Collaborate Disseminate
For American readers of a certain age, Local on the 8s likely holds a special spot in your heart. The program, once a staple of The Weather Channel, would provide viewers with …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering The Weather Channel’s Magic
This may surprise younger readers, but there was once a time when the reality programming on The Weather Channel was simply, you know, weather. It used to be no more than a ten-minute wait to “Local on the Eights”, with simple text crawls of local conditions and forecasts that looked …read more
Continue reading Relive the Glory Days of Cable TV with This Retro Weather Feed
Local and national weather forecast provider The Weather Channel suffered a ransomware attack that temporarily prevented it from going live on the air. Regular viewers got a surprise when they tuned into The Weather Channel on the morning of 18 April. … Continue reading The Weather Channel Suffers Ransomware Attack
The app is accused of being a “location data company powered by weather” and profiting from users’ data without being upfront about it. Continue reading LA sues The Weather Channel over selling users’ location data
The Weather Channel app is rolling out mesh networking capabilities for users in developing countries hit by climate change and natural disasters. Continue reading If Cell Service Goes Down in a Disaster, This App Will Keep You Connected