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Deal Done: Weather Channel Sold To NBCU and Bain/Blackstone Combo - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 06 Jul 2008 12:53 PM PST

The Weather Channel deal is finally done, and announced on a lazy, bright and clear July 4th weekend Sunday: Landmark Communications has agreed to sell The Weather Channel to a…

Weather Channel Sale Could Be Announced Soon - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Thu 03 Jul 2008 10:50 AM PST

The Weather Channel sale announcement could come in the next couple of days, as the consortium of NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), Blackstone Group LP and Bain Capital close the deal…

Updated: Choppy Waters For Weather Channel: Time Warner Withdraws Bid; NBCU In Exclusive Talks - 1 Comment
Posted By Rafat Ali - Fri 13 Jun 2008 10:42 AM PST

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), withdrew its bid to buy it,…

Time Warner And NBCU Duel For Weather Channel; Final Bids Due Today - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Fri 23 May 2008 07:06 AM PST

Today’s the deadline for contenders interested in acquiring cable network Weather Channel and its Weather.com to submit their final bids. As it gets down to the wire, Time Warner (NYSE:…

Weather Channel Dressing Up For Sale; Could Fetch More Than $5 Billion - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Wed 02 Jan 2008 09:59 PM PST

Weather Channel and its allied website Weather.com, part of Landmark Communications, are being put up for sale, reports Andrew Ross Sorkin at NYT. Suitors include NBC, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) and…

Landmark Sells Off TotalVid To Zipidee - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Tue 04 Dec 2007 04:30 AM PST

Landmark Communications, the parent of media brands such as Weather Channel, has sold off its online video download site TotalVid, to digital good marketplace company Zipidee. Zipidee gains enthusiast topic-focused…