Fox, Weather Channel Go Head to Head, With New Channel and Streaming Platform.<br />Fox is gearing up for the debut of the <br />24/7 channel, Fox Weather, later this year.<br />and the Weather Channel announced its <br />new streaming platform, Weather Channel Plus.<br />Both networks are responding to a significant <br />increase in weather channel viewership, <br />as well as a decrease in standard news viewership.<br />All the networks are <br />ramping up for this, Jay Sures, Co-President United Talent Agency, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />Media analysts say climate change plays a <br />huge role in the creation of the new weather platforms.<br />It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that climate change and the environment will be the story of the next decade, Jay Sures, Co-President United Talent Agency, <br />via 'The New York Times'.<br />Analysts also cite the ubiquitousness need for <br />weather information, regardless of severe conditions.<br />The reason why weather is so interesting to so many people is it’s something you actually open up every day — daily, hourly, if not minute <br />by minute, Rich Greenfield, LightShed Ventures, <br />via 'The New York Times'
