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Present - The Weather Channel 2000 => Everything Else TWC => Topic started by: gt1racerlHDl on April 01, 2011, 09:06:00 AM
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http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466013-WeatherNation_TV_Cuts_Distribution_Deal_with_NCTC.php (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/466013-WeatherNation_TV_Cuts_Distribution_Deal_with_NCTC.php)
In a move that will create more competition in the weather news programming sector, the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) and WeatherNation TV, Inc. have reached a new, long-term agreement for carriage of WeatherNation.
As part of this deal, NCTC members will be able to launch the 24 hour weather news service to their subscribers in the second quarter of 2011.
"Members have asked for options in their choice of weather networks, and we are pleased to provide our members an agreement with WeatherNation," noted Frank Hughes, senior VP of programming for NCTC in a statement. "This new service provides excellent weather coverage at a very reasonable cost, helping members fight against ever-increasing programming costs."
The launch of the new channel grew out of a 2010 deal by Performance One Media to acquire the rights to the trademarks and brand from WeatherNation, a provider of centralized weather services for local stations and web sites around the U.S.
That company has been rebranded as Broadcast Weather. It continues to providing weather feeds from its centralized studios to a number of stations and web sites around the country and is producing the weather news programming for the new weather channel, WeatherNation, using HD studios and staff of meteorologists located ath Broadcast Weather's Excelsior Minnesota facility.
The initial carriage deal with NCTC is for a national weather service but the company ultimately plans to offer the option of customizing the service to local markets, notes Michael Norton, vice president, of WeatherNation TV, who expects to announce additional carriage deals in the upcoming months
At launch, WeatherNation TV, which is headquartered in Denver Colorado, will offer a weather news format 24 hours a day that will not be interrupted by documentary, entertainment or reality programming, Norton says.
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I believe this is not applicable to at least Time Warner and Bright House Networks (since they are not members of NTCT).
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i guess this is the channel
http://www.weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=65 (http://www.weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=87&Itemid=65)
and their team
http://www.weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=53 (http://www.weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=53)
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At launch, WeatherNation TV, which is headquartered in Denver Colorado, will offer a weather news format 24 hours a day that will not be interrupted by documentary, entertainment or reality programming, Norton says.
Sounds like a good deal! Throw in localized forecasts like The Weather Channel has, and I'll certainly watch!
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At launch, WeatherNation TV, which is headquartered in Denver Colorado, will offer a weather news format 24 hours a day that will not be interrupted by documentary, entertainment or reality programming, Norton says.
Sounds like a good deal! Throw in localized forecasts like The Weather Channel has, and I'll certainly watch!
I second that! All I said when I saw this was, "Hey, look! A network that still talks about the weather! I want this NOW." :itsok:
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Wont happen. And in the remote chance it does it wont get enough support to keep it. You saw how Dish networks "TWC competitor" worked out.
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Release is supposedly Q2 '11 i wonder how long it would take for comcast to carry it.
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This is great news but as Martin said, I don't know if the support and funds will be out there to keep this channel. As long as they play smooth jazz (and not production music) on their local segments (like WFMZ accuweather) then i'm all for it
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Weathernation owned TWCast so i dont see it working one bit
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I don't see them being a rival for TWC, but if it were to be successful and they could draw viewers away from TWC in large numbers maybe that wold be a wake up call for them, but like I said I don't think this will be successful. TWC is a monopoly in cable.
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Release is supposedly Q2 '11 i wonder how long it would take for comcast to carry it.
From one Comcast subscriber to another, I think the network will have folded by the time Comcast even THINKS of carrying it.
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TWC is a monopoly in cable.
CNN used to be a cable monopoly, too, until MSNBC and some other network whose name I can't remember joined the group.
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http://www.weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=59 (http://www.weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=80&Itemid=59)
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it looks exactly like TWN Canada.
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Release is supposedly Q2 '11 i wonder how long it would take for comcast to carry it.
From one Comcast subscriber to another, I think the network will have folded by the time Comcast even THINKS of carrying it.
Comcast won't carry it. Their purchase of NBC is about to be finalized, so why would they want to purchase rights to carry a channel that would compete with one of their own networks (TWC).
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just because Comcast is almost done acquiring NBC doesn't mean they're trying to protect TWC, Competition in cable make sense (especially in the News/Weather category) and i wont be surprised if they end up acquiring WeatherNation TV just for extra money from paid subscribers.
We all know Comcast looks for every little way to make money and adding a channel like this is the way to go.
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just because Comcast is almost done acquiring NBC doesn't mean they're trying to protect TWC, Competition in cable make sense (especially in the News/Weather category) and i wont be surprised if they end up acquiring WeatherNation TV just for extra money from paid subscribers.
We all know Comcast looks for every little way to make money and adding a channel like this is the way to go.
With how successful of a network TWC is, why would Comcast want to give it competition? And why would Comcast want to fork out money to acquire rights to WeatherNation? They would make little, if any money off of it.
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With how successful of a network TWC is, why would Comcast want to give it competition? And why would Comcast want to fork out money to acquire rights to WeatherNation? They would make little, if any money off of it.
Comcast wants competition because it would help bring in subscribers (don't you already hear that often?) plus it's not successful in a subscriber standpoint only in business, and Comcast would jump on this ball just like any of these cable companies who want to drag in subscribers and that's a fact.
*Please note i'm not starting any fights, i'm just saying that Comcast would do anything to drag in Subscriptions, even if its a new Weather Channel*
limited news so far but the launch should maybe come between May and July if it was to be during Q2 2011
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Will Dish carry it?
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With how successful of a network TWC is, why would Comcast want to give it competition? And why would Comcast want to fork out money to acquire rights to WeatherNation? They would make little, if any money off of it.
Comcast wants competition because it would help bring in subscribers (don't you already hear that often?) plus it's not successful in a subscriber standpoint only in business, and Comcast would jump on this ball just like any of these cable companies who want to drag in subscribers and that's a fact.
*Please note i'm not starting any fights, i'm just saying that Comcast would do anything to drag in Subscriptions, even if its a new Weather Channel*
limited news so far but the launch should maybe come between May and July if it was to be during Q2 2011
I'd put money on that fact that Comcast will not pickup this channel. That's all I'm saying.
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I can agree with Tyler.. Comcast is out there for money and since they are holder of NBC's umbrella, whom holds TWCs umbrella, they wouldnt want more money lost by supporting the competition
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We'll see when WN is rolled out in the near future,
Here's the Teaser from TheTVNews
WeatherNation Teaser Trailer (April 2011) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRJ4dYQXwJI#ws)
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I don't think WeatherNation would need Comcast to be successful if they can pull in enough subscribers from other cable networks and satellite networks, but they probably wouldn't be able to reach as many people as a con to that. I'm kinda hoping they can be successful if they're serious about sticking to their agenda of all weather, TWC needs competition so there's more choice and variety. It's sad to think now the only thing that hasn't been completely tarnished about TWC is the whole LOT8s concept, makes me wish I still had Weatherscan at least they left it the way it was because they could care less about it.
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Honestly, it wouldn't hurt to have some competition. We might actually get a better TWC over the next few years now that they have a challenger who promises to do "pure weather". It'll be interesting to watch, but I also don't know how successful WeatherNation will really become. They could easily flop just as some of you already said.
Victor, I'm leaving the reaction to the Peter Lik show on the General TWC Discussion as Tyler intended the video to be for that purpose. I had to remove your video post and move one of my posts about the new rival over here to make things more sense. Combining the posts here as you requested didn't go well as it would have caused a couple double posts and gaps, so hope this is okay.
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I wanna see WeatherNation evolve to a better rival to TWC. I just hope it doesn't go kabloop like the other TWC.
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I wish dish network would use this channel. =/
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I am hoping that DirecTV picks this station up. All we have right now is TWC. No WeatherScan. No WeatherPlus. A 24/7 weather network would be great.
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There just isn't a market for another TWC. Cable viewers are going down. Cable networks (especially news and information networks) are struggling to keep viewer rates as it is. I really don't know many people who watch TWC anymore. It's all about mobile and internet distribution. No cable only company will successfully compete with TWC. It's just a sad fact.
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There just isn't a market for another TWC. Cable viewers are going down. Cable networks (especially news and information networks) are struggling to keep viewer rates as it is. I really don't know many people who watch TWC anymore. It's all about mobile and internet distribution. No cable only company will successfully compete with TWC. It's just a sad fact.
It's a sad fact now, but the future could be different we will just have to wait and see how WN plays into the numbers.
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There just isn't a market for another TWC. Cable viewers are going down. Cable networks (especially news and information networks) are struggling to keep viewer rates as it is. I really don't know many people who watch TWC anymore. It's all about mobile and internet distribution. No cable only company will successfully compete with TWC. It's just a sad fact.
It's a sad fact now, but the future could be different we will just have to wait and see how WN plays into the numbers.
How will the future be different as society continues to move towards mobile platforms, and more and more people but the cord from cable and satellite every day?
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I am starting to change my mind about it starting.. remember Wx+? well yes that was from NBC and taken down after the purchasing of TWC, but that was removed because TWC had the higher viewership and its original intention was to compete with TWC.. so I thynk Tyler is more than likely correct that WxNation wont be on Comcast systems as a comparison to NBC yanking Wx+ to prevent competition with TWC.. I understand the situations dont relate, but it was my allusion to a similar situation
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Here's the new music WN is using during the LF
WeatherNation Local Forecast: National North and South Central Regions lHDl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZygwTDgZqc#ws)