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The TitanTV Guide and my Comcast TV Guide now shows WCL airing from 11AM-2PM PT/2PM-5PM ET for Today, Tomorrow and Friday only.They need to add a primetime block as well. Not 7, 10, and 1 but 8pm - 2am. People still want weather at those times.
Reading Facebook posts on their wall and this is the latest message I have seen from them:QuoteThank you so much for your support. We are no longer in talks with DirectTV; they've removed us permanently. You can visit http://www.keeptheweatherchannel.com/ for a list of alternate providers that do carry our channel.
Why is DISH quiet about this? Didn't they drop TWC for a day or two back in 2010 too..
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TWC just got kicked in the nuts for this. Kudos to DirecTV, related to long form or not, one less provider with the weathertainment now.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/
If TWC can surpress this much long form they can do it every day
I just saw that on facebook. Hope WN kick theirWhat did you see? I for some reason can't read it.now. lol
It's a game. I predict that regardless of the outcome, TWC reverts back to longform central after the dispute ends. If DTV keeps TWC, then TWC will see no need to appease the carrier and it will resume the longform. If DTV drops TWC, then TWC will have nothing to gain from smoke and mirrors; therefore, it will resume the longform.Or maybe increase live weather coverage to what it was like in 2010 or 2011? And hopefully boot off those stupid reality shows and show weather shows like what it was in 2007 and 2008 like you said?
As far as losing its audience goes, I thought TWC was making a start on that already. Sure, being the only national weather source available for so long would have given the channel an advantage by default. However, I'm sure some viewers, whether on DTV or not, have tuned out the channel already.
Now, I do think this may be a wakeup call of sorts if TWC listens. Although I don't see longform going away, especially on weekends, I wonder if some of the egregiously non-weather-related programming (*cough*Prospectors*cough*) might get the boot in favor of more weather-related shows.
I agree with you. I think they're only live so people will see live weather being discussed when they tune in to see the warning. This drop needs to happen if TWC will make any positive changes because I think they will revert to what they want if they get the contract.I agree. Funny how vivian said a few minutes ago "From The Weather Channel headquarters in Atlanta, your watching Weather Center Live Weekend Edition.
That's what I think. They purposefully preempted longform because of the DTV fiasco and to make it seem like they're doing the weather once again. The severe weather outbreak was minimal at best. They're live until 3AM and they very rarely preempt longform that late aside from Sandy and earlier in March.
This is just hallarious. Interestingly TWC's facebook has more people saying drop TWC you show no weather than directv's facebook. Probably because of TWC directing them to directv. Finally, TWC is now feeling the wrath of excessive long form because directv said it was part of the reason too, also money. 
Lets see where this leads. Also TWC has no grounds with congress. You want local weather go to your local news stations. You want other peoples weather 24/7 go to weather nation. Nothing here needs congresses attention.
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I'm sure the FCC will make them reach a deal, just like what has happened with Viacom, Time Warner, etc. I can't see them indefinitely dropping TWC.TWC is a tv network. The FCC does not regulate them. They can try to influence the channel back on but it is definitely in Directv's rights to drop them. The FCC can't do nothing about it. However I do hope that TWC get's their act together with providers trying to drop them.
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/the-weather-channels-stormy-negotiations-with-direct-tv_b208483
DirectTV to drop TWC?
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/weather-channel-plans-super-bowl-blitz_b208364