Eight Percent of DirecTV Subscribers Would Switch Over Weather Channel Dispute

By Chris Ariens 

directv weather channelFresh data in the ongoing DirecTV, Weather Channel carriage dispute reveals a third of DirecTV subscribers would switch, or consider switching, if The Weather Channel were no longer available on the satellite service. In a new IPSOS poll, 8 percent say they would switch services, while 22 percent say they would “strongly consider” switching. But more than two-thirds, 70 percent, say while they wouldn’t be happy about losing Weather Channel, they “will stay with current provider.” IPSOS, commissioned by the Weather Channel, conducted the poll Monday afternoon to Wednesday morning. Weather Channel has been off DirecTV since Tuesday at Midnight.

Read on for results of the poll…

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