AccuWeather is unveiling powerful new updates to its popular interactive touchscreen system, the WeatherShow Enhancer, at the NAB Show in Las Vegas (April 14-17), Booth SL5031. The company says new capabilities […]
AccuWeather, a global provider of weather forecasting services, has appointed Rushelle Y. Bailey general counsel. In this role, Bailey provides strategic counsel to AccuWeather’s leadership and directs the company’s legal […]
Smith (left), who had been president, is taking over for AccuWeather founder Dr. Joel Myers, who becomes executive chairman of the company, a new strategic leadership role.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewscheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a senior sales executive of TV systems at AccuWeather.
AccuWeather has introducted WeatherShow Enhancer, a newly developed software and hardware display system built on AccuWeather’s StoryTeller+ Touchscreen System. The Enhancer will immediately provide “a distinct and superior look through significantly increased special effects,” the […]
AccuWeather’s New Chief Content Officer On How She’ll Make The Brand Stand Out From The Pack
AccuWeather recently hired longtime news executive Helen Swenson to serve as its new chief content officer, tasked with leading America’s longest-running national weather service into a new era. Swenson talks about her decision to return to weather news and join AccuWeather, why weather on television is still essential and how she plans to make the 60-year-old brand stand out in an increasingly crowded TV weather landscape.
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AccuWeather has introduced the Weathershow Creator and Display System, which it says will “enable meteorologists to significantly upgrade the effectiveness of their weather presentations and help local stations deliver a […]
Journalists who have made the switch from traditional TV news to streaming media have found room to experiment and rewrite the rules in a medium that offers live linear and on-demand opportunities. Comparing notes during a TVNewsCheck webinar were (clockwise from upper left) Amagi’s Brian Ring, Atmosphere’s Micah Grimes, Cox Media Group’s Matthew Dominguez, AccuWeather Network’s Sarah Katt and LiveNOW from Fox’s Shareef Abul-Ela.
AccuWeather has hired Keith Ackers as senior account executive. He will be at the 2022 NAB Show (April 23-27 in Las Vegas) with the company’s news broadcast system, StoryTeller+, all-new […]
TVN webinar to spotlight bold innovations unleashed by the rise of live linear news streaming
The proliferation of news on live linear streaming has set off an explosion of innovation in television news. TVNewsCheck will turn a spotlight on this trend during a webinar set for March 24 at 1 p.m. ET. Sharing their experience and insights during the event will be: (clockwise from upper left): Micah Grimes, VP news and sports, Atmosphere TV; Shareef Al-Ela, VP and head of LiveNow from Fox; Sarah Katt, general manager of AccuWeather Network and OTT streaming services; Brian Ring, senior director, product marketing for news, Amagi and the webinar’s moderator; and Matt Dominguez, senior manager, streaming distribution and partnerships at Cox Media Group. To join us at the webinar, please register here.
AccuWeather has set a multi-year distribution agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), “meeting an increasing demand for weather and climate news and content on cable television and providing […]
It will feature 24 hours of continuous daily programming, dedicated to all things weather, including extreme and natural events, global forecasts, climate and weather-related long- and short-form documentaries from across the U.S. and around the world.
AccuWeather Network has added three new team members. Jessica Pash comes to AccuWeather after spending two years as a meteorologist for WPMT York, Pa. Prior to that, Pash was a […]
Michelle Rotella, an AMS certified meteorologist joins the AccuWeather Network team as a senior broadcast meteorologist. She holds a Bachelor of Science in meteorology with a minor in math from […]
New senior producer Jessica Burress has joined the AccuWeather TV Network. She has 13 years in live news production experience, most recently as executive producer at Charter Communications’ Spectrum News in […]
AccuWeather TV Network today announced a strategic partnership with Reelz for national advertising to present brands and advertisers full marketing and sponsorship solutions, leveraging the power of AccuWeather TV Network’s […]
Greg Bowman has joined AccuWeather after more than 20 years of experience at CNN. During his tenure there, he grew from his role as a production tech into media operations, where he showcased […]
AccuWeather today promoted Oliver Knowlton chief strategy officer, reporting directly to Founder-CEO Dr. Joel N. Myers, effective immediately. Knowlton joined AccuWeather in 2018 on a part-time basis to help manage […]
AccuWeather today introduced the proprietary StoryTeller+, an all-in-one interactive touch screen solution designed to meet the heavy demands of newsrooms covering multiple angles of all stories. The suite of applications […]
The CW, Tastemade, AccuWeather and Microsoft Advertising have joined Community, a video advertising marketplace launched by Xandr, AT&T’s advertising and analytics division. Other Community partners include WarnerMedia’s CNN, TNT, TBS, truTV, B/R Live, Otter Media and Warner Bros. along with A+E Networks, AMC Networks, Cheddar, Bloomberg, Vudu, VICE, Hearst Magazines, Newsy, Philo, Tubi and Xumo.
Geotargeting and push notification features are among the many incremental steps forward that broadcasters are embracing to make their weather products as relevant as possible in a world where weather information is increasingly consumed on mobile devices — and not necessarily via TV apps.
Weathercasting Forecast: A Flood Of Data
Newly available data from the GOES-16 weather satellite and other weather sources are making new data management strategies essential for meteorologists to get at what they need to make their predictions. Vendors have responded with various approaches each aimed at helping meteorologists separate the wheat from the chaff. Above KATU Portland, Ore., alerts viewers. (Baron Services photo)
Technology from many of the vendors stations rely on to keep viewers informed of changing weather conditions is being used to provide commuters with relevant traffic data on their mobile devices and TVs.
AccuWeather’s critical weather updates and information are now available to Android TV viewers through its new hyper-local, customizable TV app.
AccuWeather Debuts Digital Content Program
AccuWeather introduced the AccuWeather Digital Content Partner Program, providing exclusive, interactive digital content to participating partners. This new program provides unique, engaging content to support partners as a top source […]
Picture This: Graphics Move Beyond Quality
The graphics systems broadcasters rely on daily to make news, sports and weather reports more appealing and informative have advanced quite far — so much so that quality has become a given. To differentiate themselves, vendors now are focusing on the finer points like tighter workflow integration. But that’s just one of the many trends broadcasters can expect in graphics systems on the exhibit floor at the 2017 NAB Show. (Ross Video photo) Click here to access TVNewsCheck’s NAB 2017 Resource Guide listing of broadcast graphics vendors and products, or here to download it as a PDF.
In The Mood For Music? Check The Weather First
AccuWeather today announced veteran meteorologist Reed Timmer has formally joined the AccuWeather staff, cementing the relationship that has existed for some time between his company and the network. Timmer will […]
AccuWeather has launched a new AccuWeather app for Apple TV. Apple TV users can now zoom in and out on radar conditions locally or anywhere in the world. The enhanced […]
AccuWeather on Tuesday appointed Bill Boss director of product development, display systems and services. Reporting to Ryan Ayers, VP of display systems and services, Boss brings 30 years of experience […]
AccuWeather today appointed Sarah Katt VP of product development and operations for the AccuWeather Network. Reporting directly to John Dokes, GM of the AccuWeather Network and CMO of AccuWeather, Katt […]
Internet, Mobile Extend AccuWeather’s Range
AccuWeather founder Joel Myers explains how his State College, Pa.-based company and the business of TV forecasting have changed over the decades, the qualifications needed for calling the weather on TV and the role of government in the now heavily commercialized business of forecasting. This is the first of a three-part special report on weather. Part 2 will appear Wednesday morning and part 3 will run Thursday.
The new partnership brings together Baron’s radar technology and patented storm tracking and forecasting of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, and AccuWeather’s displays of the StoryTeller Interactive Touchscreen Solution.
Local TV, Digital An Unbeatable Combination
The new digital-savvy audience with smartphones and tablets is expecting big changes from TV stations, their leading and most trusted news source. It’s up to broadcasters to meet those expectations by integrating into their newscasts social media, real-time polling, user-generated content, street-level traffic and weather and hyper-local crime reporting.
