The Weather Channel (IBM Watson Weather)
Bain Capital, Blackstone, and NBC Universal acquired The Weather Channel for $3.5B in 2008. The company struggled with debt and cord-cutting. IBM acquired the data business in 2016 for $2B; the TV channel was sold to Entertainment Studios.
- FOUNDED
- 1982
- ACQUIRED
- Bain Capital, 2008, $3.5B
- WEB
- weather.com
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The Weather Channel (IBM Watson Weather) founded
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Acquired by Bain Capital for $3.5B
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