History of The Weather Channel Network, and the "Forecast Earth"/environmental unit (however, certain portions of the "Forecast Earth" unit remain with TWC). The layoffs took effect on November 30 (The Weather Channel later stated it would air other environmental programs). With the shutdown of NBC Weather Plus that month as a result of NBC Universal's partial acquisition of The Weather Channel, certain meteorologists from the digital broadcast network were eventually integrated into TWC's on-camera weather staff; forecasting, radar and graphics systems used by other NBC Universal television news properties (including NBC News, CNBC and MSNBC) replaced the Weather Plus-branded banner graphics to fit The Weather
History of The Weather Channel and mobile apps for consumers to access on-demand weather content as the reason for dropping TWC and its services. The late-summer of 2015 saw the start of extensive changes to The Weather Channel's schedule and operations. First on August 24, the channel premiered "Weather Underground", a two-hour early-evening program hosted by Mike Bettes, which is co-branded with the sister website of the same name (which was purchased by The Weather Company in 2012), featuring an in-depth look at the mechanisms of weather. On September 1, Vivian Brown announced that she would be departing The Weather Channel after 29 years, having