Allen Media laying off local TV weather forecasters

[osu1991]

Allen Media to lay off nearly all local TV weather forecasters

Allen Media Group is laying off most of its local TV weather forecasters and will centralize regional weather reporting from its Atlanta studios of The Weather Channel.

thedesk.net

Allen Media Group is laying off nearly all of its local television meteorologists and will produce regionalized weather reports for its local TV stations from Atlanta, The Desk has learned.

The centralization of its weather forecasting comes amid broader cuts at Allen Media, the company founded by comedian and interviewer Byron Allen. In recent months, Allen Media has shut down local newsrooms in smaller markets and concentrated editorial operations through regional “hubs,” and eliminated some low-rated morning and weekend newscasts at some of its TV stations.

 

[telstar_1]

Don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blow

 

[TNGuy84]

Allen just needs to sell off his assets (tv stations and networks) before he runs them in the toilet and can't use them as a bargaining chip when he's declared bankruptcy. The guy has made a handful of decent shows, but he knows nothing about running networks or tv stations. He's sued companies for not carrying his channels and made certain claims for them not being carried, but the fact is that the guy just isn't talented in running networks or TV stations. He needs to stick to producing TV shows and game shows.

 

[navychop]

And 100+ lose their jobs over it? And thousands reconsider their career moves before going further?

I have a job for him. A good military job, involving a toothbrush and latrine.

 

[primestar31]

before he runs them in the toilet

Far too late for that. He runs them in the toilet at launch... Right after he takes over, it's all turned to crap.

 

[telstar_1]

I would presume he gets paid well by service providers for retrans., as well as getting ads revenue. Do broadcasters still have to abide by standards for serving communities, e.g., news & weather, kids, etc?

 

[navychop]

Good question.

 

[Bruce]

I would presume he gets paid well by service providers for retrans., as well as getting ads revenue. Do broadcasters still have to abide by standards for serving communities, e.g., news & weather, kids, etc?

From both of those sources, it is a lot less than from just a few years ago.

This year, there will be more households without paid Live TV, then those with it.

Because of that, less per sub fees and advertising revenue is down for local stations also, about 50-70%, due to advertisers moving to the streaming markets.

Just 8 years ago, Paid Live TV Providers had 88% of the United States’ Households paying, quite soon, it will be under 50%.