VZ FiOS dropped TWC

[TWCC_DJK5555]

Hmmm, where have I seen this before?   I'll give Verizon a month (which may be generous) before they come to an agreement with TWC and pick the channel back up again.

I'm waiting for TWC to create ads attacking Verizon (like they did with DirecTV)   

[Tyler]

Hmmm, where have I seen this before?   I'll give Verizon a month (which may be generous) before they come to an agreement with TWC and pick the channel back up again.

I'm waiting for TWC to create ads attacking Verizon (like they did with DirecTV)   

They're all over TWC's website and app already

[BDRyanWX]

Yep, they even have their "Keep The Weather Channel" site up again, and I've seen ads on YouTube videos about it, before I even knew the site was back up.

TWC's really blasting back. No telling with Verizon though, they're stubborn as all get out.

[Star4000 Fan]

TWC is losing its grip......getting weather information from the TV.   

They let Kim Cunningham go? 

[Metarvo]

If only these cable companies would show some backbone and keep TWC dropped, then it would serve TWC right.    Of course, TWC would probably find some way to blackmail them by connecting other channels to TWC.

[BDRyanWX]

I think the bigger issue is that Verizon dropped a channel so suddenly, period. I for one do not recall receiving any sort of notification - email, Verizon Message, or otherwise - about any channels being dropped whatsoever, until the day it was actually done, and even then it came like 6 to 7 hours AFTER the fact. They can claim they emailed people but unless I see it in my inbox, it didn't happen (and it's a Verizon inbox at that).

Anyway, THAT is what really got people angry, and the fact they did it to TWC...yeah. As many rants as people can come up with about TWC and where it is today (and believe me I know there's a *LOT*), there's just as many who can rant about Verizon's actions too and how illogical they were. And yes the excuse they tried to use is crap - and full of hypocrisy, otherwise they wouldn't have replaced it with another weather source. Hence TWC's reaction to it.

[alex979]

Anyone know what Accuweather has been doing tonight? Are they covering the severe storms and tornadoes live like TWC? If not, this could be a turning point for TWC and Verizon.

[jrhtwc]

Anyone know what Accuweather has been doing tonight? Are they covering the severe storms and tornadoes live like TWC? If not, this could be a turning point for TWC and Verizon.

Good Point, TWC did well tonight and still is. I didn't watch WN all night, did anyone? Just wondering if they did some live coverage since it looks like DISH will get WN next week. I wish it didn't have to take severe weather to do this!

Sorry to those in OK and other states!

[Adrian]

http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/twc-boss-accuweather-can-not-serve-viewers-during-severe-weather-like-we-can/259447

"TWC Boss: ‘Accuweather Can Not Serve Viewers During Severe Weather Like We Can’"

[TWCJim]

The Weather Channel ad campaign

*waits for AccuWeather's counterattack ad* 

[weatherfan_2013]

The Weather Channel ad campaign

*waits for AccuWeather's counterattack ad* 

They already have

ccuWeather’s CEO, Barry Myers, counters the ad campaign is “misleading” since its network is not even broadcast in Oklahoma. “Of course we didn’t go wall-to-wall and cover Oklahoma, because we’re not on the air there,” Myers said.

(Verizon FiOS, which carries AccuWeather’s television network, is only available in select markets along the East Coast, in Texas, and parts of California.)

The AccuWeather Channel, Myers said, targets local markets with their local weather. “The fact that [The Weather Channel] was covering the tornado all the time in Moore, doesn’t matter to people in Boston,” he said.

Myers distinguished his company’s network, which airs only straight weather coverage – from the multiple reality shows broadcast on The Weather Channel. “In 168 hours of week, the amount of programming they have devoted to real weather is really small,” Myers said. “People need to judge what that means. “People need to ask themselves what The Weather Channel is so afraid of,” Myers added. “They’ve had a virtual monopoly for 30-some years. They almost lost with DirecTV , and they have lost with Verizon. Competition is good, and it offers people choice and strengthens products.”

[alex979]

I'm going to have to side with TWC on this one. Accuweather chose not to cover a major weather event live, and then had the audacity to take shots at the NWS... not too classy. I know Accu isn't on in Oklahoma right now, but as Gawker's "The Vane" commented...

However, you would think that a brand new network that wants to take the place of an established behemoth like The Weather Channel would flex their muscles and prove to both the public and to cable/satellite companies across the country that they can carry the torch during a major weather event. What better way to sell your channel to the masses than show that, even during a rapidly unfolding severe weather outbreak in Oklahoma, you've got this, and you can compete with the blue behemoth in Atlanta?

[Weatherman99]

Oh geez! This conflict is really kind of exciting me. This dogfight is gonna be a good one! For once, TWC didn't show long form programming during a severe storm? Kudos to The Weather Channel and David Clark.

[WeatherWitness]

That TWC ad makes me laugh.

Important question, though.  That CEO message had a statement in parentheses which said that AccuWeather is also in Texas.  Wouldn't it make sense showing coverage of Oklahoma storms anyway?  People in Texas would probably want to be informed.  In addition, if AccuWeather wants to compete with TWC, they're going to need to do that.  I personally would rather watch coverage of storms than zoo animals.  Also, I'm not sure why the CEO mentioned just Boston as not caring about the coverage.  Isn't the AccuWeather Channel in places other than Boston?  Just further emphasizes the fact that AccuWeather is a Northeast weather company that only cares about the Northeast.   Poor Texas and California.

[TWCJim]

Well played Accuweather!