The Weather Channel (the U.S. cable TV network) is owned by Allen Media Group, part of Entertainment Studios, the media company founded and led by Byron Allen, which bought the network in 2018 from a consortium that included NBCUniversal, Blackstone, and Bain Capital.

Who owns The Weather Channel?

  • The current owner of the Weather Channel TV network is Allen Media Group, a division of Entertainment Studios.
  • Entertainment Studios is a media company founded by comedian and businessman Byron Allen, who acquired the Weather Channel’s parent Weather Group for a reported price of around $300 million in 2018.

TV channel vs. website

  • The cable TV network “The Weather Channel” is separate from the digital business that includes Weather.com and related tech assets.
  • Weather.com and other digital products belong to The Weather Company, which IBM owned from 2016 until it sold the business to private‑equity firm Francisco Partners, a deal completed in 2024.

How ownership changed over time

  • Originally, The Weather Channel was created under Landmark Communications, controlled by the Batten family, which launched the service in the 1980s.
  • In 2008, Landmark sold the Weather Channel to a consortium of NBCUniversal, Bain Capital, and Blackstone; that group later kept the TV network when they sold the Weather Company’s tech and digital assets to IBM in 2016.

Why this comes up in “latest news” and forums

  • Ownership is often discussed because Byron Allen has been expanding Allen Media Group aggressively, positioning the Weather Channel as a flagship asset in a growing portfolio of TV networks and digital properties.
  • Tech and business news sites still cover the split between the TV channel and the Weather Company’s digital operations, especially around IBM’s data and AI work and the 2024 Francisco Partners acquisition.

TL;DR: The Weather Channel TV network is owned by Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (Entertainment Studios), while the Weather.com digital side sits under The Weather Company, acquired by Francisco Partners from IBM in 2024.

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