VOOM Goes BOOM - update Dish Drops all 15 VOOM Channels

**grodd** · 05-14-2008 12:54 PM

"Trashy, cheesy horror content" that we just can't get ANYWHERE else!!!

I can't wait now for Chiller HD now, but seriously I don't expect them to have much of the stuff that Monsters had. I don't expect them to go that extra mile and put together exclusive directors cuts or show ultra hard to find movies. A DVD of Rawhead Rex (if you could find one) would run you $80.00 alone. And that's only the tip of the iceburg.

**Geronimo** · 05-14-2008 12:55 PM

Originally Posted by TNGTony

MTV - Zero HD content
CMT - Zero HD content
VH-1 - Zero HD content
COMEDY CENTRAL - 2 hours a day at most HD content
SPEED - I don't know about this one. I do like NASCAR in HD. But I bet the rest is SD
FUEL - Never heard of this channel before DirecTV got it and still have no idea what it is.
FX - HD sports and some reruns.
FOX NEWS - I thought no one liked Fox News? HD Ticker...
FOX BUSINESS - HD Ticker...
SPIKE - Few of HD a day at best, all reruns. Unwatchable Stretch-o-vision the rest of the time?
NICKELODEON - Don't know about this one.
HBO-W - Good, but it's a premium service, not part of the HD package
SHO-TOO - Good, but it's a premium service, not part of the HD package
THE MOVIE CHANNEL - Good, but it's a premium service, not part of the HD package, though this channel generally BLOWS.
STARZ-W - Good, but it's a premium service, not part of the HD package

Yup, the average joe with no concept of real HD programming will love this crap!

See ya
Tony

Aren't some of the FX series in HD?

**cforrest** · 05-14-2008 12:58 PM

My word of advice for those pissed that VOOM is gone is to wait. Let the court case go forward, next hearing date is 10/23. If VOOM wins by the end of the year Dish will have Ciel-2 and Echostar 11 up, so they can add the channels back. I think Charlie knows this, so he decided to add mainstream programming & yank off the VOOM channels to help add new subs that have been going to Directv. He does own 20% of VOOM, so he is not going to just screw himself here from a business standpoint. This is an interim solution until he has the new sats up. That is my take on this. I would expect a lot more of the mainstream HD channels D* has to be added in the next month or so, as Monday was just the beginning. I could be wrong, time will tell.

**SmokeFan14** · 05-14-2008 01:02 PM

As far as the racing goes ('Merican style

) I get it OTA (FOX/NBC)- 43 cars in NICE, CLEAN, CRISP, 200mph uncompressed HD beauty. Sorry, folks. I don't know why I'm posting this.....I just remember seeing the word "racing" and my heart started beating faster, I guess.

**SmokeFan14** · 05-14-2008 01:07 PM

Originally Posted by ekilgus

I would watch paint drying if it were shown in HD

Hey! You stole my line! That will be $1000.00 ( Confederate) for the use of it. Thanks!

**Apologist** · 05-14-2008 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by cforrest

My word of advice for those pissed that VOOM is gone is to wait. Let the court case go forward, next hearing date is 10/23. If VOOM wins by the end of the year Dish will have Ciel-2 and Echostar 11 up, so they can add the channels back. I think Charlie knows this, so he decided to add mainstream programming & yank off the VOOM channels to help add new subs that have been going to Directv. He does own 20% of VOOM, so he is not going to just screw himself here from a business standpoint. This is an interim solution until he has the new sats up. That is my take on this. I would expect a lot more of the mainstream HD channels D* has to be added in the next month or so, as Monday was just the beginning. I could be wrong, time will tell.

While I do agree with your points I still don't understand why the average Joe would choose E* over D*??? D* is more popular, has more hd channels, has sports out the cazoo, has better pq and most if not all hd locals. They also have the capacity to increase # of channels. Both are priced about the same. Treating your current hd subs like crap doesn't help matters either. Seems like an easy choice.

**billymac** · 05-14-2008 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Apologist

While I do agree with your points I still don't understand why the average Joe would choose E* over D*??? D* is more popular, has more hd channels, has sports out the cazoo, has better pq and most if not all hd locals. They also have the capacity to increase # of channels. Both are priced about the same. Treating your current hd subs like crap doesn't help matters either. Seems like an easy choice.

It depends on where you live. Here, dish carries our local channels (not HD), but Directv doesn't carry them at all. That is a big reason to choose Dish.

**8bitbytes** · 05-14-2008 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by cforrest

My word of advice for those pissed that VOOM is gone is to wait. Let the court case go forward, next hearing date is 10/23. If VOOM wins by the end of the year Dish will have Ciel-2 and Echostar 11 up, so they can add the channels back. I think Charlie knows this, so he decided to add mainstream programming & yank off the VOOM channels to help add new subs that have been going to Directv. He does own 20% of VOOM, so he is not going to just screw himself here from a business standpoint. This is an interim solution until he has the new sats up. That is my take on this. I would expect a lot more of the mainstream HD channels D* has to be added in the next month or so, as Monday was just the beginning. I could be wrong, time will tell.

Has a network ever been off the air for 6 months and then came back to life?

I'm not sure what Charlie has in mind with his 20% but I think a write-off is coming. Dish Network is already taking a hit for increased churn and reduced new subs so by doing this now, he will not take the hit later. Get the losses over with now and see what happens.

**Weezknight** · 05-14-2008 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by Apologist

While I do agree with your points I still don't understand why the average Joe would choose E* over D*??? D* is more popular, has more hd channels, has sports out the cazoo, has better pq and most if not all hd locals. They also have the capacity to increase # of channels. Both are priced about the same. Treating your current hd subs like crap doesn't help matters either. Seems like an easy choice.

They're not priced the same. For the main channels I watch, D* would cost me an extra $25/month.

**Apologist** · 05-14-2008 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by billymac

It depends on where you live. Here, dish carries our local channels (not HD), but Directv doesn't carry them at all. That is a big reason to choose Dish.

Yep, its the opposite for me but Voom was the main reason why I went with E*. Now that Voom appears to be gone I need to reevaluate who I am paying my hard earned cash to. I thought D* had all locals???