Exclusive: Allen Media Group will shut down The Weather Channel en Español at the end of the year, the latest blow in a belt-tightening round.
“As part of Allen Media Group’s comprehensive cost-cutting measures, The Weather Channel en Español will cease operations on December 31, 2024,” AMG said in a statement to Deadline on Monday.
The move is the latest in a series of cost-cutting measures. Earlier this month, the Byron Allen-owned company said Pattrn, the climate-themed FAST channel owned by AMG, would cease programming next month, returning to its social media roots and maintaining its weekend TV presence on The Weather Channel. Channel.
In October, AMG conducted a round of layoffs with the exit of key members of its weather, news and sports teams, affecting The Weather Channel and its AVOD service HBCU Go as well as its entertainment studios and ad sales divisions.
The company previously announced layoffs last spring, with 2024 set to be a year of dramatic layoffs at media companies of all sizes, largely due to declining linear TV viewership, in which AMG invests heavily.
It then said it was “making strategic changes to better position the company for growth which will result in a reduction in expenses and workforce across all divisions of the company. Allen Media Group's brands continue to perform well, and in many areas, our revenue growth has significantly outpaced the market. We are working Align these changes to drive future business opportunities and support our growth strategies in our rapidly evolving industry.
Privately run AMG owns 36 ABC/NBC/CBS/Fox affiliate broadcast television stations in 21 U.S. markets. TheGrio digital network; And the motion pictures department, which includes the distribution arm.
According to AMG's Weather Group website, The Weather Channel en Español was the first free 24/7 Spanish-language weather news network in the United States, providing weather and news coverage across the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America.
