techman01

join:2010-10-19

Palm Coast, FL techman01 Member weather you forgot an important detail. DirecTV forced them to abandon most of their reality programming and to air weather content in order to return.



Karl Bode

News Guy

join:2000-03-02 Karl Bode News Guy Re: weather I missed that Variety report, thanks! Will add it.

cahiatt

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Smyrna, GA cahiatt to techman01

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said by : Weather Channel has agreed to reduce reality programming by half on weekdays So that means the weather channel will now show at least 12 hours of actual weather coverage? Best I could tell they showed their crap reality programming for nearly 24 hours a day.



Majestik

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join:2001-05-11

Tulsa, OK Majestik Premium Member Re: weather That's why I lost interest in the weather channel. Every time I check for weather I had to wait through a show.

Since cutting the cord it's the local 24 hour weather channel on OTA which is much better. During news and severe weather I can also stream on my iPhone and iPad. All I need.

Don't miss the weather channel at all.



weatherapp

@comcast.net weatherapp Anon Re: weather said by Majestik: That's why I lost interest in the weather channel. Every time I check for weather I had to wait through a show.

Since cutting the cord it's the local 24 hour weather channel on OTA which is much better. During news and severe weather I can also stream on my iPhone and iPad. All I need.

Don't miss the weather channel at all. I don't miss it either. I use the weatherbug app on PC, tablet, and smartphone. Don't need the Weather Channels reality programming.

TheRogueX

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I actually liked the Weather Channel back when it had its 'On The 8s' weather updates and actual weather coverage. Weather Channel from the early 2000s, oh where have you gone?



goober22

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Still no good for me as I work nights and TWC seems to think there is no weather to report about. I guess weather only happens 12 hours a day!

borisbadenov

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They haven't abandoned much just looked at the guide and it shows reality programming from 8pm-4am the next few days.

firedrakes

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said by techman01: you forgot an important detail. DirecTV forced them to abandon most of their reality programming and to air weather content in order to return. this made my week



limegrass69

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join:2008-05-28 limegrass69 Member Another wrinkle... According to the Wall Street Journal (pay wall), The Weather Channel actually got a slight increase per sub.



Also, DirecTV just inked a deal with Hilton to the be their exclusive video provider (over 500,000 hotel rooms). That deal was contingent upon carriage of TWC, which is apparently an important amenity to business travelers.



It's also noteworthy that private equity firm Blackstone Group is the majority owner of Hilton and also has an interest in The Weather Channel's parent company.

TBBroadband

join:2012-10-26

Fremont, OH TBBroadband Member Re: Another wrinkle... Most massive hotels use DirecTV either directly or through a Hospitality services company.

ConstantineM

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Yes, apparently, business travellers really care about TWC.



Who needs fast and usable broadband internet, when you have TWC?!



Mr Guy

@charter.com Mr Guy Anon they argued over 1 penny.



The very public dispute between DirecTV and TWC was ostensibly over money -- TWC says it wanted an additional cent per DirecTV subscriber per month, which it didn't get, but according to the Wall Street Journal even the small increase it received to its current 13-cent-per-subscriber rate is a victory:



»www.thewire.com/business ··· /360361/ Weather Channel wanted 14 cents instead of 13.



not jesus

@myvzw.com not jesus Anon Re: they argued over 1 penny. That's equal to an estimated 3,600,000 a year



Mr Guy

@charter.com Mr Guy Anon Re: they argued over 1 penny. said by not jesus : That's equal to an estimated 3,600,000 a year



A) they typically raise prices by $5 a month twice a year.



B) Pay $1 BILLION a year for Sunday Ticket



C) Give Sunday Ticket( $300 value ) out for FREE to many of their subscribers.



$3.6 million is nothing. ConsideringA) they typically raise prices by $5 a month twice a year.B) Pay $1 BILLION a year for Sunday TicketC) Give Sunday Ticket( $300 value ) out for FREE to many of their subscribers.$3.6 million is nothing.



Packeteers

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Packeteers Premium Member I applaud DirecTV negotiators

maybe they'll push for the same refocused programming magic with;

scifi, music, history, travel and cartoon channels... now that they got a weather channel to broadcast mostly weather,maybe they'll push for the same refocused programming magic with;scifi, music, history, travel and cartoon channels...



Unbundled

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Irving, TX Unbundled Premium Member Re: I applaud DirecTV negotiators said by Packeteers: now that they got a weather channel to broadcast mostly weather,

maybe they'll push for the same refocused programming magic with;

scifi, music, history, travel and cartoon channels...



As an example, see "MTV" the Music Television Channel, which is "dumped" on all Basic Cable Subscribers. I just don't see the crappy cable channels getting their act together and actually showing mostly what their cable channel name indicates to a reasonable, rational human being.As an example, see "MTV" the Music Television Channel, which is "dumped" on all Basic Cable Subscribers.

ISurfTooMuch

join:2007-04-23

Tuscaloosa, AL ISurfTooMuch Member So what happened to WeatherNation? So is WeatherNation still on DirecTV, or did they get bumped? It'd be a shame if they did, since they arguably have the better product.

biochemistry

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92361 biochemistry Premium Member Re: So what happened to WeatherNation? WeatherNation remains. DirecTV just signed a long term contract with them.

ISurfTooMuch

join:2007-04-23

Tuscaloosa, AL ISurfTooMuch Member Re: So what happened to WeatherNation? I thought they had, but I know that sometimes contracts will have termination clauses, so I was curious to see what happened in this case.



If DirecTV could have replicated the WeatherNation Roku app on their receivers, they'd have had a killer weather solution.

cahiatt

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said by biochemistry: WeatherNation remains. DirecTV just signed a long term contract with them. This could be interesting. I hope DirecTV can go back after a period of time during negotiations and provide data to which of the two weather channels their subscribers use most of the time. Could end up being their ammo to dump them again.



battleop

join:2005-09-28

00000 battleop Member Re: So what happened to WeatherNation? That could make for some good Hurricane Coverage this year. Run a campaign and let the viewers decide who they keep. Hah maybe a new Reality Show called Battle of the Weather Channels.That could make for some good Hurricane Coverage this year.



fhsjfjdjgkfj

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This may be for the better.... Was weathernation prepared for swx season??



I approve of the directv ban of weather channel, i hated the stupid reality shows, the stupid storm names, and weathernation has been good if not better than TWC, especially being able to bring in photography from social media, etc... it is what the weather channel was..... BUT today april 3, 2014, during severe weather all over the midwest, NO LIVE COVERAGE, NO LIVE RADAR, COMMENTARY ETC. in the past ive seen excellent live coverage on TWC, including weather experts and level 2 nexrad, and much better modes than on the web or WN today.



The long awaited "severe weather mix" channel, (an amazing concept to feed local channels detailing severe weather) i saw it the first time and all it was is just national cable news channels!! (basically, a NEWS MIX channel).... the severe weather mix channel sucked so bad they yanked it off the air!!!



They better fix this fast and actually cover severe storms, hurricanes, earthquakes etc...



IowaCowboy

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IowaCowboy Premium Member Glad to have it back I like The Weather Channel's coverage of severe weather. At least I now have my friend back during severe weather season as I have many friends in tornado country and it's spring. I can give them the heads up as I talk to them all the time on Facebook. The Weather Channel explains things in a way that is easy to understand and many of my friends don't pay attention to the weather as they're focused on other things such as kids or surviving everyday life. Many times they don't know tornadoes are going to hit until the sirens go off. And sirens are an outdated way of receiving the warning.



I also like the clause that cuts their reality programming but I'd take an even higher fee hike to axe it all.



Like another poster said, the deal with Hilton ties DirecTV's hands so we don't have to worry about losing it anytime soon.

westdc

join:2009-01-25

Amissville, VA westdc Member I guess For the weather Channel Some money is better than NO -Money



good

@verizon.net 1 recommendation good Anon It only makes sense. Makes sense, wish someone would make Mtv refocus on music.

totalradio

join:2007-09-15

El Dorado, AR 1 recommendation totalradio Member In the end... So they "cut back" reality programming by half on the weekdays. So TWC will still air 30 hours of reality shit in a 48 hour weekend cycle.



If I'm not mistaken, weather (especially severe weather) doesn't wait until the "weekday" to hit. So I see nothing gained here. Whether or not Direct paid the increased carriage fees, is a matter of debate.



As I see it, the deal changes nothing. I'm still not watching The Weather Channel. Too many choices for weather information that makes TWC irrelevant.

DeLiver

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join:2004-09-01

Cincinnatus, NY DeLiver Premium Member Bravo Well done DTV. A line has been drawn in the sand. Next?



shortyd999

join:2008-10-21

Birmingham, AL shortyd999 Member Re: Bravo #Agreed. WTG DTV.

retired17

Premium Member

join:2007-01-24

Anaheim, CA retired17 Premium Member Can't receive Weather Channel with Entertainment Package I recently downgraded to the EP so when I went to 362 to watch TWC, the error message said 'Not Subscribed'. Has that always been the case?

63475675 (banned)

join:2014-01-06 63475675 (banned) Member *TV should have gone further! Why didn't DirecTV make them restrict the number of hours of reality programming on weekends as well. It isn't like folks don't need the same level of

live serious coverage of weather on Saturday and Sunday.



Also I would have insisted that the local on the 8s weather star segments go back to the full three minutes that they were years ago 24/7.



It's a good start, but it isn't enough.



Oh, and yes DirecTV should go after Discovery Networks, and Viacom (MTV) as well to force them to go back to their original mission statements and provide quality program content once again or else drop them too.

patcat88

join:2002-04-05

Jamaica, NY patcat88 Member reality shows have no overhead WC used to have a live "news desk" format. "news desk" costs money. Betamax pro VCRs (WC's reality shows) dont need any humans. Just electricity and distribution rights on cable cos. They endgame of costs vs profit for live TV is a 24/7 infomercial channel. Like this 23/7 (gotta have your E/I programming by law) informercial OTA channel » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRNN-TV