The Weather Channel became unavailable for DirecTV subscribers...

The Weather Channel became unavailable for DirecTV subscribers Tuesday, due to a carriage agreement dispute. The network “offered DirecTV the best rate for our programming, and I am shocked they have put corporate profits ahead of keeping a trusted channel that subscribers rely on every day,” said Weather Channel CEO David Kenny in a statement (http://bit.ly/1eQwfrp). “We are not looking for a large fee increase.” DirecTV will continue providing weather news and information on competing channel WeatherNation, it said in a statement (http://bit.ly/1fryPZs). “Most customers don’t want to watch a weather information channel with a forecast of a 40 percent chance of reality TV,” it said referring to some of the original programming on the Weather Channel. The DBS company said it’s in the process of “discussing an agreement to return the network to our line-up at the right value for our customers.” Kenny referred to WeatherNation as “a cheap startup that does weather forecasting on a three-hour taped loop, has no field coverage, no weather experts ... and no experience in severe weather emergencies.”