The Weather Channel....is BACK!
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i don't want to be "that guy", but TWC actually served a purpose at one time. When broadband internet became widespread in the US about 10 or so years ago, it was the beginning of the end. i have no reason for the channel. i can check the weather quicker on my phone or tablet from multiple sources, whenever i want. back in the 90s/early 2000s i enjoyed watching the weather channel because i've always enjoyed watching stuff related to weather, but i don't have the time nor desire to watch any of the stuff TWC shows now.
I think most people commenting acknowledge that TWC used to be good. I've heard of people who would leave the TV on the channel almost like a screensaver.
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Sam Champion readies Weather Channel morning show
Just more partial weather plus news. Now the Weather Channel is going to tie the news and weather together it seems. It will never learn.
http://www.providencejournal.com/fe...pion-readies-weather-channel-morning-show.ece
Just more partial weather plus news. Now the Weather Channel is going to tie the news and weather together it seems. It will never learn.
http://www.providencejournal.com/fe...pion-readies-weather-channel-morning-show.ece
from that article:
Yet-to-be-named presenters will bring viewers news, sports and even pop culture, but all with a weather spin
it's like they are trying to fail
I wanna see them add cooking into the mix. "How to adjust your recipe when a tornado is coming."
I personally like to track the fall of the Weather Channel. How it is trying to reinvent itself and to see what happens when other carriers contract with the weather channel ends. I think the weather channel has seen its better days.
I agree... I have a feeling they are trying to really push the public response to DirecTV before another major contract with another provider comes up... if WeatherNation takes off and even has 1/4 the reportable numbers that TWC had on DirecTV, they lose major negotiating ground and will actually have to drop their rates.
I'm actually happy that D* made this move -- this is one of the first major stands a provider has made to a channel in a very long time (I think G4 was the last one and absolutely noone seemed to care)
The problem is that the TV networks are like ticks... once they get on, they burrow their way in and no one can easily get rid of them -- even they raise their rates higher and higher. If everyone here remembers, E* had a spat with TWC a few years back -- either TWC gave in back then, or E* did... something tells me the next time renewal comes around, E* (and other providers) won't cave so easy -- especially if D* sticks to their guns.
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Those Mix channels are such a great idea. I'd rather get the local radar for a given area. I've found that K/W(insert the rest) out of ZXYtown, USA always gave better weather than TWC.
That's the reason for the propaganda blitz. Can't have other providers getting all uppity and thinking they too can dump them!
Isn't their blitz having the opposite effect though ? They're telling all of the other providers that someone stood up to them and is surviving with no mass exodus of viewers.
So I guess Daytona is not worthy of a Weather Channel break in for tornado coverage. But they can spend hours talking about a dusting of snow.
The Weather Channel is based in Atlanta and we all know the southern folks think snow is worst weather disaster that can befall a city or town. Any amount of snow is forecast and a southern city is closed for 3 days. A disastrous supercell is on the way and everybody goes about normal activity. 2 inches of snow never destroyed homes and property. SuperCells now that is a different story.
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I think with me Elmwood, it was fun watching this unfold and realizing so so many people agreed with my views. I expected more to be on TWC's side. They tried some pretty crazy things trying to push Direct, and it turns out TWC had already pushed away it's core audience. So I get it, TWC took something most weather geeks loved and turned it into a mess. As a I said before, author Bill Carter could make this into an interesting book, the rise and fall of The Weather Channel...
Been doing a few installs for Dish cause of some people losing the weather channel. I explain how worthless it is but they don't care, just amazes me how stupid people are when it comes to a channel that has nothing now.
Don't even get me started on the lame storm names they are coming up with for any low pressure that slides across the US. lol
Don't even get me started on the lame storm names they are coming up with for any low pressure that slides across the US. lol
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