Voom going to Echostar?

I posted "Cablevision may abandon satellite TV plan" this morning.  Om Malik's weblog has an interesting follow-up.  His Wall Street Journal link requires a paid subscription. --Dennis.  Malik writes, "... Following up on that news, I have learnt from those familiar with the whole situation, that Cablevision and Echostar are in advanced talks and the price tag for the deal is in the $250 million region. I tried calling Cablevision, Voom and Echostar, and obviously have not heard back from them. I spun the wheels most of the day trying to nail down more details … oh well. Just spoke to the Echostar spokesperson and he offered the boiler plate - we don’t comment on rumor and speculation, and this certainly has both. I think Voom is one of those ill-fated experiments, that came to market 24-months too soon. ... Link: Om Malik on Broadband.