The Weather Channel vs. DirecTV Battle Just Got Morbid (So to Speak)
So, this is still going strong…
Earlier this month, we discussed the fiscal fisticuffs involved between DirecTV and The Weather Channel because rates and Jim Cantore is just so cute (knees to his fans’ nuts and all). Just saying ‘Hi,’ I suppose.
The Weather Channel basically claimed DirecTV was extorting their professional meteorology and DirecTV essentially said The Weather Channel wasn’t all that. To wit, DirecTV placed the upstart (and slightly reminiscent of a news station in Des Moines, Iowa) WeatherNation in its place.
While
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