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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 20, 2014, 08:30:06 PM »

TWC is in storm mode tonight staying live to at least 11pm ET.
Funny how they would not add live hours last weekend yet they stay live tonight for a storm that is not coming till Tuesday.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 20, 2014, 11:34:48 AM »

I can confirm TWC is staying live 3pm-5pm.

Nick Walker
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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 19, 2014, 11:40:26 PM »

Everything Jim Cantore says in that CNN interview is negated by TWC being on tape 2pm to 4:30am this weekend.

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Everything Else TWC / Re: General TWC Discussion

« on: January 19, 2014, 05:57:15 PM »

While talking to Al and Stephanie Sam said that they are building a new set for the AM show.
I'm wondering what space that is going to be?
The only other large studio space if I'm correct is 1C which they only seem to use when there is work being done on the HD studio.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 18, 2014, 06:58:20 PM »

Adding  to what you said I'm ok with TWC being on tape 8pm-4am weekdays if they stay live 4am-8pm. That's adding 3 hours back in exchange for the 10pm and 1am shows they took away.

I agree they need to add shows back to the weekend. At least bring back WCL at 5pm and 7pm.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 18, 2014, 01:52:42 PM »

According to Alex on twitter TWC is done at 2pm today so they are back to 14.5 hours of longform on weekends unless they announce TWC is back any earlier.

So much for all the TWC crowing about how much of an important vital resource they are.
No IS2 and no weather all the time on my TWC HD channel while longform is broadcast.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 17, 2014, 06:34:44 PM »

Got a confirmation that TWC is staying live 4am-8pm from Kelly on FB.

"Kelly Cass, yes we are live throughout the day all next week!"

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 15, 2014, 03:25:21 PM »

Is TWC giving talking points for their OCMs to bash WeatherNation with on social media?
That would explain Kait Parker making the 3 hour loop comment. In general TWC OCMs should not be bashing other channels. Let the management do that and don't get involved.

A channel that is on tape 8pm-4am can't mock WN for airing taped loops. At least WN is doing weather forecasts in that 3 hour loop.

TWC is live at 3pm so at the very least longform is gone 3pm-5pm weekdays.
I'm interested if on the coming weekend they are live after 2pm.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 07:11:03 PM »

TWC just played a clip from their CEO on the AM show saying TWC is live 4am to 8pm every day. That's not true.
Unless he was indirectly announcing a new schedule,
TWC is on tape 2pm to 8pm on weekends and 2pm to 5pm weekdays and live programming starts at 4:30am on weekends.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 03:48:10 PM »

By Chris Ariens on May 1, 2010 9:26 AM
Longtime Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore, who often pops up on sister networks NBC and MSNBC, Tweeted an apology to his followers after the network remained with a movie, instead of breaking in with tornado coverage from Arkansas.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/jim-cantore-not-happy-about-weather-channel-airing-movie-instead-of-severe-weather-coverage_b24667

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 01:53:11 PM »

TWC aired "Freaks of Nature" 2-4am. TWC is staying live this afternoon into the eventing.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/one-pathetic-pr-storm-weather-channels-strategy-in-directv-fight-is-laughable/

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 10:44:26 AM »

They added a new Cantore promo where he says DTV has dropped The Weather Channel and tells people to e-mail someone at DTV and gives an 1-800 number.
Not sure who TWC believes is going to e-mail and or call since DTV subscribers are not getting the message on TWC.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 02:01:33 AM »

TWC goes to a non weather related reality show at 2am ET. I'd rather have a 3 hour loop of forecasts.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 01:20:21 AM »

The fact that TWC has decided to directly take on and bash WeatheNation for not being live is very interesting because it's forcing TWC to stay live and not go to regularly scheduled taped programming.

The next question is how long before any of the long form programming returns and do any of the WCL live hours that were taken away in November return?

You can't keep bashing WeatherNation for being on tape then go to an episode of Prospectors.

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TWC and your Cable Company / Re: DirecTV Dropping TWC

« on: January 14, 2014, 12:44:39 AM »

Should David Kenny, chairman and CEO of The Weather Company do any interviews regarding TWC and DTV and brings up Weather Nation being on tape,  they should ask him why TWC added more taped programming during the re launch.
At least the 3 hour loop on WeatherNation is weather and not people towing cars and prospecting.