Weather Channel cuts reality shows in DirecTV deal

LOS ANGELES (AP) The Weather Channel is returning to DirecTV with a significant compromise that affects all of its viewers: it promises to focus more on the weather. After a three-month dispute with DirecTV that saw the channel dropped to some 20 million U.S. viewers, the two sides came to a new deal that

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weather Channel is returning to
    DirecTV with a significant compromise that affects all of its viewers:
    it promises to focus more on the weather.
    After a three-month
    dispute with DirecTV that saw the channel dropped to some 20 million
    U.S. viewers, the two sides came to a new deal that will restore service
    on Wednesday.
    The biggest change to its programming will affect
    all Weather Channel viewers, not just DirecTV subscribers. It said it
    will reduce its reality programming by half on weekdays. That means
    fewer airings of TV shows like "Coast Guard Alaska" and "Hurricane
    Hunters."
    David Kenny, the CEO of channel parent Weather Company,
    apologized for the disruption and vowed to reward viewers with more
    weather-focused news.
    Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
    reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
    redistributed.

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Weather Channel is returning to
    DirecTV with a significant compromise that affects all of its viewers:
    it promises to focus more on the weather.
    After a three-month
    dispute with DirecTV that saw the channel dropped to some 20 million
    U.S. viewers, the two sides came to a new deal that will restore service
    on Wednesday.
    The biggest change to its programming will affect
    all Weather Channel viewers, not just DirecTV subscribers. It said it
    will reduce its reality programming by half on weekdays. That means
    fewer airings of TV shows like "Coast Guard Alaska" and "Hurricane
    Hunters."
    David Kenny, the CEO of channel parent Weather Company,
    apologized for the disruption and vowed to reward viewers with more
    weather-focused news.
    Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
    reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
    redistributed.

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