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- February 28
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- Media Lobbying: What They Spent and Who They Used
- Stations Call March Sweeps 'Useless'
- Hallmark Channel Welcomes 'Golden Girls' With Sunday Marathon
- Fifth Estater: Byron Pitts
- Olympics Golden for Universal Sports
- March 2-8: Double 'Bachelor' Finale, B&C Competetive Television Summit, 'Nip/Tick' Finale and More...
- Rattner Will Take Role at U.S. Treasury
- ‘Springer,’ ‘Wilkos,’ ‘Maury’ to Tape in Connecticut
- February 27
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- NCTA's Legal Eagle Takes Flight
- Noncom KETC Slashes Expenses As State Rescinds Funding
- Dish Lauds Interactive TV Partners
- Chicago Tribune Shuts Down Broadcast Side of Washington Bureau
- Verizon Settles With Pennsylvania On Customer Service
- Obama Wants Jon Leibowitz For FTC Chairman
- HBO To Air Billie Jean King Cup Live from Madison Square Garden
- KPLR Launches Noon News
- Broadcasters Foundation Names Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Award Recipients
- Tiger’s Loss Bad News For NBC, TGC
- February 26
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- NAB 2009: Sony Moves To New Stage
- Q4 A Mixed Bag For Cablevision
- Senate Votes To Ban Return of Fairness Doctrine
- Univision Brings Back Five Sponsors For Beauty Competition Series
- WWE, USA Network Pin Best 'Raw' Audiences Since 2002
- Sportsman Channel Nets Bright House Carriage
- Jerry Seinfeld Bringing New Show to NBC
- Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Records $8 Million Net Loss For Year
- Cablevision Reports Mixed Q4 Results
- Rep. Blackburn Slams Fairness Doctrine
- Rep. Blackburn Warns Against Broadband Access Conditions
- CBS Orders Two More Seasons of 'Survivor'
- Kelly Gets Stake in BIM
- Discovery Orders Hudson Plane Crash Doc
- Fox News Names New VP and Bureau Manager in Washington
- Converter Box Program Still Backed Up
- February 25
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- Kunkel Expects Some Stimulus Money Could Go To Research
- Ratings: Obama Address Draws 52.3 Million Viewers
- TV One Puts Spotlight On More Unsung Artists
- TV One Spotlights More 'Unsung' Artists
- Roland Martin to Fill in for Campbell Brown on CNN
- CMT Picks Up 'World's Strictest Parents'
- Maffei: Sirius/DirecTV Bundles Could Come
- NBCU Taps Banikarim As SVP Integrated Sales Marketing
- CMT Orders ‘World's Strictest Parents'
- Discovery Communications Profit Rises
- WTTA Agrees to Remedial Steps to Close FCC Investigation
- Phoenix Stations Share Chopper
- Q&A: Viamedia TV's Larry Fischer
- Pepperidge Farms Helps Celebrate Cartoon's National Recess Week
- White House Nominates Gary Locke for Secretary of Commerce
- Banikarim Tapped For NBCU Marketing
- Discovery Delivers In Q4
- JVC Introduces Inexpensive ProHD Camcorders
- Ergen: Must-Carry Is Due for a 'Tweak'
- Mansion Mobile to Launch New HD Truck
- Starz Will 'Crash' Again
- Pay TV's Perceived Value In Decline
- Tiger's Perfect Swing For Golf Channel
- CNN's Gergen Calls Obama Speech 'Tour de Force'; AnaMarieCox Won't Be Buying Bobby Jindal's ShamWow
- FCC Rings Up Telcoms With $12 Million In Proposed Fines
- DTV Oversight On House Docket
- Kanye West Tells His Story To VH1
- February 24
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- Free Press: Consolidation, Not Fairness Doctrine, Bred Conservative Talk
- DTV Oversight Hearing On House Docket
- Cable News Ratings: Fox News Still Tops
- NCTA, Comcast Argue Against Major Compulsory License Revamp
- Cable Services Firm Orotek Looks For Acquisitions
- Syndie Mags Shine with Oscar
- The CW Orders Kutcher’s Model Series
- On Tap: Cable’s New Shows
- E!: NBC Pilot Won’t Keep Joel McHale From 'The Soup'
- Shaw Offers 100-Mbps Internet Service
- Nick Top TV Sales Group: Jack Myers
- Rachel Maddow, Suze Orman Among the Winners of AWRT’s Gracie Awards
- CBS Reups With Kids Programmer Cookie Jar
- Andy Richter, Conan O’Brien Reuniting On 'The Tonight Show'
- NHL Network To Drop Puck On Free Preview Next Week
- NHL Network To Drop Puck On Free Preview Next Week
- WBAL Reporter Out After ‘Scrotum' Gaffe
- CW Orders ‘Melrose Place’ Pilot
- 'American Idol' Producer Reacts to Chernin Exit
- February 23
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- Set-Maker Asks FCC For Help In Patent Dispute
- Quadrangle's Rattner Leaves For Treasury Role
- World Fishing Network Looks To Hook Up With Viewers
- World Fishing Network Looks To Hook Up With Viewers
- Peter Chernin To Leave News Corp.
- WWE: Mickey Rourke Planning To Attend Wrestlemania 25
- Q&A: Brian Williams
- VH1 Working On Reality Concept About Upscale Aspen Ski Bunnies
- TV Viewing Sets Record
- Fox Minnesota Salutes the Mullet
- Yahoo! Buzz Digs 'Diggnation' Format
- 'White Spaces' Locator Site Launches
- Translation Please: What’s Up In The Upstream?
- Opening Lines
- NAB 2009: Shrinking Broadcast Presence At 2009 Show
- Comcast Meda Center, Motorola Expand Video Options For Smaller Ops
- Buckeye To Boost HD With Switched Video
- Cover Story: Can MTV Get Its Groove Back?
- Working for the Greater Good
- Discovery Channel Film Walks Away With Best Doc Oscar
- February 22
- February 21
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- 'Extra' Touts Revamped Website
- FCC Unveils Plans For Second Wave Of DTV Transitions
- Dear Genevieve: Time To Get Busier On HGTV
- Verizon Ponders $5 Calling Plan
- Fates & Fortunes
- Harbinger's Cablevision Sell-Off Goes On
- New Solutions for Tough Times
- Paul Allen Loosens His Grip
- KTEN Provides Lifeline During--And After--Tragic Twister
- Headlines from Multichannel News
- NBC's Convergence Queen
- Carrots, Sticks and Children’s TV
- Airtime: The DTV Transition Brings Tidal Wave of Change
- Editorial: DTV Transition...So Far, So Good
- Wonder Women Hosts Set
- Some Cable Fines Deferred at the FCC
- Tri-ing Harder in N.C.
- February 20
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- FCC/DTV Hotline Calls Decline
- Taking Aim At Martin Over Time Warner Spin-Off
- VH1 Celebrates African-Americans With 'Black To Future'
- Congressional Hearings On Satellite Carriage Part Of Next Week's Schedule
- NBA All-Star Dunks Digital, Linear Marks
- Congress Schedules Hearings Next Week for Satellite Regulations
- Sportsvision To Track Celebrity Arrivals During E!'s Oscar Red Carpet Coverage
- Ad Buying Vet Cella Joins TiVo Board
- AP Launches Online Oscars Interactive
- February 19
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- Sun Shines On ESPN Conference Rights Deal
- ESPN, Discovery Are Top 'Must-Keep' Cable Nets: Survey
- Top DTV Call Category Is Over Reception Issues
- CBS Orders Drama Series ‘The Bridge’
- KARE: Man Shoots TV Over Converter Confusion
- Suddenlink Debuts TV Caller ID In N.C.
- CNBC's Rick Santelli Compares Mortgage Bailout to Cuba
- Free Press Pushing For Network Neutrality Legislation
- 44 Blue Creates New Post-Production and Equipment Rental Companies
- Former State Department Advisor Gross Joins Wiley Rein
- February 18
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- Bravo Benefits From Housewives Duo
- Comcast's Steve Burke On 'Cord Cutters'
- Lifetime Movie Network Scores With Original Movie
- NASCAR Trucks Speed To High Ratings
- Time Warner Cable Names Britt Chairman
- Ratings: Bravo Benefits From 'Housewives' Duo
- Obama Restates Opposition to Return of Fairness Doctrine
- GSN Catches More Of Ribeiro's 21
- McClellan Upped At Comcast Entertainment Group
- Sorpresa Partners With Mega TV for Kids Block
- Telemundo to Incorporate Census Awareness in Programming
- FCC Issues Advisory On Channel Re-Scanning
- BBC Extends Spanish-Language Service in U.S. With MSN Pact
- DTV Switch: Reports Indicate Smooth Early Analog Shutoff
- Comedy Central Doesn't Have Issues With Michaels Series
- ‘TMZ’ Renewed In All Of U.S. Through 2011
- 'Hammertime' For A&E
- Stephen Colbert & Conan O'Brien: String Dance Off!
- Cox Hires Pair Of Wireless Execs
- Everett, Verrett To Co-Anchor 'SportsCenter' From LA
- Comcast To Expand Wideband, 'All-Digital' Rollouts
- OVGuide.com Raises $5 Million
- NAB: TV Transition Calls Not Flooding Switchboards
- IBM, IBEC ID First Broadband Power Players
- Nick, Disney Both Play Hail To Ratings Chief On President's Day
- GSN Orders More 'Catch 21'
- February 17
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- Tennis Channel, After Dropping Women's Coverage, Could Face Similar Call On Men's Dubai Event
- Starz Scores Four Films From Summit Entertainment
- Documentary Channel Finds Four Neff Films In March
- Small Florida Op Upheld In Claim Against Comcast
- New York Regional Sports Nets Tally 108 New York Emmy Nods
- Jodi Applegate to Join News 12 Long Island
- MavTV Inks Comcast Affiliation Pact
- Comcast Puts Spotlight On Pinckney, Sheehan
- Obama Signs Economic Stimulus Package
- Hallmark Channel Lassos 'Comanche Moon'
- Pinckney Named Director of Marketing in Washington for Comcast Spotlight
- Court Upholds Marco Island Cable Claim Against Comcast
- FX Performance/Schedule Analysis - February 2009
- TNT Performance/Schedule Analysis - February 2009
- MTV Performance/Schedule Analysis - February 2009
- Sci Fi Channel Strategic Opportunities - February 2009
- History Channel Strategic Opportunities - February 2009
- February 16
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- 421 Stations To Pull Analog Plug on Feb. 17
- MASN Makes Strong HD Pitch In 2009
- Can Dish's Ergen Be Sirius?
- Review: Nickelodeon's 'Spectacular'
- ‘Seeker’ Renewed in 70% of U.S.
- Golf Channel Plays 'Golf in America'
- FX Snags ‘Transformers’ Sequel in Paramount Deal
- Cover Story: Q&A With Jimmy Kimmel
- Cleveland Stations Plan Pool Party
- February 15
- February 14
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- TNT Offers Digital Assist For NBA All-Star Weekend Coverage
- Nick Sticks With Troubled Brown
- Young Broadcasting Files For Chapter 11
- Furloughs Force Gannett GMs to Sidelines
- ANALYSIS: Stations Staggering Toward DTV Transition
- Diverging Over Diversity
- Deals
- MyNetworkTV Shakeup Music to Syndicators' Ears
- Preparing for Next-Gen HD
- Low-Cost HD Newsgathering
- Techs Give Props to Internet Set-Top
- Commentary: Government Imposed 'Fairness' Is A Proven Failure
- Mel's Diner: Jimmy Kimmel: Two Nut-Averse Italians Walk Into a Taco Shop...
- February 13
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- Houses Passes Stimulus Package With Billions For Broadband Deployment
- Feb. 17: Inside the Meltdown
- Hallmark Telefilm Has Epiphany
- Broadcasters, Sprint Nextel Ask FCC for More Time in Spectrum Relocation Effort
- Bill Clinton Talks of Re-Imposing Fairness Doctrine or At Least "More Balance" in Media
- Google Scraps Radio Advertising Initiative
- Fox's Dollhouse Still Under Construction
- Cox Kicks Off Throttling Test
- February 12
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- Boucher: Broadband Deployment Will Be Priority
- Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Secretary Nominee
- A-Rod Part Of ESPN's World Baseball Classic Marketing Campaign
- Boucher, Stearns Working On Online Privacy Bill
- Charter Reaches Deal With Bondholders, Will File For Chapter 11
- A Letterman Classic: The Celebrity Trainwreck
- FTC Revises Guidelines For Privacy Protection
- Updated: Charter Reaches Deal With Bondholders, Will File For Chapter 11
- Verizon Names Killian CFO
- Congress Proposes Metal Theft Prevention Act
- Atom.com Orders Andy Dick ‘House Arrest' Talk show
- Rodriguez Upped At Nickelodeon Latin America
- Commerce Makes It Easier, Faster To Issue Subpoenas
- Univision CMO Banikarim Exits
- Kerry Named To Head New Communications & Tech Subcommittee
- BET Tops NAMIC Vision Award Nominees
- FTC Releases Extended Guidelines for Online Marketing and Privacy Protection
- Letterman Hosts U2 From March 2-6
- TLC Names Richardson VP of Creative
- February 11
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- Compromise Reached On Stimulus Bill
- 'TMZ' Application Available For iPhone, iPod Touch
- Obama Signs DTV-Delay Bill
- WBDTD Sells ‘The Closer,’ ‘Trace’
- Motorola Ships 1,000 'Wideband' CMTS Modules
- SoapNet Puts Spotlight On Southern Belles
- Glor Named Anchor Of Saturday's CBS 'Evening News'
- CNN Taps Jaconi To Executive-Produce 'State Of The Union'
- NAB 2009: Panasonic Introduces Low-Cost, High-Quality HD Camcorder
- NVIDIA Bundles Quadro CX Card with Adobe CS4
- Panasonic Launches New HD Production Monitor
- Weather Channel Preps for Hurricane Season
- Comcast Turns To FBI In Porn Probe
- Time Warner Launches Bravo HD In N.C.
- Comedy Central Turns Up Heat On Larry The Cable Guy
- ANALYSIS: Rating President Obama's Media Campaign
- CNN, MTV Rank Among Top 10 Most Social Brands: Vitrue Study
- Samuel L. Jackson Hosts Golf Channel's Uneven Fairways Doc Tonight
- February 10
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- MyNet GMs Warm to New Model
- 491 TV Stations Want To Keep Feb. 17 DTV Transition Date
- Litton Interested In MyNetwork's Saturday Time Slots
- Dolcemaschio Upped To COO, Comcast Entertainment Group
- Q&A: Comcast Spotlight's Charlie Thurston
- Fox News Mara Liasson Fumes after Obama Press Conference
- Advice In The Year Of The Ox
- Dolcemaschio Made COO at Comcast Entertainment
- Microsites Deliver ‘More Bang' for Client Bucks
- Stupak Proposes Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act
- Lifetime To Play More Online Games With Merscom
- Senate Passes Economic Stimulus Package
- NAB 2009: JVC Bows Final Cut-Friendly Camcorder
- NTIA Explains Web Site Confusion Over DTV Hard Date
- Court Rules Against Verizon On Marketing Practices
- Court Upholds FCC Customer Retention Order Vs. Verizon
- Ombudsman Looking Into Leased Access Complaints
- Motorola To Resell Alloptic's RF-Over-Fiber Devices
- President Cites TV Stations In Stimulus Pitch
- February 9
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- Eve Myles: N.Y.ers Are ‘Cheeky, Cheeky Monkeys'
- MyNetworkTV Shifts From Network To ‘Programming Service'
- Speed To Strip MTV's 'Pimp My Ride'
- Sponsors Go To The Dogs With USA's Westminster Coverage
- The World's Biggest Couch Potato
- ToonNet Picks Up Season Two Clone Wars
- Melodie Virtue Honored With AWRT 2008 Achievement Award
- MLB.com Teams With NHL On Streaming Play
- Navic Aims EBIF Agent At Advanced Ads
- 'Pirro' Preps for Fall Launch
- Obama to Sean Hannity: I'm always good for a beer
- DirecTV Hikes Rates
- WWE Taps Wilson To Head Marketing
- Time Warner Cable Offering 100 HD Channels In NYC
- Translation Please: 'AUB' Lessons From Canada
- Dylan Ratigan Rages At Wall Street Excess
- Swayze Urges Congress to Keep Money for NIH in Stimulus Package
- Comcast's Net-Video Unit Offers Bandwidth Price Breaks
- USA, Universal in 9-Figure Film Deal
- February 8
- February 7
- February 6
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- Q&A: NRB’s Frank Wright Sees Fairness Doctrine As Credible Threat
- Lingering Super Bowl Sweetness
- "You're Welcome America," A (Sort Of) Review Of Will Ferrell's Broadway Play
- Meredith Won't Pull Plug On Analog
- Cable One, Newport Engaged In Retransmission Battle
- Cablevision Airing New PSAs For Campaign Against Pancreatic Cancer
- Twentieth Cancels 'Cristina’s Court'
- DTV Coupon Money Remains In Stimulus Bill
- FSN Celebrates Black History With American In Focus Vignettes
- Ricki Lake to Tame the Girls of Charm School
- Showtime, Strikeforce Set MMA Series
- Multicultural TV
- Verizon CFO To Retire
- More Stations Opt for Early DTV Switch
- Review: Gifted Hands
- Mixed Martial Arts Force Is With Showtime Again
- Stabenow: Senate Could Hold Hearings on Fairness Doctrine
- February 5
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- CW Casting For New Reality Project
- Snowe Introduces Amendments To Senate's Economic Stimulus Package
- Myrick heats up Florida
- LeBron Rolls Over Kobe With MSG Watchers
- Russo named TMZ's GM
- Miss America Wants Anchor Job
- HBO Bucks Up With Costas' Successor
- Trek to 'Leverage'
- HBO Taps Joe Buck for Sports Show
- FCC Releases Rules For Implementing DTV Date Switch
- Primetime Ratings: 'Lie to Me,' 'Lost' Run Tight Race
- Philly Council OKs Verizon FiOS TV
- Sci Fi Ready To Launch 'Stargate' Telefilms
- 5.8 Million Still Unready For DTV: Nielsen
- 'Fashion Show' Gets Ready for Runway
- Time Warner Cable, Charter Set Internet-Usage Cap Plans
- February 4
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- Bacon's Back!
- Bitcentral Launches Oasis Media Marketplace at NATPE 2009
- A Digital Day in the Life
- NAB Restarts Countdown Clock
- Congress Changes DTV 'Hard' Date to June 12
- Contec Expands Mexico Set-Top Operations
- Comedy Central Sending Classic Shows Across the Web
- ABC Buys MRC’s Bob Saget Sitcom
- Super Bowl Ad Stats: NBC Aired 84 Ads During Game
- Vuze Troubled By Cox Net Management
- NDS Receives Final Approval To Go Private
- WealthTV Taps Eric Brown
- Dems Push for DTV Date-Change Bill, House Prepares to Vote Today
- Tribune Merging CLTV and WGN Newsrooms
- Gregg Lauded by Chamber of Commerce for Work on IP Protection
- Lifetime Orders More 'DietTribe'
- NAB 2009: NAB Inducting Bob Newhart Into Hall Of Fame
- Alaska's GCI Signs Up 100,000 Wireless Customers
- Ex-Comcast Exec Doyle Joins RCH Cable Board
- DTV Bill To Be Considered Under Closed Rule
- February 3
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- CTD’s Ryan Moves Up To VP, Communications
- Fuel TV, FX HD, Speed HD Get Boost From Cox
- Kendra Ventures Beyond Playboy Mansion With New E! Reality Show
- Disney Revenue Down 8%
- Dish Widens FNC Distribution, Adds Fox Business
- White House Names Gomez Acting NTIA Chief
- EXCLUSIVE: Advertisers Claw Back Upfront Spending
- Bob Costas Leaving HBO for MLB Network
- CNBC Daytime Programming SVP Wald To Exit
- Mexicanal Secures U.S. Cable Launch With Comcast Chicago
- O'Brien Named Scripps VP of Sales
- Adams Named KFSN President
- Dish Adds A&E's Crime & Investigation HD
- VCI integrates With Google For TV spots
- Costas Joins MLB Network's Team
- Consumers Union, LCCR Urge Passage Of DTV Date-Delay Bill
- Fox Business Network Launches On Dish Network
- E! Plans New Series with ‘Girls Next Door’ Star Wilkinson
- White HouseNames Anna Gomez Acting NTIA Chief
- Wald to Leave CNBC At End of March
- Mexicanal, Comcast Ink Carriage Deal
- Obama Taps Gregg for Commerce Secretary
- Thornton Named Tribune Interactive CFO
- Super-Porn Gaffe: No Accidental Fumble
- Comcast Offers $10 Credit After Super Bowl Porn Blunder
- Waxman, Boucher Push DTV Date-Change Bill To Colleagues
- CBS Piloting Congressional Drama 'House Rules'
- February 2
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- WICT Names Chapter Presidents
- WICT Announces 2009 Chapter Presidents
- Ion Life Adding Eight Shows to 2009 Lineup
- BET's Got 'Game'
- O'Donnell To Appear In Lifetime Telefilm
- ABC Family Adds Series Trio
- Fox Sports Names Ford To Lead Ohio Regional
- AT&T's Partnership With Dish Officially Ends
- Porn Interrupts Super Bowl on Comcast System
- History's O'Connell Leads Lincoln Teach-In Webcast
- TNT Maintains Leverage
- NTSB: ENG Pilots Must Put Flying First
- RCN Suffers Super Bowl Glitch
- Comcast Airs Porn During Super Bowl
- Cox Plans More 1-GHz Upgrades In 2009
- Will Obama Up BET's Game?
- COVER STORY: Digging for Dollars
- TBS Analysis - February 2010
- June 12: DTV's New Date Still Uncertain
- Some Boss Moves at the Half
- February 1
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- “SNL,” Pepsi Blur The Line Between Ad And Sketch
- MSG Media Fusing Venue Connections
- U2 To Get Their Boots On During NFL Network Super Bowl Ad
- MTV Ramps Up Reality
- USA Will Blitz NBC's Super Bowl XLIII Coverage With Post-Game Promo
- NBC Gets Record $206 Million For Super Bowl Spots
- Crossing the Border
- 'Hate Speech’ On Cable?
- Translation Please: Spanning The Wide World of Widgets
- A Stand-Up President
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