The Voom channels were pretty much all I watched. They were listed on the program package I signed up for so to me Dish Network is in breach of contract with me. I got the dish ultimate package versus the dish essentials just for the Rush channel. I also LOVED MHD where I could watch concerts all day long. Now I just get espnnews and sci fi and travel channel. That stinks I could get that with cable. I know they werent in hd on cable but the Voom channels were the BEST thing Dish had going.

@dxg:  you say THEY are immature.. yet they told you that they can change the lineup.. so you cancel and report yoru card stolen?  ya, thats very very mature.  you’re a shining beacon of maturity. 

You complain that they add HD channels that are available on other providers? dont you think that makes sense, so people dont LEAVE them to get those channels?  would you rather they DIDNT carry channels that are on other providers?  those channels probably werent bringin in the money they need.  if they were profitable, they would keep them

The Voom channels are what made Dish Network unique.  Why didn’t they just keep the channels and ALSO add these 22 channels?  I would have gladly paid ANOTHER premium on top of the HD premium in order to continue receiving Voom channels.  I don’t care about a damn lawsuit.  What an immature reason to deprive thousands if not millions of customers of content they’ve come to love.  The reason behind the lawsuit is not satisfactory to me for this fascist cancellation of their channels.  They weren’t making enough money for Dish Network, weren’t spending enough on their own content?  I was highly satisfied with the content.  So we’ve lost 15 Voom channels with 100% no commercials, 100% 1080i broadcast, carrying unique content available nowhere else, with 22 garbage cable channels with commercials, 50% 480p broadcast, carrying content already available with other providers.  I’m cancelling my service and reporting my credit card stolen so they can’t change me a cancellation fee.

Not sure why you disagree with me. I said I didn’t think it was a good move. However, I just think most (not all) Dish subs won’t notice. I did though!

I have to disagree with the author about this decision…Monsters HD, Gameplay, KungFu…where else can you find that programming in HD and commercial free. 

So why should I stay with a company that has limited HD offerings and now little to no distinctiveness to its line-up?  Such a huge disappointment! 

A Note to Charles Ergen, CEO:  You really should have looked at this in a broader context than simply number of people watching a channel.  You are giving away your competitive advantage by eliminating these channels. 

Now you will try to compete on the same playing field DirectTV owns…and you are nowhere near their level of offerings.  Rather than trying to look and feel like your competition, you should have been highlighting what makes you unique.  Now I am just disappointed with the same-old-programming I can get anywhere.  And frankly, I can get more of it from another provider.  Not a winning strategy, Charles.