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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jul 7, 2008 5:30:33 GMT -6
According to TVWeek and the NY Times, NBC and some private equity partners are going to buy The Weather Channel for $3.5b. That spells trouble for NBC's Weather Plus, seen locally on KSL DT3.
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Post by dxstuboy on Jul 7, 2008 15:37:17 GMT -6
What does this mean for the Weather Channel. Will they only be exclusive on NBC stations or will they still be on a single channel. I've noticed that I haven't watched the Weather channel in months. That's probably because it hasn't rained here in months.  |
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Jul 7, 2008 22:33:31 GMT -6
Not true! I felt two drops just 3 weeks ago!  The article was saying that the big prize was the website, which makes sense. NBC/Universal has a lot of cable properties already, so I don't think there's an big deal in having another network. I'd imagine that the weather segments on MSNBC and during NBC News programming would acquire Weather Channel branding. I also figure that WeatherPlus will probably be rebranded as well in a way similar to Weatherscope that Comcast runs. |
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