Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Weather Channel seethes as DirecTV deal wanes

2014-01-29 Thread Kevin M.
Don't f*ck with The Weather Channel, or they will knee you in the groin: http://youtu.be/SvmmIHl8YzY On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Bob Jersey wrote: > > PA-based AccuWeather says it is well on the way to opening its own > full-blown network -- a step up from the sidechannel they now operate

[TV orNotTV] Re: Weather Channel seethes as DirecTV deal wanes

2014-01-21 Thread Bob Jersey
PA-based AccuWeather says it is well on the way to opening its own full-blown network -- a step up from the sidechannel they now operate in several cities, which will not be replaced by said network -- noting that WeatherNation is not always live... Now-Bloomberg LP-owned BusinessWeek razzes t

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Weather Channel seethes as DirecTV deal wanes

2014-01-14 Thread Mark Jeffries
On one hand, they do seem willing to blow out those reality shows when there is severe weather out there (just a couple of hours ago they were pre-empting reality shows for live coverage). On the other hand, the old Weather Channel, for all of its tackiness and geekiness, had a genuine interest in

[TV orNotTV] Re: Weather Channel seethes as DirecTV deal wanes

2014-01-14 Thread K.M. Richards
And now TWC has officially gone dark on DirecTV (as of midnight ET Monday night): http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/73263/the-weather-channel-gone-from-directv TWC's CEO accused DirecTV of "putting profits ahead of public safety" and said they wanted a deal "that allows for continued investmen

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: Weather Channel seethes as DirecTV deal wanes

2014-01-12 Thread David Bruggeman
This was a link in a 'Promoted' Tweet by TWC.  http://www.keeptheweatherchannel.com/ David From: K.M. Richards To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 3:02 PM Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Weather Channel seethes as DirecTV

[TV orNotTV] Re: Weather Channel seethes as DirecTV deal wanes

2014-01-12 Thread K.M. Richards
I've watched both. I like WeatherNation better. Is anyone urging me to ask my elected officials to support DirecTV dropping TWC? Hmmm. Didn't think so. On Saturday, January 11, 2014 5:45:34 PM UTC-8, Bob Jersey wrote: > > TWC is looking at a Jan 14th cutoff unless a new agreement is reached,