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Weather Channel To Begin Showing Movies

AP | DAVID BAUDER | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


NEW YORK — The Weather Channel plans to show movies for the first time in its 27-year history and it's easy to guess which one is leading off. ...

Frank Batten Sr., Weather Channel Founder, Dies at 82

New York Times | DENNIS HEVESI | Posted 11.11.2009 | Media


Frank Batten Sr., the former chairman of a media conglomerate who in 1982 started the Weather Channel, facing down skepticism that many people would w...

Michael Kelly Named Weather Channel CEO

New York Post | Posted 08.21.2009 | Media


After screening more than 50 candidates over the course of nearly eight months, the owners of The Weather Channel have finally agreed on a CEO for the...

Weather Channel to Air Retrospective of Weather Conditions During Michael Jackson's Lifetime

Andy Borowitz | Posted 06.27.2009 | Comedy


Andy Borowitz

The retrospective, titled "Bad and Dangerous: Fifty Years of Weather During the Michael Jackson Era," will begin airing this Monday.

Weather Channel Eyes Primetime Success With New Slate Of Original Shows

New York Post | Posted 07.19.2009 | Media


After watching competitors steal its thunder when it comes to weather coverage, The Weather Channel is seeking to take it back. The cable network i...

Katy Tur, Keith Olbermann's Girlfriend, Joins The Weather Channel

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.11.2009 | Media


Katy Tur, the 25-year-old girlfriend of MSNBC's Keith Olbermann, has joined The Weather Channel as a tornado-chaser. Tur will join Vortex2 host Mike ...

"Wake Up With Al": Roker Gets Weather Channel Morning Show

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.30.2009 | Media


Al Roker has landed a morning show on NBC-owned The Weather Channel, it was announced Wednesday morning. "Wake Up With Al" will air from 6-7 AM ET on...

Weather Channel Anchor Gaffe: 'Chicago White C*cks' (WATCH)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.10.2009 | Chicago


Via the Windy Citizen comes this mispronunciation gaffe from a Weather Channel anchor covering the White Sox opening day delay April 6. Watch: ...

Bill Bolster Close To Being Named Weather Channel CEO

New York Times | Bill Carter | Posted 04.26.2009 | Media


After a long search, NBC and its partners in ownership of the Weather Channel are close to naming a new chief executive for that cable franchise. E...

Veteran Meteorologist Bravely Calls It Like He Sees It

Laurie David | Posted 04.06.2009 | Green


Laurie David

Local TV weathermen, who despite their careful tracking of weather disasters and trends, are hell bent on denying that global warming is happening. That's why today I have to take my hat off to veteran meteorologist Bob Ryan.

Weather Guy Slips: Mike Seidel Falls On MSNBC (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 01.30.2009 | Media


The Weather Channel's Mike Seidel slipped and fell while reporting live for MSNBC this weekend. Siedel, a storm veteran who has covered more than 40 ...

NBC Axes The Weather Channel's Environmental Unit

Washington Post | Andrew Freedman | Posted 12.23.2008 | Green


NBC Universal made the first of potentially several rounds of staffing cuts at The Weather Channel (TWC) on Wednesday, axing the entire staff of the "...

Navigating the Cone of Uncertainty

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 10.26.2008 | Living


Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

Riding out the storm is one thing. Picking up the aftermath of the storm is quite another.

NBC Agrees To Buy The Weather Channel

AP | SETH SUTEL | Posted 07.14.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., end...

Time Warner Withdraws Bid For Weather Channel

Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 06.21.2008 | Business


Time Warner (TWX) has withdrawn its bid for the Weather Channel, Reuters reports. NBC U (GE), Blackstone Group and Bain Capital have bid $3.5 billion ...

Time Warner, NBC Leading Contenders To Buy Weather Channel

Silicon Alley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 05.31.2008 | Media


The WSJ ($) polls potential buyers for Landmark's Weather Channel assets and concludes that there are two primary contestants: Time Warner (TWX) and N...

Hillary Andrews, Bob Stokes At Center Of Shocking Weather Channel Sexual Harassment Scandal

Huffington Post via Smoking Gun | Posted 05.15.2008 | Media


The Weather Channel is up for sale, with some estimates placing its value at $5 billion, but new developments reveal a shocking cloud hanging over the...

NBC, CBS, Disney, Time Warner Line Up To Bid For Weather Channel

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


A half-dozen media companies have signaled that they plan to bid for the Weather Channel, which is up for auction, people involved in the talks said W...

Zucker Signals NBC Might Be Interested In Buying The Weather Channel

Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


NBC U CEO Jeff Zucker says he likes the Weather Channel, but not for the $5 billion Landmark Communications is said to be seeking. "Obviously, (The We...

Landmark Explores Sale Of Weather Channel

Reuters | Paul Thomasch | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Media company Landmark Communications said on Thursday it was exploring the sale of its publishing and television businesses including cable network T...

Source: Weather Channel For Sale

New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


The Weather Channel, one of the last privately owned cable channels, is being put up for sale and could fetch more than $5 billion, according to peopl...