Voom HD International
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Voom HD was a television channel providing high-definition programming from various genres. The network was available in 35 countries in Europe and Asia.
Programming was taken from the various stations owned by Voom HD Networks in the United States and includes Full Frontal Fashion, Earth Diaries and Gamespotting.
A deal between Rainbow Networks and the Stockholm-based company NonStop Television was made in 2006 that allowed NonStop to distribute the channel in Scandinavia, Finland, Iceland and the Baltic states.{{cite press release|url=http://www.nonstop.tv/corporate/press/NonStopTelevisionoffersHDChannelinScandinaviaandtheBaltics.pdf|title=NonStop Television offers HD Channel in Scandinavia and the Baltics|date=October 9, 2006|publisher=NonStop Television}} The channel was launched in Sweden by satellite distributor Canal Digital on November 1.{{cite press release|url=http://www.nonstop.tv/corporate/press/HDchannelVOOMHDlaunchesinScandinaviatonight.pdf|date=October 31, 2006|title=HD channel VOOM HD launches in Scandinavia tonight|publisher=NonStop Television}} This was soon followed by launched in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia and Latvia on various providers.{{cite press release|url=http://www.nonstop.tv/corporate/press/NONSTOP%20TV%20SCORES%206%20TERRITORIES%20IN%205%20MONTHS%20FOR%20VOOM%20HD.pdf|date=April 18, 2007|title=NonStop Television Scores 6 Territories in 5 Months for VOOM HD Channel|publisher=NonStop Television}} The channel was managed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting.
In much of the rest of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and parts of Asia the channel was represented by Zonemedia.{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.zonemedia.net/pressreleases/release.asp?cID=3&pID=46|title=RAINBOW MEDIA EXPANDS GLOBAL REACH OF NEW VOOM HD CHANNEL WITH ZONEMEDIA REPRESENTATION DEAL|date=October 30, 2006|publisher=Zonemedia}} In April 2007, they launched the channel in the Arab World via the Orbit platform.{{cite press release|url=http://newsroom.zonemedia.net/pressreleases/release.asp?cID=3&pID=44|title=VOOM HD CHANNEL TO LAUNCH IN MIDDLE EAST|date=April 16, 2007|publisher=Zonemedia}}
Voom HD closed down in Europe on August 31, 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.totaaltv.nl/index.php?action=nieuws&id=2321|title=VOOM HD stopt in geheel Europa|date=August 27, 2009|publisher=Totaal TV}} In many countries it was replaced by Rush HD. This was the case on the Canal Digital platform,{{cite news|url=https://www.canaldigital.fi/tietoa-canal-digitalista/Tiedotteet/Voom-HDsta-Rush-HD/|title=Voom HD:sta Rush HD|date=June 16, 2009|publisher=Canal Digital}} UPC Austria{{cite news|url=http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/200908314588/new-channels-on-austrias-upc.html|title=New channels on Austria’s UPC|date=August 31, 2009|publisher =Rapid TV News}} and in the Czech Republic.{{cite news|url=http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2009/08/26/czech-debut-for-rush-hd/|title=Czech debut for Rush HD|date=August 26, 2009|publisher=broadbandtvnews}}