WeatherNation Launches on DISH Delivering 24/7 Weather Reporting
April 23 2015 - 9:01AM
Business Wire
- National channel to feature real-time
news coverage
- WeatherNation app debuts on select DISH
set-top boxes including the Hopper
- DISH offers six-week free preview to
customers nationwide
DISH Network L.L.C. has launched WeatherNation®, a leading
multi-format, local, regional and national television weather news
service. The multi-year agreement includes a channel focused on
national weather information as well as an interactive app that
allows customers to quickly view their local weather.
“DISH customers asked for more weather coverage around the
clock,” said Warren Schlichting, DISH senior vice president of
programming. “With the addition of WeatherNation’s offerings, our
customers have even greater access to weather news and information
when it matters most.”
WeatherNation’s interactive app is available on DISH’s
award-winning Hopper® Whole-Home HD DVR and select other set-top
boxes. The app offers DISH customers instant access to the local
weather in up to 10 different locations.
“24 hours a day, seven days a week, our certified meteorologists
deliver the latest weather news and forecasts,” said Michael
Norton, president of WeatherNation. “Moreover, our great
relationships with trusted local weather experts across the nation
allow us to provide focused weather information at DISH customers’
fingertips on a regional and local basis.”
WeatherNation (Channel 215) will be available to DISH customers
nationwide during a six-week free preview and will join the lineup
of DISH’s America’s Top 120 programming package and above.
About Weather Nation TV,
Inc.
WeatherNation TV, Inc., headquartered in Denver, produces a
suite of services including the WeatherNation TV network, which
provides 24/7 coverage of current and severe weather news and
information in a compelling, meteorologist-hosted format, available
in both HD and standard definition. WeatherNation® supports the
weather-related needs of a variety of clients ranging from local
broadcasters, to cable/satellite operators, to publishers and
original equipment manufacturers. WeatherNation’s award-winning
digital platform includes over-the-top services with the industry’s
most robust degree of interactivity, complemented by an
easy-to-navigate website with the most relevant weather
information. WeatherNation was recently recognized by CableFax as
the best in the industry in the area of Connected TV/Smart TV. For
more information about WeatherNation, please contact
info@weathernationtv.com or (800) 343-9516. Visit
www.weathernationtv.com.
About DISH
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ: DISH), through its subsidiaries,
provides approximately 13.978 million pay-TV subscribers, as of
Dec. 31, 2014, with the highest-quality programming and technology
with the most choices at the best value. Subscribers enjoy a high
definition line-up with more than 200 national HD channels, the
most international channels, and award-winning HD and DVR
technology. DISH Network Corporation is a Fortune 250 company.
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WeatherNation TV, Inc.Steve Caulk,
303-410-4971scaulk@weathernationtv.comorDISHJohn Hall,
303-723-1968john.hall@dish.com@DISHNews
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