Just some thoughts. First of all I want to say that this is a wonderful and informative forum and I am truly impressed with the diverse, yet informed, views I see presented. Also I would like to say that Voom is amazing. I've had it for 2 weeks and if it wasn't for work I would be home watching TV 24/7. Now to the important points.
1) I believe that Voom was given a reprieve on the closing in 30 days .So it is reasonable, though by no means certain, that if the decision is made to close voom, we'll have around 30 days again.
2) Having your subscription ended makes no sense, because if the worse happens and they do end the day after you pay you can still contest the charge on your card. Since the dates of service are clearly shown on the bill, you will have no problem getting the charge removed.
3) Whether or not the employees get notice before the general public is often dependent on many factors and is not consistent throughout corporate America. In fact it often depends on how much there is to gain by keeping it quiet. But in all reality, once the 1st employee reads the termination email, the whole world knows real quick. The good news is that if Voom employees were being told goodbye, We would know. So we know that isn't happening.
4) Relax!!!!!!. Meetings, particularly the 1st with new board members, often accomplish zero, nada,zilch. Its very possible that this was a preliminary meeting just so all knew where they stood. Once that is known, negotiations can begin. So it might be a while. OTOH only an idiot would pack the board with people who won't vote his way and Dolan is no idiot. That being said they still must come up with a way to make it as good as possible for Cablevision, so my gut opinion is that a deal is a foregone conclusion, but it will still take time to get all the details hammered out. Remember this isn't buying a car that is going on, these don't just happen, all the t's must be crossed and all the i's dotted.
Patrick