Washington, D.C. (December 18, 2008) --
Rainbow Media, a division of Cablevision, has announced that it will shut down the domestic operations of the 15-channel Voom HD programming suite.
A Rainbow spokeswoman confirmed the decision late tonight in an e-mail to TVPredictions.com.
Cablevision was the only TV provider that carried the 15-channel package, following a contract dispute with Dish Network, which dropped Voom earlier this year. (Rainbow and Dish are engaged in a legal battle over the action.)
Multichannel News reports that Cablevision will replace the Voom channels with other high-def channels when they officially go off the air in January.
The publication adds that Rainbow CEO Joshua Sapan blamed Dish Network's decision to drop Voom as the reason for today's action.
Despite the shutting down of Voom's domestic operations, its two channel international division will continue to operate.
A Rainbow spokeswoman confirmed the decision late tonight in an e-mail to TVPredictions.com.
Cablevision was the only TV provider that carried the 15-channel package, following a contract dispute with Dish Network, which dropped Voom earlier this year. (Rainbow and Dish are engaged in a legal battle over the action.)
Multichannel News reports that Cablevision will replace the Voom channels with other high-def channels when they officially go off the air in January.
The publication adds that Rainbow CEO Joshua Sapan blamed Dish Network's decision to drop Voom as the reason for today's action.
Despite the shutting down of Voom's domestic operations, its two channel international division will continue to operate.
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