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Where to watch live Hurricane Sandy coverage

October 29, 2012 | By Jeff Pfeiffer
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Updated Nov. 1, 2012, 3:38pm CT As Hurricane Superstorm Sandy bears down on the U.S. East Coast, here is where you can keep abreast of latest developments, whether you are in the affected areas or elsewhere. (Hurricane Sandy has now been classified as a Superstorm). RELATED: NBCUNIVERSAL NETWORKS TO AIR TELETHON FOR HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF RELATED: ABC DEDICATES “DAY OF GIVING” TO HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF EFFORTS ABC News – ABC News has its Extreme Weather Team dispatched up and down the storm zone, and tonight (Oct. 29) the network will provide comprehensive coverage across all of its broadcasts and platforms. There [...]

“Iceberg Hunters” premiere Tuesday on The Weather Channel

September 14, 2012 | By Lori Acken
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On Tuesday, Weather Channel will premiere Iceberg Hunters, the latest installation in its “Braving the Elements” series, and one that could give you a whole new level of respect for that bottle of water you’re never without — or the shot of vodka in your favorite libation. The series follows the adventures of the Richards family — sporters of the world’s most endearingly curious dialect — who make their living in “Iceberg Alley,” the stretch of the northern Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland where enormous bergs of the ultra-pure ice coveted by water bottlers and vodka distilleries drift down [...]

Weather Channel’s Isaac coverage to include first-time live reporting from Cuba

August 24, 2012 | By Jeff Pfeiffer
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As Tropical Storm Isaac progresses through the Atlantic Ocean and to the Gulf of Mexico (where it may possibly affect the Republican National Convention), The Weather Channel plans to cover the storm with on-camera meteorologists out in the field, including one reporting live from Cuba for the first time ever. Mike Seidel will be live from Varadero, Cuba, on Friday, Aug. 24, beginning at 4pm ET, helping give viewers an eyewitness account of the storm’s effects. Also reporting on TV will be Stephanie Abrams, who hosted an extended version of Wake Up With Al live from the Florida Keys this [...]

The Weather Channel looks at the art of fireworks in “Pyros” docuseries

June 19, 2012 | By Barb Oates
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The Weather Channel turns its cameras on a team of pyro-technicians — a.k.a. pyros – who endure exhausting schedules and harsh weather conditions to set off large-scale firework displays around the world. The new eight-episode series Pyros debuts tonight (Tuesday, June 19 at 9pm ET). An elite team of pyros from Montreal’s Groupe Fiatlux-Ampleman (GFA) are profiled in the series as they travel to exotic locations and are challenged with solving complex technical glitches on the fly with tens of thousands of dollars on the line and thousands of people awaiting. The pilot episode introduces us to GFA’s Maude Furtado, [...]

Weather Channel plans comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Irene

August 25, 2011 | By Jeff Pfeiffer
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By Jeff Pfeiffer Follow @ChannelGuideJP The Weather Channel has long found itself in the somewhat dubious position of seeing its broadcast and online ratings go up in times of severe storms and natural disasters, but it’s understandable why so many turn to them in time of need, since the network also has a long tradition of top-notch professional reporting that helps and informs viewers, particularly those in affected areas. Such will be the case now as Hurricane Irene progresses up the East Coast, with the potential to affect up to 55 million people. And already the network has ranked No. [...]

Where to watch the 2011 Kentucky Derby

May 4, 2011 | By Ryan Berenz
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By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The 137th Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, May 7, at 4pm ET live on NBC from Churchill Downs in Louisville, for the first leg of horse racing’s elusive Triple Crown (sweeping the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes). Dialed In, Archarcharch, Pants on Fire, Midnight Interlude, Nehro, Soldat, Stay Thirsty, Toby’s Corner, Mucho Macho Man and Comma to the Top might be among the top horses in the starting gate this year. Jockey Calvin Borel rode Super Saver to victory in last year’s Run for the Roses. NBC has coverage of all three Triple [...]

Photographer Peter Lik Finds Home On Weather Channel

January 6, 2011 | By Barb Oates
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By Barb Oates (Pasadena, Calif) TCA Press Tour – Australian photographer Peter Lik is one of the most celebrated landscape photographers of our day. The Weather Channel will showcase his talent and travels in a new action adventure series set to debut in late March. The 13-episode, as-yet-to-be-titled, series will follow Lik across the U.S. in search of the most dramatic landscapes sculpted by nature. “I’ve taken over, you know, two million photographs in my life, probably a lot more that I forgot about, but there’s only a few select, that .001 percent that actually make it onto the gallery [...]

Networks launch apps for iPad

April 2, 2010 | By Jeff Pfeiffer
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The buzz and excitement continues to build over Apple’s launch of its new iPad tomorrow. Several networks are already touting the apps that they are making available for this latest must-have device. ABC, Disney & ESPN * ABC will have an ABC Player app that enables users to watch full episodes of ABC programming on their iPad. The app will also allow iPad users to purchase downloads of episodes from iTunes. The ABC.com site has also been optimized for the iPad, complete with full functionality for all of its features. For more details and a demo of the ABC Player [...]

Movies in the forecast for The Weather Channel

October 21, 2009 | By Jeff Pfeiffer
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For the first time in its 27-year history, The Weather Channel will be adding feature films to its programming schedule with a movie series called “The Weather Channel Presents …” Each film shown will have weather as a central part of its story, plot or overall theme. Meteorologist Jen Carfagno hosts the series, introducing each film and providing relevant commentary. According to Geoffrey Darby, executive vice president of programming, “From the Nor’easter in The Perfect Storm to the tornado that takes Dorothy to Oz, weather has a long history as a film star. Adding films to our Friday night lineup [...]

Weather Channel Forecast Calls For Extended Periods Of Al Roker

April 30, 2009 | By Jeff Pfeiffer
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By RabbitEars Famed NBC Today show weatherman Al Roker is going to be entertaining and informing people about their local and national forecasts on a second network starting this summer at a to-be-announced date. Wake Up With Al will be a new weekday series airing 6-7am ET on The Weather Channel, which Roker will be co-hosting with current Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams. “Simply put, Al Roker is synonymous with weather,” says Lisa Gersh, interim CEO of The Weather Channel. “He has an energy and a style that jumps off the screen, and we already know that people want to [...]