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Deal Done: Weather Channel Sold To NBCU and Bain/Blackstone Combo

By Rafat Ali Jul. 7, 2008, 12:53am Comments Off

The Weather Channel deal is finally done, and announced on a lazy, bright and clear July 4th weekend Sunday: Landmark Communications has agr… Read More »

Weather Channel Sale Could Be Announced Soon

By Rafat Ali Jul. 3, 2008, 10:50pm Comments Off

The Weather Channel sale announcement could come in the next couple of days, as the consortium of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), Blackstone Group… Read More »

Updated: Choppy Waters For Weather Channel: Time Warner Withdraws Bid; NBCU In Exclusive Talks

By Rafat Ali Jun. 13, 2008, 10:42pm 1 Comment

The auction for Weather Channel hasn’t gone very smoothly, and now one of the major suitors left in the field, Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), with… Read More »

Time Warner And NBCU Duel For Weather Channel; Final Bids Due Today

By David Kaplan May. 23, 2008, 7:06pm Comments Off

Today’s the deadline for contenders interested in acquiring cable network Weather Channel and its Weather.com to submit their final bids. As… Read More »

Weather Channel Dressing Up For Sale; Could Fetch More Than $5 Billion

By Rafat Ali Jan. 3, 2008, 10:59am Comments Off

Weather Channel and its allied website Weather.com, part of Landmark Communications, are being put up for sale, reports Andrew Ross Sorkin a… Read More »

Landmark Sells Off TotalVid To Zipidee

By Rafat Ali Dec. 4, 2007, 5:30pm Comments Off

Landmark Communications, the parent of media brands such as Weather Channel, has sold off its online video download site TotalVid, to digita… Read More »