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Old 04-10-2014, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by chuck90199 View Post
Having worked for years in the broadcast industry I would be very surprised if The Weather Channel actually changed their programming at the request of DirecTV, or any other carrier such as Comcast or DISH Network. They are running the reality programs because that keeps more people watching for a longer period of time thereby inflating their ratings. Why get people to watch for 5 minutes to catch the weather when you can keep them hooked for 30 or 60 minutes with a reality show.
I agree that you hit on the reason TWC currently runs all those reality shows, but if they have in fact agreed to a contract with Direct TV to limit them, I would bet that they will honor that contract.