Jan 14, 2014, 11:26am EST Updated: Jan 14, 2014, 1:25pm EST AccuWeathers 24/7 TV network launching sooner, now that DirecTV dropped Weather Channel AccuWeather, which is based in State College, Pa., plans to move up the launch of its 24/7 TV station to take advantage of Weather Channels ouster from DirecTV. Enlarge AccuWeather, which is based in State College, Pa., plans to move up the launch of its 24/7 TV station to take advantage of Weather Channels ouster from DirecTV. AccuWeather said Tuesday it is moving up the launch of its 24/7 television station. The State College, Pa.-based forecasting service cited Weather Channel’s ouster from DirecTV as a major motivator. It now plans to launch AccuWeather Channel in the third quarter of this year. Weather Channel is partly owned by NBC Universal, which is owned by Philadelphia-based Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA). DirecTV (NASDAQ: DTV) bumped Weather Channel in a move its says is related to fees, the Wall Street Journal reported today. In a statement, AccuWeather said: “AccuWeather had not planned to make the announcement at this time, but decided to accelerate the announcement in light of the controversy that has developed between DirecTV and The Weather Channel and in order to make the public aware of an additional offering that will be available to them later this year.” AccuWeather already provides weather forecasts by smartphones, tablets, AccuWeather web and mobile sites, radio, AccuWeather-affiliated television stations and over 500 newspapers nationwide.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:27:52 +0000
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