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February 27
- In Demand Heats Up
- Cabletel Unloads Distribution Business
- Time Warner’s Britt Joins Xerox Board
- Pioneer, Gemstar Make Peace
- TiVo Announces 140-Hour DVR
- Dozier to Head FCC Media-Ownership Reviews
- Eid, Jackson Join DirecTV, News Corp. Lobby Shops
February 26
- CMR Corrects 4Q Ad-Revenue Tallies
- Change in the Weather for CNN’s Gallien
- Showtime Movie Explores Catholic-Church Scandal
- Fox on V-Chip Tear
- Arris Sends CMTS Gear to Jupiter
- Jaguar, Land Rover in Golf’s Garage
February 25
- PBS Stations Launching HD Channel
- Chaffin Leaves BET
- Second Powell Aide Migrates to Team Murdoch
- Cartoon Launching Series, Playing with Blocks
- ConfirMedia Adds Cable
- BSI Ups Ginsberg-Margo
- Nicholas Joins N2 Broadband
- DirecTV Latin America Emerges from Chapter 11
- Rigas ‘Disappointed’ with Adelphia’s Reorg Plan
- Lifetime Renews Wild Card
- Margol Travels to New Post
- Lifetime to Redeal Wild Card
- Two Upped at Scripps Networks
February 24
- Study: HDTV Will Be Cable’s Defense vs. DBS
- HBO’s Sex Goes Out with a Bang
- Mallard Systems Sold
- Ex-Powell Aide to Join DirecTV in D.C.
- Amphenol Tags Secondary Offering at $60
- Sweeps Also-Ran ABC Has Good Week
- Sex Finale Attracts Huge Audience
- On Air Moves to Fox in Chicago, New York
- Solomon Joins HSN
- CSG on an Island with Time Warner
- Fox, CBS Top Monday-Night Ratings
- Charter’s Hometown Gets Starz On Demand
- Super Millionaire Produces Big Winners
February 23
- Fox Gets 'Naked' to Help Attract New Writers
- LodgeNet Invites You Into ‘GameRoom'
- SAGs and the City
- Chicago Is Fine City for RCN
- Comcast Launches VOD in Seattle
- GSN: Gimme Games; Contestants: Gimme Prizes
- Cablevision Adds HDTV Channels
- Sesame Workshop Taps Cellular Vet Fleischman
- Arris-Nuera Team Up for VoIP
- CableServ Serving Major MSO
- Charities to Lenfest Family: Thanks a Billion
- LaBelle, Simpson Are VH1 Divas
- Sawyer’s Extreme Makeover
- Fox Increases V-Chip PSA Airings
- Crazy Like a Fox
- Time Warner Adds Tech Policy VP
- Syndie Insider
- Disney Opportunity Could be Distraction
- Sí TV Heads to Launch Pad With 7M Homes
- Scripps Networks Tout Viewer Loyalty
- An ACE for PBS
- Rivers Run Through It
- GSN Promos Game Name
- Reaching for the Stars
- Disney Says No to Comcast Bid
- Mall Program Drives Comcast Modems
- Dressed To Thrill
- The WB Pilots Jack and Bobby, but It's Not What You Think
- Dean Threat to Big Media Ends
- Westerns Riding High
- Harkin Starts Over
- LA to MSOs: Cut Subscribers' Complaints
- TIME WARNER Cable Divisions
- Stilson, Standage Join 'MCN'
- Royal Treatment for Raymond
- Sweeney's Got New Plans To 'Sharpen' Family
- Fates & Fortunes
- Back to the Future
- Comcast: Must-Carry Fair?
- Comcast Takes Aim at Sports-TV Crown
- Calling In Outside Help
- Comcast Won't Join in Roy Disney's War
- With Set-Tops, Who Needs Meters?
- At PBS, It's All About IT
- SupportSoft Helps Cox Help Subs
- A Wonk's Eye for The Corporate Guys
- Cable's Originals
- Networks Face Double-Digit Loss
- MSOs Tackle Modem Breach
- Station Break
- Field of Dreams
- HBO Brings 'Deadwood' To Life
- Discomforting the Comfortable
- Disney Execs: Our VOD Won't Be For Free
February 20
- Rigases’ Judge Hopes Trial Starts March 1
- Cox Delivers Padres Games in HD
- Comcast Might Want DTV Must-Carry
- O’Hara Named COO of TVG
- MSOs Tackle Modem Breach
- Kellerman to Host Fox Sports Show
- Viacom Adds Compliance Post
- H@L of an Honor from Court TV
February 19
- CSI Star Blasts CBS, Disses Miami Sibling
- Rowlands Heads to CNN
- New Order Atop Judge Joe's Court
- ABC Revives Growing Pains for Movie
- ‘Stuttering’ John Is New Leno Announcer
- Moniz, Viacom Are in Compliance
- Cox, Charter Sign ESPN Renewals
- WAM! Brings Something to the Table
- Fuse Hung Up on Failed Idol
- Overton Finds Oasis
- Odenkirk Hungry for Sundance’s ‘Midnight Snack’
- Ciena to Buy Internet Photonics
February 18
- Full-Year Revenues Dip for 'Big Three' Nets
- Comedy Central Adds New Originals
- BET Foundation Names Executive Director
- Mediacom Inks HDNet, HDNet Movies
- Liberty, Malone Sue NBC Over CNBC
- Electroline Debuts Outdoor Modem
- WWE Turns to Cost-Cutting
- CTAM Panelists Look to ‘Conquer the Wave’
- Big-Media Foe Dean Quits White House Run
- Vocal Ed Fans Back Mouths with Money
February 17
- New Spanish Net Eyes Summer Launch
- Mickey Deals for Muppets
- Disney Acquires Muppets, Bear from Henson
- WB Grounds Angel
- Amphenol Holders Launch Secondary Offering
- Conexant to Support ‘PCI Express’
- MSNBC.com Gives You ‘The Big Picture’
- Bresnan Taps nCUBE for VOD
- Broadbus Names Bisceglia CEO
- Disney Board Nixes Comcast Offer
- RCN Restructuring Talks Continue
February 16
- Native Americans Blast CBS for Racial Stereotyping
- Comcast-Disney Could Boost VOD
- Comcast Deal Ripples Reach EchoStar
- Fox Sports Reshapes Its Series Approach
- Urban Dance Fever
- Fates & Fortunes
- Like the Rest of the World, Religious TV Looks for Hits
- Viacom Belatedly Spins Blockbuster
- Charter Revs Up NASCAR Affiliation
- Vegas Man Forfeits Plenty Over Piracy
- A Great Deal of Caution
- Comcast-Disney: Net Factory
- ESPN, ABC Sports Target ACC Football
- Discovery Promos Play in Times Square
- ABC Stations Wary Of Comcast 'Lifeline'
- Gemstar and Comcast Are Partners on IPG
- A Different Reality for Religious TV
- Lifetime of Achievement
- Top 100 Cable Systems - Systems Directory
- Digital Cable Is Truly a … Godsend
- Synergy With Comcast Has Moved G4
- Trio Arrested for Stealing From SureWest
- Puerile 'Rift' Sends Up Sci Fi Genre
- Powell to Cable: Guard Internet Freedom
- CNN's Presidential Premium
- Top 100 Cable Systems - A Year of Living Cautiously
- Sinking VoIP Costs Cheer Op Execs
- Invites in Mail for Cable's Upfront Season
- Cable Systems Top 100 - Systems Directory
- Talk, Magazines in Fox Sports Game Plan
- First Look Saw Weak Cox HSI ARPU
- Shaking the Money Tree
- Denver Teams Dump Fox Sports
- What's Left To Merge?
- Doggy Ado
- Ad Couple Dies in Conn. Crash
February 15
- FSN: There’s More to Life than Games
February 13
- Ad-Sales Couple Killed in Conn. Crash
- Loral Satellite Sale Gains U.S. Approval
- WKBN-TV, Union Settle on New Contract
- Vegas Man Forfeits Plenty Over Piracy
- MSOs Back EDI for Ads
- Trio Arrested in SureWest Theft
- The WB Wants to Be Big Man on Campus
- Cox Previews NBA TV
- Fermin Back in Twentieth Fold
- Gilmore Girls Comes to DVD
- NBC to Revisit Diana
February 12
- Voom Launches HD News Channel
- EchoStar, Sirius Enter RadioShack
- Schwartz Takes Top Post at Regency
- RCN Seeing Dubel with New President, COO
- Dish Goes Local in Fort Wayne
- Cox, DBS Services Storm the Hardwood
- ABC Sports Producer Kamm Dies
- Karmazin: CBS Should Be Liable for Its Programming
- ABC Seeks Super Ratings from Super Millionaire
- Court Unlikely to Ease Duopoly Rules
February 11
- ESPN/ABC Close to ACC Football Deal
- On Command Has Hotelevision
- CEA Announces DTV Academy Awards Nominees
- PanAmSat to Carey New Board Chairman
- Comcast, Gemstar-TV Guide Ink Long-Term Pact
- Stations Say Yes, Dear
- CBS Seeks Families with Will
February 10
- C-SPAN3 to Cover Indecency Hearing
- Ex-HBO Exec Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
- Adelphia Asks for 60 Days
- Carey: Hughes to Focus on DirecTV
- Battlestar Goes to Series
- Another Distributor for Dish
- Viacom Spinning Off Blockbuster
- NCC Senior VP Smith Dies
- Grammys, Pro Bowl Same But Different
February 9
- Arris: Downs with Government
- Slenker Joins DirecTV
- Liberty Adds to Japanese Holdings
- CSI Beats Trump; NBC Beats CBS
- WCCO-TV Rounds Out News Team
- Verizon Turns Up DSL Heat
- Fuse, N.Y. Station Team on Hip-Hop Show
- FNC Takes Its Studio Along
- Can't Stop Idol, So Rival Nets Try To Just Slow It Down
- Passing ‘50,' Oxygen Seeks Signature
- DirecTV May Push Back Launch
- ESPN, FX, Golf Swing at Reality
- Sexy Halftime Stunt Has Affiliates Fuming
- Charter Taps Ascent to Manage VOD
- Noth, Plot Come Up Big in TNT's 'Apple'
- Top Producer Bunim Dies, 57
- In PBS We Trust, According to PBS Survey
- Altrio Says It's Received Five Offers
- Changing Hands
- Phil's New 'Family'
- K.C. Rivals Teaming Up
- Fates & Fortunes
- Nielsen, TiVo Team on DVR Measurement
- Everstream is Crunching the Data Numbers
- It's a Developing Picture
- Pepco, RCN's Partner, Wants to Sell Out
- HBO Eyes PPV Boxing Beyond Retiring Lewis
- Nielsen Has Its Eye on TiVo Subscribers
February 6
- CBS, NBC Duke It Out for Ratings Crown
- FCC Gets 200,000 Janet Complaints
- Cable Workers Cleared in Cat Dragging
- ‘Coopetition’ in Kansas City
- Hong Kong Layoffs for CNN International
- Poll: PBS a Good Use of Tax Dollars
- The Apprentice Becomes a Journeyman
February 5
- VH1 Classic Feels Green for Black History Month
- NBA, Networks Read to Achieve
- Knology Goes to the HD Theater
- C-COR.net QAMs with Tandberg
- Dish Traverses Local Market No. 104
- Porn Pays for New Frontier
- Former MTV Exec Miller Inks Development Deal
- Fates and Fortunes
February 4
- Pax Tries Speed Dating
- HBO Promotes Strauss, Nevins
- Karmazin: No Advance Knowledge of Janet Striptease
- Wilson Named Chairman of TVG
- Barton No Fan of Cable Must-Carry
- ESPN Drops Playmakers
- LodgeNet to Use Macrovision Copy Protection
- Comcast Goes Official in D.C.
- Dish Latino Adds TV Colombia
- Former HBO Exec Guilty of Bid-Rigging
- Ellen, Millionaire Score Best-Ever Marks
- Lifetime Takes On Teen Pregnancy
- NAB Schedules TV Fly-In
- Shriver Resigns from NBC News
- Sherman Leaves ABC for Bad Robot
- CBS Will ..................... Delay Grammys
February 3
- Wining and Dining at MIP-TV
- What’s in Stoehs for BSI?
- Boehler, Danielson Join ShopNBC
- Tribune Inks Comcast Deal
- Charter Taps Ascent for VOD Management
- Super Bowl XXXVIII Reigns as Most-Watched
- 10 to Win Lifetime Honors at Daytime Emmys
- Paramount Taps Abel as Research Chief
- CBS Affils to Seek Content Assurances, Grammy Tape-Delay
February 2
- NFL’s Heggans Heads for Collegiate Images
- Real World Creator Bunim Dead at 57
- All Systems Go for ‘HD-PRIME’ Bird Launch
- Cedar Point, Motorola Team Up on VoIP
- America Channel Turns to Greystone
- Justin, Janet Set TiVo Record
- Starz’s Action Feels Vampire Effect
- CommScope-Avaya Deal Done
- Comcast, T-Mobile Go Wi-Fi
- Perry to Head Advent Networks
- Real World Creator Bunim Dies at 57
- Sopranos Hell for HBO Campaign
- Dealing for Denver
- Happy Birthday, Oprah
- Talk Host Jack Paar, 85, Passes Away
- Legally, Reality Series Are Tricky
- NASCAR Revs Up HD
- Station Break
- Deneuve Makes U.S. Bow on TV5
- Stalking the Younger Viewer
- Magna Global Pro Touts A Multicasting Future
- Four Left in Digital Doghouse
- Spotlight Now On Comcast's Ad-Sales Unit
- New Diversity Museum Also Focuses on TV
- Moto's DVR Entry: the 6208
- TNT's Daytime Looks A Lot Like Nighttime
- Set-Tops Advance Boldly Into '04
- PBS Slates Slavery Series for Fall
- ESPN Affiliates Strike NFL Paydirt
- Cablevision Affiliate Tops Airwaves Auction
- For Kids or Adults—It's Still Programming
- For Telcos, It's a Bundle, Baby
- Kerry Surge A Plus For Cable
- Fates & Fortunes
- Changing Hands
- Strategic Battle for Ali & Jack Time Slot
- Mixed Bag at Time Warner
- Avid Acquires German Firm NXN Software
February 1
- Comcast Spotlights Ad Sales