Verizon FiOS drops The Weather Channel because there's an app for that
The Weather Channel just disappeared from Verizon FiOS channel listings. This morning, Verizon sent an email to all customers announcing that its agreement to carry the channel has expired — and isn’t being renewed. “In today’s environment, customers are increasingly accessing weather information not only from their TV but from a variety of online sources and apps,” the company said in its statement. True enough, smartphones have put the current temperature, forecast, and emergency weather alerts in immediate reach. We won’t get into the sensitive topic of which weather app is best, but Verizon seems to think they’re all a better option than tuning your TV to The Weather Channel.
Source:: The Verge