The former Nexstar and NBC executive will also hold the title of executive vice president of Allen Media, the parent company of Entertainment Studios and The Weather Channel.
The Weather Channel is a locomotive in Entertainment Studios’ portfolio of businesses generating sizable cash-flow profit, enlarging entrée to advertisers because of its heft and, in what is often unappreciated by outsiders, serving as a media-technology engine. To keep the Weather Channel cable network relevant in an era when information is readily available online and via personal devices, the linear basic cable network jazzes up its presentation with flashy media tech.
City Attorney Michael Feuer said Friday that users of the popular app are misled to think their location data will only be used for personalized forecasts and alerts.
The Weather Channel-owned streaming service Local Now has upgraded its experience for users in 25 U.S. markets, adding more in-depth analysis, more localized content and new exclusive segments hosted by […]
When a hurricane hits, atmospheric pressure drops — but political television commercials on The Weather Channel spike. The number of campaigns and outside groups airing political commercials on The Weather Channel has risen dramatically this week as Hurricane Florence bears down on the Carolina coast, according to a top media research company that keeps tabs on cable advertising.
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The purchase of the No. 1 weather news network is the latest acquisition by Allen’s Entertainment Studios. The price is estimated at $300 million.
John Coleman co-founded The Weather Channel and was the original meteorologist on ABC’s Good Morning America during a six-decade broadcasting career but who later drew people’s anger for his open skepticism about climate change being man-made, has died. He was 83.
As part of the collaboration with The Weather Channel for its “Chasing Eclipse 2017” live stream, special coverage from Tegna’s six solar eclipse communities will be featured on weather.com, on The Weather Channel app and across social media. The station group will also partner with Facebook for the #EclipseLive Facebook Live stream.
The Wall Street Journal‘s Joe Flint reports Sinclair Broadcast Group has expressed interest in acquiring the Weather Channel’s TV operations from private-equity firms Bain Capital LLC and Blackstone Group LP, and Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal. The sources say the deal could be valued at about $100 million. WSJ subscribers can read the full story here.
The Weather Channel has been named the 2016 Harris Poll EquiTrend TV News brand of the Year for the sixth consecutive year. The Weather Channel received the highest equity score […]
Hearst TVs, Weather Ch. In Symbiotic Ad Deal
The Weather Channel provides weather-related, lifestyle content to the Hearst stations websites. But the one part of the partnership that especially benefits local advertisers is the ability for them to target audiences on The Weather Chanel’s website.
Patriot Media Group, a division of U.S. International Media, has been appointed as the sales representative for The Weather Channel’s Closed Captioning sponsorships. “We are excited to partner with Patriot […]
WYFF, Weather Channel Team In Partnership
Hearst-owned NBC affiliate WYFF Greenville, S.C. (DMA 37), and The Weather Channel have formed an exclusive local partnership to provide audiences expanded local, regional and national weather information. The partnership […]
It’s now available via live streaming online to most TV subscribers, and able to deliver critical live coverage online during severe weather events.
The Weather Co. is shaking up its management ranks and bringing in former Dish Network executive Dave Shull to operate a “newly formed, fully integrated division” called The Weather Channel Television Group. Shull will oversee programming, distribution, broadcast operations, video technology and addressable TV advertising platforms. He’ll report to David Kenny, Weather Co. chairman-CEO. David Clark, president of The Weather Channel, and other execs will report to Shull.
The annual IRE Awards recognize outstanding investigative work and help identify the techniques and resources used to complete each story. This year’s winners included WVUE New Orleans and KHOU Houston. Other TV winners included Telemundo, The Weather Channel and PBS Frontline.
The Weather Channel Goes Biblical For Easter
Another storm is brewing between The Weather Channel and one of its biggest distributors. Last year it was DirecTV, which dropped the channel for three months. Now it’s Verizon FiOS, which abruptly removed the channel from its television lineup on Sunday night.
The buyout firms that own Weather Channel Cos. have spoken to JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group about strategic options including a possible sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Weather Channel hasn’t begun a formal process or hired a bank, according to the people.
The new weekly talk show will tackle the most important issues affecting the weather community. It premieres Sunday, July 20.
The Weather Channel agrees to cut its reality programming by 50% and apologizes “for the disruption of our service and for initiating a public campaign.”
Sam Champion debuted as host of America’s Morning Headquarters this morning on The Weather Channel, opening the show with a report on Winter Storm Wiley.
NEW YORK (AP) — Since arriving in Atlanta just a few weeks ago, Sam Champion hasn’t had much time to take in the local color, other than the overwhelming whiteness […]
Nearly two weeks into the DirecTV blackout of the Weather Channel, it looks like there’s no end in sight. On Friday, DirecTV Chief Executive Mike White published a letter online blasting television channels for acting like “it’s their absolute birthright to be paid more and more each year for the same content they offer, regardless of how many customers actually watch their channels.”
The Weather Channel faces “severe operational and credit ramifications” if it can’t reach a deal with DirecTV to bring it back to the satellite company’s 20 million subscribers, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
The two companies pointed fingers at each other late Monday as a midnight ET deadline for renegotiation of carriage fees paid by DirecTV to The Weather Channel passed without an agreement. In a statement, David Kenny, CEO of The Weather Co., said he was “shocked” they could not come to an agreement.
DirecTV may be angling to drop The Weather Channel from its lineup, prompting The Weather Channel to launch a PR campaign to try and stop it. The carriage deal between the two parties expires Jan. 14. At risk for The Weather Channel is distribution to DirecTV’s 20 million subscribers.
