Dish Network Removes Remaining Five VOOM Channels
After launching 22 new high-definition channels, DISH Network removed 10 of the 15 VOOM high-definition channels few days back. Now the satcaster have removed the remaining five VOOM HD channels left from its programming. Dish CEO Charlie Ergen, while presenting the first quarter results admitted that the 10 VOOM high-definition channels have been removed after the launch of the 22 new HD channels and announced that the remaining five would also be removed and be replaced with other HD channels.
Rainbow Media, which owns Voom, told Multichannel News that the company plans to fight Dish’s decision to eliminate the channels. Rainbow spokesman said “EchoStar’s decision to drop the Voom channels is unjustified and, we believe, is a violation of our distribution agreement. We are intent on enforcing our legal rights in court. Because the litigation is ongoing, it would be inappropriate to comment further at this time.”