Dish Network said Monday it reached an agreement that will keep the Weather Channel in its lineup, according to the Associated Press. Details were not released.
The satellite TV company has backed off on threats to launch its own weather-related programing.
Dish said it will work with the Atlanta-based Weather Channel Cos. to provide new localized forecasting services designed specifically for satellite customers.
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CNN in June will present four documentaries, reported by Dr. Sanjay Gupta and Soledad O'Brien, covering issues including the effect of toxic chemicals on our health, a gay couple’s journey to marriage and a baby and an investigation into a shocking crime story.
“At a time when the broadcast and cable news networks have essentially walked away from true documentary development, CNN will continue to invest in enterprise and investigative reporting, which we think is critical to the future of quality journalism,” CNN/U.S. president Jon Klein said Monday in a statement. “Too often, the other cable news networks either ignore these important topics or reduce them to a partisan argument. Our goal is to offer in-depth documentaries that will inspire smart, thoughtful conversation and debate on significant topics that affect our rapidly changing nation every day.”
Chief medical correspondent Gupta reports a two-night investigation into “Toxic America” on June 2-3 at 8 p.m. The first part, “Toxic Towns, USA,” grew out of Gupta's yearlong investigation of Mossville, La., which is surrounded by 14 chemical plants and where more than eight in 10 residents report serious health problems. Gupta challenges manufacturers, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to explain how residents can live safely in the shadow of chemical plants that spew tons of cancer-causing agents into the atmosphere every year. In “Toxic Childhood,” on June 3, he reports on how potentially harmful chemicals exist in our air, homes and in the products we use every day and offers guidance on how we can minimize these risks in our lives.
O'Brien investigates the two-year siege of fear that gripped Atlanta in “The Atlanta Child Murders” on June 10 from 9-11 p.m. It's almost 30 years since the murders of more than 25 black children, teens and young adults, and O'Brien has exclusive access to convicted killer Wayne Williams, who's still protesting his innocence from behind bars.
For Father's Day, Gupta returns with two-part special “Dads for My Daughters,” June 19-20 at 8 p.m. Best selling author Bruce Feiler, after being diagnosed in 2008 with a rare and aggressive cancer called osteosarcoma, decided to form a “Council of Dads” for his twin daughters. He enlisted his closest male friends to, in effect, take his place as father to his girls should he not make it.
O'Brien reports on a gay couple trying to have a baby that has both a biological and a legal connection to both men. In “Gary & Tony Have a Baby,” airing June 24 at 8 p.m., Gary Spino and Tony Brown spend a small fortune hiring an egg donor and a surrogate and face a string of court battles.
