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1998

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  • May 11, 1998: ZDTV launches
  • November 1998: Vulcan Ventures invests in ZDTV

1999

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  • November 19, 1999: Vulcan Ventures starts the purchase process of ZDTV [1]

2000

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  • January 21, 2000: Vulcan's purchase of ZDTV is complete
  • August 21, 2000: ZDTV renamed to TechTV
  • September 18, 2000: TechTV's launch from ZDTV

2001

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  • March 2001: Web staff layoffs [2]
  • April 2, 2001: TechLive nine-hour experimental news program starts [3]
  • September 7, 2001: TechTV Canada launches
  • November 16, 2001: Massive round of layoffs [4]

2002

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  • January 25, 2002: CEO steps down [5]

2004

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  • March 25, 2004: Comcast announces plans to purchase TechTV
  • May 10, 2004: G4/TechTV merger complete
  • May 28, 2004: TechTV becomes G4techTV
  • November 11, 2004: G4techTV announces many of its employees were terminated

2005

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  • February 15, 2005: TechTV dropped from G4techTV

References

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