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February 28
- Rodgers to Exit Discovery
- Hooks Gets TCTA's `Mankin Award'
- Madden bolting Fox for ABC, MNF
- McHugh Buys Miss. Systems from Galaxy
February 27
- Tauzin-Dingell gains House passage
- Watching Watching Ellie
- House Passes Tauzin-Dingell Bill
- `Save the Music' Campaign Turns Five
- Lifetime Leads Basic Cable, Again
- CBS' 9/11 special will be commercial-free
- Four more years of Conan
- Marino, Esiason join CBS' NFL Today
- MTVN shuffles digital-net deck
- TV writers file age-discrimination suit
- Hallmark Names Marketing, Ad-Sales VPs
- 'Big Three' see record (low) revenue performance
February 26
- EnReach-ing Into Set-Top Arena
- Wee-Hours Whammy for USA's Smush
- `Humorous' Washington Post kidnapping spot pulled
- NBC claims sweeps, season win
- Sharpton continues EchoStar protests
- Liberate Launches on Optus
- Charter has `i' on a Milestone
- SAG, agents strike deal
February 25
- Pyramid comes to N.Y., Shipmates renewed
- Jann Carl renews with ET
- Speed Channel Sets Ratings Records
- MGM, NBC team up on sales
- Sorkin rips Bush
- HBO Chief to Keynote SkyFORUM
- Disney Channel Signs McDonald's
- Animator Chuck Jones dead at 89
- Clear Channel eyes head start on IBOC
- Changing Hands
- The Trouble With Teens
- The Week That Was
- TV Translation Bumpy for Oates' Mulvaneys
- Where the product is co-star
- TBS Medical Thriller Delivers 'Heart'burn
- Everything's in play
- Suleman heads for Citadel
- MuchMusic, BET Take Aim At 'TRL'
- BET Nightly News Unveils New Look
- Branagh Heats A&E's 'Shackleton'
- Centralized but local, too
- The Most Desirable Demo
- Attorney Defends Indicted Exec
- RadioShack to Distribute Dish Network
- Redesign Is Part of Travel's 'Beach' Party
- Case Closed for A&E's 'Centre'
- Community Broadband Moves Beyond Entertainment
- Road Runner Gears Up 'Business Class' Offer
- Cable Shows Spawn Spin-Offs at Toy Fair
- Spare us 9/11 pain, they ask
- Pegasus Will Fly Solo
- A banner Edition
- Discovery, Cox Test Interactive Kiosk
- B & C Eye
- Cross-Owning Ban Tossed, Along With Broadcast Cap
- Thanks to serendipity
- DirecTV, TiVo Redo DVR Alliance
February 22
- MSNBC, CNBC score with Olympic hockey
- ESPN gets jump on NCAA basketball rights
- ESPN gets jump on NCAA basketball rights
- GSN to Launch New Series
- GSN to Launch New Series
- NBC installs robotic camera at Ground Zero
- MGM, CinemaNow sign deal
- SBE takes five
- Qwest Shutting Down Woodrow's Unit
- Qwest Shutting Down Woodrow's Unit
- Mediacom to Raise Rates
- Mediacom to Raise Rates
- I'm XMP the sixth, I am
- UPN to dive into Wolf Lake ?
- Moxi Mastermind Hands Over CEO Reins
- Moxi Mastermind Hands Over CEO Reins
- ESPN to Air `Madness' Play-In Game
- ESPN to Air `Madness' Play-In Game
- Hindery gets his Time Warner deal
February 21
- Olympics buoy MSNBC, CNBC
- Rendez-View dumped?
- Reporter Pearl confirmed dead
- GSN Hires 13 Ad Salespeople
- HBO Sets Two New Online Campaigns
- Shaw named WGN-TV VP, GM
- Infinity CEO Suleman resigns
- Supremes let Krypton judgment stand
- A&E closes Centre Street
February 20
- CNN Hires Conservative Commentator
- A&E Cancels 100 Centre Street
- Duchovny back for X-Files finale
- Showtime's Jeremiah Gets Comic Push
- Orioles get their own net
- KYW-TV's Schmidt dead at 67
- DOJ Vows to Police Cable Competition
February 19
- Rosenberg to head USA syndication
- CNN Shuffles Management, Cancels Greenfield
- Time Warner KO'd in PPV-boxing dispute
- SBCA Board Taps Kozlowski
- USA Sets Giuliani Pic
- Court strikes down cross ownership ban
- HBO's Def Poetry Gets Second Reading
- CIENA to Swallow ONI in Stock Deal
- ICC Forms New Headend Division
- RadioShack to Sell Dish Products
February 18
- Howard K. Smith dead at 87
- Clutter rules the airwaves
- DTV shift in D.C.
- Cox Expects to Boost RGU Growth in 2002
- Station Break
- Satellite Radio Expects Listeners to Tune In
- Level 3's Woes Not Likely To Douse Cox Data Service
- Pegasus: Contract Bars Post-Merger Competition
- Directory of Top 100 Cable Systems (PART IV)
- Cable on Web Has Big Share
- Oddsmaking DBS Analysts Can't Agree
- Charter Flips the Circuit Switch
- Zucker: NBC's in driver's seat
- Pentagon's Torie Clarke Settles In
- The week that was
- E! to Serve Up Daily Double of 'Last Call'
- Content via IP from the sky
- OpTel Rolls Out Services as TVMax
- Directory of Top 100 Cable Systems (PART III)
- Showtime's 'Jeremiah' Justifies Second Watch
- DVDs: A Real Blockbuster
- Viacom to double in L.A.
- The new shape of CNN's world
- DeWitt on selling syndication
- Directory of Top 100 Cable Systems (PART II)
- Com21 Expands U.S. Cable Efforts
- Directory of Top 100 Cable Systems
- Fates & Fortunes
- Cable Faces Dial Tone Tax
- Nets Eye March-April Start for Kids' Upfront
- Straddling two worlds
- Comcast Changes Cost ESPN Classic
- Child Care Helps Charter Staff Center
- The Walt Disney Co.
- Service with a WOW
February 15
- NBC gives golden opportunity
- MSNBC, CNBC Score Olympic Gains
- Ad Vet Mersky Joins Time Warner Cable
- TiVo sues SONICblue
- First bite of Apple's Quicktime 6
- Indictment Over Miami for Ex-Cable Exec
- O'Brien dismisses another Meredith GM
- Hearst's Henry to WTAE-TV Pittsburgh
- Comcast Fixes E-Mail Outage
February 14
- Brady taps Letterman vet
- Dick Clark Productions sold to investor group
- Diller says he's still shopping
- WCBS-TV becomes player in hostage story
- Clarke for the defense
February 13
- House torches Torricelli amendment
- Valentine's day for Viacom
- Leguizamo's Sexaholix to Bow on HBO
- Comcast Backs Off Web Monitoring
- Viacom 2001 revenues flat
- Ananda prospects dim
- Comcast Launches VOD in N.J.
- Bigfoot Surfaces in Cincinnati
- Young, Viacom finally reach KCAL deal
February 12
- Unclear future for Futurama
- Ricki renewed
- Karp named Discovery Digital GM
- Kolodzy to lead FCC spectrum task force
- TCM, HBO Link on Affiliate Marketing
- Discovery Taps Karp to Head Digi-Nets
- Dish Starts Interactive Upgrades
- WBZ-TV teams up with RCN
- Young is close to deal with Viacom for KCAL
February 11
- Millionaire displaced in ABC shuffle
- Kids WB! nabs new programs
- McCarthy leaving Belo
- African-American group counters Sharpton
- Hughes Counsel Optimistic on Merger Odds
- Alopa Victim of Fake Press Release
- Animal Planet Books Suzuki as Sponsor
- Barrera-Morales PPV Fight Postponed
- Warner Bros. to follow Pathfire
- Changing Hands
- He's a gypsy no more
- TLC's Bennett Goes Back to the BBC
- Ancier: WB and Turner Will Remain Separate
- Showtime Shines At First 'POP' Awards
- Harris looks to low-cost DTV
- Fates & Fortunes
- Shedding its rockabilly image
- Station Break
- Young makes lemonade
- One big step for EDI
- 'Classroom' Has a New Mission Statement
- Live revived
- Ex-MediaOne Subs Face Yet Another Data Switch
- Lifetime Fights Violence Against Women
- Ops Play with Pricing For Subscription VOD
- New-Look Greta Van Susteren Tops Brown
- MTVN May Be Eyeing GAC
- Ailing NTL Now Faces Delisting
- MSOs Feel Digital Churn
- Live at 11? Maybe not for long
- CE Vendors Are in Ergen's Corner
- Cox GM Leads Race for Big Easy's Mayor
- Sony to play e-card in Vegas
February 10
- Local Governments Want Cable Internet Authority
- Judge Bars Verizon ISP from Cox System
February 8
- RCN Could Be Next Stop for YES
- Comcast Bump Hits ESPN Classic
- OpTel Becomes TVMax
- Nightline does Dallas
- AP's Hopman saw attempted cockpit entry
February 7
- Enron scandal to get FX treatment
- CBS News won't renew Marin
- NBC eyes Spy
- Greta Outfoxes CNN in Ratings
February 6
- MSNBC apologizes for on-air typo
- NAB elects new board
- Two Marketing Execs Back in Cable
- Comcast Excite-ment Nears End
- Young: KRON-TV a duopoly candidate
- Sternschein Joins Discovery
- Hallmark Channel 'Adopts' Reality Skein
- CAB conference focuses on brands
- Dinotopia evolves into series
February 5
- Starhunter readied for fall syndication
- CNN Recruits New TalkBack Host
- CNN taps Fox News's Neville
- Lathen Emerges as Northpoint Consultant
- Court Mulls EchoStar's Access Case
- Pegasus Helps Catch DBS Pirate
- Doerr opens in San Antonio
- CBS sets WTC special
- PPV: Movie Revenue Up, Events Down
- Beckwith returns to Texas
February 4
- Merger critics warn of rural DBS monopoly
- Disney Sets 'Family Connections' Contest
- Acterna Creates OSS Cable Division
- Late-night lineup to grow
- Com21 Revamps DOCSIS Line
- Super Bowl sets Fox record
- Nortel, Motorola Team Up on VoIP
- Labor Union Questions Armstrong's Role
- SBCA: Northpoint Spectrum Worth $1B
- Fates & Fortunes
- Changing Hands
- B & C Eye
- Ramo Helms VOD Movie Service
- Unscrambling Conditional Access, Encryption
- Rapper sues FCC
- Super blueprint
- WE Sets 'Dream' Affiliate Campaign
- Battling noncompete clauses
- It's all over for ALTV
- Leading studios' VOD charge
- CBS, BT sat pact
- Covad Closes Chapter 11, Opens New Plan
- Convergys Gains Traction With ICOMS Billing System
- Snell's smaller lines
- Cablevision 'Guides' Street Downward on Digital Subs
- Lifetime Hit Rare Double in January
- ITV's Next Big Thing
- A home for two talk shows
- Fox Gave Super Bowl a 'Wide' Viewing
February 1
- WB, TNT, TBS nab Rings trilogy
- WWF to Raise PPV Prices
- NASCAR Ad-Sales Pace Brisk
- Al-Jazeera cuts CNN ties
- Al-Jazeera cuts CNN ties
- Tyson-Lewis Searches for Home
- Martin: Wider rights for digital b'casters
- Viacom's Redstone, Karmazin Feuding
- Tobacco opponents buy Super Bowl ads