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No part of the media business is more crowded than streaming, with thousands of subscription-based and free services continuing to hit the market. Despite the glut, Byron Allen believes he has two new offerings with something unique to bring to the party. The media executive and Allen Media Group CEO this week has…

Byron Allen acquired The Weather Channel three year ago, gathered scientists at its Atlanta campus and asked "Are we in trouble?" After an unequivocal yes, "I decided not to be Switzerland," the founder Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios told TCA Tuesday. Environmental journalists face pressure to avoid offending…

Weather Group LLC, the parent company of The Weather Channel television network, has named Fred Bucher as its senior VP and chief marketing officer. Bucher will lead the marketing, communications and research/insights areas for The Weather Channel and free streaming service Local Now. The departments will work to…

A hot air mass will be moving in to the Weather Channel, as the network plans a primetime special featuring conversations with presidential candidates from the Republican and Democratic parties about climate change. 2020: The Race To Save The Planet will air on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 8 PM ET and feature interviews…

Quibi’s torrential downpour of programming deals continues. Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman's shortform digital platform is teaming with the Weather Channel to be its exclusive source for weather content. The deal includes daily weather-related programming from the Byron Allen-owned outlet that will be part of…

The Weather Channel has returned to Verizon FiOS after a four-year absence, ending one of the most protracted carriage disputes of the decade. Beginning June 24, the network will be available to customers on channel 611 and this fall via the Fios streaming app. Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios bought the Weather…

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…