For customers of Voom’s high-definition only direct-to-home satellite television service, mixed signals have been sent out regarding the future of the service. On one hand, Cablevision Systems Corp. said Feb. 28 that the company and Voom HD LLC have ended discussions without reaching a definitive agreement regarding the acquisition by Voom HD of the business, assets and liabilities of Cablevision’s Rainbow DBS satellite business not included in Cablevision’s definitive agreement with EchoStar Communications Corp., announced Jan. 20. The company said the letter of intent between Cablevision and Voom expired Feb. 28 without agreement and because of that, Cablevision will close down the Voom business.

Following that announcement, Voom issued a statement saying it is prepared to finance the continued expansion of the Voom satellite service, adding that Voom has advised Cablevision that it continues to be interested in completing the transaction on the terms and conditions of the letter of intent.

“We are more than ever convinced of the viability of the Voom service,” said Voom CEO Thomas Dolan in a prepared statement. “We believe our offer to Cablevision is in the best interest of Cablevision’s shareholders and Voom’s 46,000 subscribers across the nation. If we are able to complete negotiations with Cablevision, we are certain that Voom HD will emerge as a robust new vendor providing a valuable alternative to the two services that now dominate the [DTH] satellite [television] industry.”