NEW YORK — NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., end...
Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business
Time Warner (TWX) has withdrawn its bid for the Weather Channel, Reuters reports. NBC U (GE), Blackstone Group and Bain Capital have bid $3.5 billion ...
Silicon Alley Insider | Peter Kafka | Posted 05.23.2008 | Media
The WSJ ($) polls potential buyers for Landmark's Weather Channel assets and concludes that there are two primary contestants: Time Warner (TWX) and N...
Huffington Post via Smoking Gun | Posted 05.07.2008 | 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...
New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 03.06.2008 | 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...
Silicon Alley Insider | Michael Learmonth | Posted 02.28.2008 | 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...
Reuters | Paul Thomasch | Posted 01.03.2008 | Business
Media company Landmark Communications said on Thursday it was exploring the sale of its publishing and television businesses including cable network T...
New York Times | Andrew Ross Sorkin | Posted 01.03.2008 | 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...
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AP | SETH SUTEL | Posted 07.06.2008 | Media