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Weather Channel buys Weather Underground; brand stays

paidcontent.org on 07/02/2012

Excerpt: The largest weather news and information provider is about to get bigger. The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC), parent of the cable network and weather. com, is acquiring San Francisco-based Weather Underground with a pledge to keep the oldest internet weather brand going. That includes keeping the staff intact along with wunderground. com and its mobile apps. No details on the price; the deal is expected close this summer. In addition to users and traffic, the acquisition brings the larger company deep expertise in weather research and development along with a community-centric approach. Real estate, too — The Weather Channel plans to use the SF headquarters as a regional office, according to the announcement Monday afternoon.... read the full post.
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