13-2008 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by Cyclone

These channels where just padding for HD lineups, and as we know Voom had been yanking Dish around by not investing in their programming. So we all knew that this consolidation was bound to happen.

I'm not defending Voom for not upholding their end of the contract, but seeing as how they have a record of not upholding their contract, what's going to happen if they get disgusted with Dish and decide to fold altogether? Will you say it's a good thing then? (I for one do watch 4 of the 5 remaining channels, 2 of them regularly.)

**kb7oeb** · 05-13-2008 01:15 AM

They didn't give the new Voom HD movie channel a chance to get started

**Cyclone** · 05-13-2008 01:17 AM

Good, room for 10 more channels. The only problem that I have is that they will likely be those non-HD viacom channels (MTV, VH1, Nick, Spike).

**Ben Bassinger** · 05-13-2008 01:17 AM

Dish is still showing the channel lineup in their online guide. I really enjoyed flipping through the Voom channels. All the HD channels were up before midnight, so obviously they have room for them. Leave 'em up for crying out loud!