Doom for Voom?
There's news stories this weekend that the High-Definition satellite system, VOOM!, has given up the (no) ghosts and has either folded or is up for sale. One report says Dish Network has bought its...
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The news of VOOM's satellite sale to Echostar, parent company of DISH TV, hit the media the very day I received my service. I was cautioned by a friend that there were rumors of VOOM selling out...
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That's a good point...As consumers look for that one 'box' that gives them HD and other features, VOOM indeed should be ballyhooing the fact that their box indeed IS the converter box. I've kind of...
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I certainly assumed I required an HD TV to make this service worthwhile. Okay. Once my contract with DTV is up, I'm switching to VOOM! I don't want to pay that extraordinary penalty for leaving early....
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Today on VOOM's Family Room Channel, something truly amazing: THE LOST WORLD OF SINBAD, a 1963 Toho fantasy starring Toshiro Mifune (originally titled SAMURAI PIRATE). Get this: it's on a family...
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I'd never even heard of Voom until reading this thread. Going to have to look into it now! Thanks for sharing the info Tim. Michael
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That version of SAMURAI PIRATE was released on video in Holland, but's cropped and hideously dubbed in English. I used to wonder why AIP would go to the trouble of creating new dubtracks for the US...
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I guess there are still rumors going around about VOOM's imminent demise, but their Animania channel is running promos for a pre-schooler morning cartoon program that will debut on Feb 15. One thing I...
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