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The Weather Network (TWN) is a leader in international multi-platform consumer weather and weather-related services. Specializing on a multitude of digital platforms (responsive websites, mobile and tablet applications as well as TV applications) the company also owns and operates Canada’s only weather speciality television network. Currently, The Weather Network is available in Canada, the U.S. and U.K. Additionally, The Weather Network has successful weather counterpart brands which include, MétéoMédia (French-Canadian), Eltiempo (Spain) and Wetter Plus (Germany). The company is owned by Pelmorex Media which is headquartered in 100,000 square foot media centre located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The company continues to grow on a global scale, while maintaining its status in the Canadian market. Their specialty television networks are among the most widely distributed and frequently consulted television networks in Canada, theweathernetwork.com is among Canada's leading web services, and their mobile web property is ranked #1 in the weather category and the second largest mobile website in Canada. == History == The Weather Network was licensed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission on December 1, 1987〔(Decision CRTC 87-899 ) CRTC 1997-12-01〕 and began broadcasting on September 1, 1988 as WeatherNow, under the ownership of engineering firm Lavalin Inc. (now known as SNC-Lavalin) and Landmark Communications.〔Sarah Dougherty, (Weather Network bucks media-business trend ), Canwest News Service via ''The Gazette'' (Montreal), December 31, 2008〕 The channel gained its present name on May 1, 1989. In the early years, TWN, and its sister channel, MeteoMedia, shared a single television feed via analogue transponder on one of the Anik satellites, with computer-generated local forecasts airing on one while the video feed of a live forecaster or commercials aired on the other. The two services began to run separately starting in 1994, while both were still based in Montreal. Local forecasts were generated using the same systems owned by The Weather Channel in the U.S. called WeatherStar.〔("WeatherStar4000 In Canada" )〕 TWN began using its own system called PMX in 1996, which is still in use today. Pelmorex purchased The Weather Network from SNC-Lavalin in 1993, two years after the merger of SNC and Lavalin.〔 The channel launched its website in 1996. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, The Weather Network's broadcasts were divided into different programming blocks. One of the most notable was "EarthWatch", which originally began as a five-minute news segment discussing environmental and weather-related issues. The show had expanded as a full evening programming block in the mid-1990s, and the news segment later spun off as the current "Weather News" segment. Other programming blocks included the "Morning Report" and "Sea to Sea", two morning blocks that focused toward the eastern and western parts of the country respectively; an unnamed afternoon block which would later be known as "Across Canada"; and the "Weekend Report", later known as "This Weekend". These programming blocks were discontinued in 2002, although "This Weekend" continued to air for some time afterward. On May 2, 1998, The Weather Network started broadcasting nationally from a new studio facility in Mississauga, Ontario after relocating from Montreal. This led to the departure of several presenters, notably those who were on air during weekends. Several new presenters arrived at the time, while many of the Montreal presenters initially relocated, most departed from the channel over time, many of whom moved back to Montreal. To date, Chris St. Clair is the only presenter from Montreal remaining. Late 2001 marked the beginning of a period of gradual, but significant changes with The Weather Network's programming, starting with the launch of a seven-day and short term precipitation forecast during the Local Forecast. In 2002, The Weather Network introduced "Metacast Ultra", a weather presentation system that consisted of weather maps featuring more than 1,200 local communities, commuter routes and regional highways, animated weather icons, and higher resolution weather graphics.〔Press Release - The Weather Network like you've never seen it before - "()", March 27, 2002.〕 On March 29, 2004, The Weather Network introduced a new 14-day trend outlook as part of the local cable weather package. It provided a two-week look at how the weather would trend compared to normal temperature values and weather conditions for that time of year.〔Press Release - The Weather Network launches its spring programming - "()", March 29, 2004〕 In June 2004, The Weather Network took legal action against Star Choice (now Shaw Direct) after moving TWN on a new bundle without giving any notice to its subscribers. The channel's management tried to prevent Star Choice from moving the channel as subscribers would have to pay an additional $7 to watch The Weather Network. In late 2004, TWN made improved local forecast coverage, providing more localized forecasts in up to 1,200 communities across Canada. The Weather Network relocated its headquarters to Oakville, Ontario in November 2005. The channel's morning show for the Toronto area made its debut at the brand new broadcast facility on November 29, 2005, while the network's national programming started broadcasting from the new facility on December 2, 2005. The Weather Network has gradually introduced new local weather products including an hourly forecast for the next 12 hours in 2006,〔Press Release - Spring has Sprung at The Weather Network - "()", March 29, 2006〕 long term precipitation forecasts in 2008 and improved satellite and radar maps in 2009. In early 2013, The Weather Network launched regional feeds, currently for Alberta and the Maritime provinces. Each feed features its own regional forecasts, weather stories, and where available, traffic information provided by Beat the Traffic. In 2014, the weather icons and typeface were improved on the local forecast weather coverage. In November 2014, The Weather Network and CBC News announced a content-sharing relationship, in which TWN-produced national weather forecasts will appear on CBC News Network and during ''The National'', and The Weather Network will also be able to feature weather-related stories from CBC News on its own television and digital outlets. The arrangement began on December 8, 2014 as a one-year trial. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Weather Network」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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