The Weather Channel has apologized to viewers for any inconvenience after it was knocked off the air Thursday morning by what it said was a malicious software attack on the network. “We experienced issues with this morning’s live broadcast following a malicious software attack on the network, the channel said in a…

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has promoted Nora Zimmett to Chief Content Officer and EVP of The Weather Channel. In her expanded role, Zimmett will oversee live and original programming for The Weather Channel, as well as its storm coverage. Zimmettt will continue to report to Tom O'Brien, President of Weather…

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios has tapped former NBCUniversal and Nexstar Media Group executive Tom O’Brien as President of The Weather Channel, effective immediately. O’Brien also will hold the title of EVP of Allen Media, LLC, Allen's wholly-owned parent company of Entertainment Studios, Inc. In his new…

Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios will launch what it calls the first Spanish-language weather streaming service: The Weather Channel en Español. Entertainment Studios, whose assets include TV networks, syndicated TV series and a film distribution company, bought the Weather Channel linear network and its streaming…

Byron Allen continues to expand his Entertainment Studios media holdings with the purchase of The Weather Channel basic cable TV network. Through his company Allen Media, Allen has acquired the Weather Group, parent company of The Weather Channel TV network and Local Now streaming service, from The Blackstone Group…

Oops. The Weather Channel had a bit of a glitch in its live stream of Monday’s total solar eclipse. Just before the TWC/Twitter live feed kicked off, audio of people talking could be heard, along with music playing in the background and a countdown clock visible on the video screen. A female voice came through at one…

Hours after President Donald Trump — who in the past has called climate change a hoax — announced that the United States is pulling out of the Paris accord on climate change, National Geographic launched a climate change makeover of its home page. For 24 hours, the page is featuring all-climate change content under…

John Goodwin, a former congressional chief of staff and communications director, has been appointed Head of Communications at The Weather Channel parent The Weather Group. He will oversee corporate and network media relations, public affairs and social media for the network. He most recently was VP at DC-based…

Sam Champion will say so-long to The Weather  Channel in just a few hours, ending his three-year run with the network. Champion’s departure is no surprise; his contract with the Atlanta-based network was expiring and he was not expected to re-up. "Sam Champion has decided to leave The Weather Channel at the end of…

Call it Stormy Tuesday: A TV channel dedicated to reporting the weather has called out a conservative media site for denying climate change. But it’s not just any meteorological outlet or widely read online news source: It’s the Weather Channel vs. Breitbart. Here’s the opening salvo: ⚡️ "Note to Breitbart: Earth Is…

Dave Schwartz, the longtime anchor of The Weather Channel who spoke about his battle with stomach cancer on air to mark World Cancer Day last February, died Saturday of the disease at age 63. The Weather Channel confirmed his passing on its <a…

UPDATE, 12:15 PM: The Fulton County (GA) Medical Examiner’s office has ruled Weather Channel meteorologist Nick Wiltgen’s death a suicide. “Wiltgen died from major head and brain injury resulting from an intentional act of driving a vehicle into/through the concrete wall of a parking deck” and “the manner of death has…