Cablevision Systems chairman Charles Dolan plans to oust three more directors who had ordered him to shut the Voom satellite TV service that he is trying to rescue, the company disclosed yesterday. The disclosure came on the same day that the board's interim agreement to extend the life of Voom expired. The satellite venture's uncertain fate has sparked an enormous feud between Dolan and his chief executive son, James, who wants to kill it.

A planned financial news channel could debut as soon as this year, but Fox News Channel chief executive Roger Ailes said there's no rush. "I'd like to do it this year, but I'm not in any hurry," Ailes said Thursday after a morning appearance in Manhattan. "We're not going to pull the trigger until we can win."

Diageo, the world's biggest spirits marketer, has hired the president and chief operating officer of General Motors Corp.'s Saab Cars USA as the new chief marketing officer of its North American division, the company announced.