User:Nhlarry/Work-in-Progress/History of TechTV

1998

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

1999

 * November 19, 1999: Vulcan Ventures starts the purchase process of ZDTV

2000

 * 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

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

2002

 * January 25, 2002: CEO steps down

2004

 * 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

 * February 15, 2005: TechTV dropped from G4techTV