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The Supreme Court of New York last month denied Voom's request for a preliminary injunction to block Dish Network from terminating its agreement to carry its 15 high-def channels. That's according to court documents obtained by the web site, DBSTalk.com. The decision leaves Voom's fate on Dish Network in doubt. While Dish Network is now offering Voom in its 19-channel Ultimate HD package, court papers show that the satcaster intended to remove Voom from its lineup entirely before the lawsuit was filed. Dish contends that Voom has failed to spend $100 million annually on the 15 high-def channels as stated...

Cablevision Systems Corp., a New York area cable TV provider, said it would proceed with a shutdown of its money-losing satellite TV venture called Voom. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission released early Friday, Cablevision said the service would no longer be available to customers as of April 30. The move represented a defeat for Cablevision's chairman and founder Charles Dolan, who had championed the service. His son James, Cablevision's CEO, had sided with board members who opposed it, leading to a bitter family feud. Investors, who had long been skeptical about Voom's prospects, applauded the...

Anybody using Voom yet? I have a 61" Toshiba Cinema Series HD but don't have it hooked up to any HDTV service. Currently using DirectTV, with their basic Tivo. To get HDTV Tivo is ~$1000 for the Tivo alone, plus HDTV service from DirectTV (new 3-way satellite dish, etc), so that's not worth it to me. But I'd like to get HDTV. We mostly watch sports and some family movies. Questions: -I assume I can use DirecTV and Voom side by side, I have 2 HDTV inputs (one is used by my DVD player currently). Anybody doing this? -I note...