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Media Crack
Bill Keller Will Go Wherever He Wants, Suckas
In your waterlogged Thursday media column: Bill Keller defends his Iran trip, Jon Stewart is cruelly eviscerated, the Weather Channel wants big ratings so it can then fail like other TV networks, and the internet reigns supreme. More »
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Comment by MissPeacock: The Weather Channel is my guilty morning pleasure. I love their morning anchors (Kevin Robinson and Nicole Mitchell), but their... more » | Other threads
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hurricane ike
Hurricane Blows Reporter Away
This Weather Channel reporter was just following in the footsteps of his colleagues at CNN and every other news network when he stupidly stepped into the hurricane-force winds still remaining from Hurricane Ike this weekend. But unlike them he was nearly blown into oblivion. Luckily there was a residential fence to keep him from, you know, dying. All this for one of the most clichéd shots in TV news. Someone end the madness. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Dimples: I thought Anderson Cooper standing in waist deep flood waters after the hurricane was hysterical. He did an entire show... 1 Responses | Other threads
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acquisitions
NBC Universal buys Weather Channel
NBC Universal and two private equity firms, Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group, acquired the Weather Channel and Weather.com from Landmark Communications over the weekend for a rumored $3.5 billion. Yes, we're not shocked either that NBC figured out Weather Plus wasn't taking over the meteorological universe. [PaidContent] -
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NBC To Buy Weather Channel, Jazz Up Coming Apocalypse
Because global weather patterns will only get more catastrophic until the last human finally starves in a sea of sand and fire, NBC Universal is wisely buying the Weather Channel for $3.5 billion. The deal includes website Weather.com, but more exciting for NBC is surely the cable channel, carried in 97 percent of U.S. homes. Imagine the cross-promotional possibilities that will emerge as global warming engulfs both coasts, and their advertiser-coveted demographics, in slow but steady ruin! More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Puns-n-Roses: @Aaron Altman: I would have to disagree with you. With a coming apocalypse, clearly the first order of business is... more » | Other threads
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acquisitions
Report: NBC Universal and private equity bid $3.5 billion for Weather Channel and Weather.com
Joining with private equity firms Blackstone and Bain Capital, NBC Universal bid $3.5 billion to acquire the Weather Channel and Weather.com. The cable channel is available in 97 percent of all cable TV home and has 96 million U.S. subscribers. With its local coverage and the always popular schadenfreude-laced disaster porn excerpted in the video above, Weather.com can claim a "people count" of 19 million in the U.S., according to Compete. -
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Weather Channel Anchor Accused Of Being Leering Dirtbag
Weather Channel anchor Bob Stokes is being accused by a former on-air colleague, Hillary Andrews, of being a sexually harassing, stalkerish jerk. For an extended period of time. Andrews says that Stokes harassed her predecessor out of a job, and then began harassing Andrews even harder, constantly hitting on her and asking her inappropriate questions; i.e., "Will you lick my swizzle stick?" Andrews is now suing Stokes, and two highlights from her court documents are below, describing some of Stokes' conduct. Also, a bonus clip: a colleague forgetting Stokes' name, on-air. Maybe she blocked him out of her mind. More »
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Comment by sassypants: @ian spiegelman: "I don't like to generalize, but all weathermen, everywhere, ever, are rapists." HA!!! Oh, I just love you,... more » | Other threads
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business
We're in the wrong media business
The Weather Channel, one of the few privately held cable channels and one of the most mind-numbing, is for sale. The pricetag: $5bn.
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By Nick DentonComment by ellagood: are their commenters included?personally, i like the old lady that always says, "nebulous is a CLOUD??" more » | Other threads
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