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    Echostar holding on to Voom satellite (NewsDay) 03.18.05

    source: http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzvoom4180037mar18,0,6226940.story?coll=ny-business-headlines Echostar holding on to Voom satellite (NewsDay) 03.18.05 BY HARRY BERKOWITZ STAFF WRITER March 18, 2005 (NewsDay) EchoStar Communications chairman Charlie Ergen said yesterday he...
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    New York Jets filed an antitrust suit against Cablevision (TheEveningBridge) 03.16.05

    source: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/ New York Jets filed an antitrust suit against Cablevision (TheEveningBridge) 03.16.05 At the Bell (TheEveningBridge) The New York Jets filed an antitrust suit against Cablevision Wednesday concerning the cable company's opposition to construction of...
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    All The Cable King's Men (NewsDay) 03.16.05

    Source: http://www.newsday.com/business/ny-bzvoom4177303mar16,0,193027.story?coll=ny-business-headlines All the cable king's men (NewsDay) 03.16.05 Will the trusted pals Charles Dolan put on board at Cablevision save Voom? Stay tuned... BY HARRY BERKOWITZ AND MONTY PHAN STAFF WRITERS...
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    Doom and Voom (NYNewsDay) 03.15.05

    source: http://www.nynewsday.com/business/ny-bzvoom4176533mar15,0,2737474.story?coll=nyc-business-headlines Doom and Voom (NYNewsDay) 03.15.05 Charles Dolan's ally John Malone says he has doubts about the satellite company Dolan is trying to save... BY HARRY BERKOWITZ STAFF WRITER...
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    DOLAN'S VOOM A LONG$HOT: MALONE (NYPost) 03.15.05

    source: http://www.nypost.com/business/42492.htm DOLAN'S VOOM A LONG$HOT: MALONE (NYPost) 03.15.05 By TIM ARANGO March 15, 2005 -- (NYPost) Cable pioneer John Malone said yesterday he doubted that Cablevision patriarch Chuck Dolan's satellite television plans will be a success...
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    DirecTV Targets Time Warner Cable/MSG Skirmish (SkyREPORT) 03.14.05

    Cablevision; Voom's parent is sparring with TimeWarner Cable, a potential buyer of Cablevision's assets.
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    Malone Voices Skepticism About Voom's Chances

    At first I wondered about the authenticity of the article... Located, I read once again... (http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=industryNews&storyID=2005-03-14T200319Z_01_L14164597_RTRIDST_0_INDUSTRY-MEDIA-VOOM-MALONE-DC.XML). We can read into this all we want BUT let's...
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    DirecTV Targets Time Warner Cable/MSG Skirmish (SkyREPORT) 03.14.05

    Source: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/ DirecTV Targets Time Warner Cable/MSG Skirmish (SkyREPORT) 03.14.05 (SkyREPORT) About 2.4 million Time Warner Cable subscribers in the New York area are without coverage of Knicks basketball and Mets baseball due to the program carriage skirmish...
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    Cooler Heads (SkyBOX) 03.14.05

    source: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/ Cooler Heads (SkyBOX) 03.14.05 SkyBOX: Cooler Heads by Evie Haskell evie@Mediabiz.com (SkyBOX) Bickering, blackmail and a nice dose of litigation continues to mar the multiplatform arena here in the U.S. Defying Wall Street's (well, some of Wall...
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    MALONE TESTS A FAMILY'S TIES (NYPost) 03.13.05

    Danielle, consider the source... we all know better, newbies may not. The inference implied and projected by NOT taking the bait should be enough for those who may wonder as to the validity of the statements and questions posed. In other words, biting one's tongue is a good exercise in self...
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    MALONE TESTS A FAMILY'S TIES (NYPost) 03.13.05

    A commendable insight into Malone, the man. I'd like to see Voom remain private, not to go public; once it is truly released out of the confines of CVC. Mind you, given Chuck's financing of the continued operation, it's doubtable the board has much input at this point. I for one, have been...
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    MALONE TESTS A FAMILY'S TIES (NYPost) 03.13.05

    Source: http://www.nypost.com/business/42387.htm MALONE TESTS A FAMILY'S TIES (NYPost) 03.13.05 New York Post By HILARY KRAMER March 13, 2005 -- (NYPost) Media titan John Malone may spend as much as $5 billion to win back a spot among cable's power elite — if he can navigate the messy...
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    Class action filed against Echostar; securities fraud (TheBridge) 03.11.05

    source: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/ Class action filed against Echostar; securities fraud (TheBridge) 03.11.05 (The Evening Bridge - March 11, 2005) (TheBridge) TOP STORY - Adding to the recent buzz surrounding EchoStar, Atlanta-based law firm Chitwood and Harley said it filed an...
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    Place Your Bets

    BBCAmerica is coming.... BBCAmerica is part of the Discovery Channels package. When you negotiate to place a service on your system it pretty goes without saying you're obligated to take the entire package or none at all. I am quite sure there is an implementation schedule in the contract...
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    DISH Subject of Accounting Probe, Set Back in TiVo Case (SkyREPORT) 03.10.05

    Perhaps this may place all Echostar submissions to the Commission in a holding pattern, especially being Charlie is one of the main focuses of the investigations. Revenue generated in this accounting "error" and future finds may be quite substantial. I tell you, ever since becoming a Voom...
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    DISH Subject of Accounting Probe, Set Back in TiVo Case (SkyREPORT) 03.10.05

    source: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/ BREAKING NEWS: DISH Subject of Accounting Probe, Set Back in TiVo Case (SkyREPORT) 03.10.05 (SkyREPORT) Bloomberg reported this morning that EchoStar is the subject of an internal probe concerning the company's accounting. The company wouldn't comment...
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    Cablevision chair to use cash, stock to fund Voom (NYBusiness) 03.10.05

    source: http://www.crainsny.com/news.cms?id=10129 March 10, 2005 Cablevision chair to use cash, stock to fund Voom (NYBusiness) 03.10.05 (NYBusiness) Cablevision Chairman Charles Dolan will use $10 million of his own cash and stock to fund the near-term losses of money-losing...
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    Street Scrutinizes Newest VOOM Dea (SkyREPORT) 03.09.05

    Street Scrutinizes Newest VOOM Deal (SkyREPORT) 03.09.05 source: http://www.mbc-thebridge.com/ Street Scrutinizes Newest VOOM Deal (SkyREPORT) 03.09.05l (SkyREPORT) Some on Wall Street said this week's deal involving Cablevision, its Chairman Charles Dolan and the company's struggling...
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    Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Satellite TV Tax (SkyREPORT) 03.09.05

    Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Satellite TV Tax (SkyREPORT) 03.09.05 (SkyREPORT) This week, both chambers within the Kentucky General Assembly approved a tax-overhaul plan and budget that would assess a tax on satellite TV services. A 3 percent state-wide tax would be imposed on satellite TV...
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    New channels coming soon?

    danielle_s, When I'm abroad I often watch CNNi as it is available globally. It's good. Quite good. They do an excellent job presenting news from a global persecutive and an international staff from around the world. This service originates in the EU as opposed to CNN in Atlanta. You'll find...
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    Is it possible that all of t his publicity will boost sales?

    There was already significant growth for the following 60 days after the board reported 26,000+ subscribers in December, 2004. It was announced by Tom Dolan, son of Charles Dolan and staunch supporter of Voom, reported February 28, 2005 the subscription base for Voom was 46,000+ with 5,000+...
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    Is it possible that all of t his publicity will boost sales?

    There was already significant growth for the following 60 days after the board reported 24,000+ subscribers in December, 2004. It was announced by Tom Dolan, son of Charles Dolan and staunch supporter of Voom, reported February 28, 2005 the subscription base for Voom was 47,000+ with 5,000+...
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    VOOM Channel Lineup Card

    Very nice touch, K4LK! Thank you
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    No decision today

    Thread no longer relevant. Update available on SatelliteGuys.
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    Cablevision Enters into Interim Agreement Regarding VOOM

    Cablevision: Chairman Makes Voom Deal (AP/Forbes) source: http://www.forbes.com/technology/ebusiness/feeds/ap/2005/03/08/ap1871393.html Cablevision: Chairman Makes Voom Deal (AP/Forbes) 03.08.05 Associated Press / Forbes 03.08.2005, 06:23 PM (AP/Forbes) Cablevision Systems Corp. on...