The transaction includes the Weather Channel Networks, the Weather Channel Interactive (including weather.com) and Weather Services International. The Weather Channel will be operated as a separate entity, based in Atlanta, with management services to be provided by NBC Universal.
Jeff Zucker, president-CEO of NBC Universal, said in a statement, “Joining with the Weather Channel properties plays to our strengths in developing and programming cable networks, and in producing and distributing high-quality content across multiple platforms.”
—Sean Callahan