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Title: Met Office no more
Post by Administrator on Aug 17^th, 2016, 3:14pm

Here is the BBC "Blog" with the latest information regarding the change of weather supplier from the UK Met Office to MeteoGroup.

"Some things won’t change though. We know how fond people are of our weather presenters. We have taken steps so the vast majority of our well known and much loved presenters will continue to front BBC Weather.

We’ll still work closely with the Met Office on severe weather warnings; the national agencies for flood warnings and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on shipping forecasts and coastal information."

The announcement says that the changes will take effect from the spring of 2017.

An item in "The Guardian", here, mentions some of the on-screen forecasters presently employed by the Met Office.
The article also gives an account of the business-history of "MeteoGroup", having started as part of the Press Association, before being sold off in 2013 to "General Atlantic".

Here is MeteoGroup's Press announcement.

"Founded in 1986, MeteoGroup has thirty years’ experience of delivering weather solutions to the media and other weather-critical markets worldwide. Here in the UK, MeteoGroup has more customers than any other commercial weather company, including national broadcasters, regional and national press, energy, offshore and shipping companies. The majority of the UK’s roads network also rely on MeteoGroups’ winter forecast services. "

Title: Re: Met Office no more
Post by Delboy on Aug 18^th, 2016, 11:32pm

Well of course we all remember the hurricane debacle, but I remember once arriving at TVC via the south hall at 10am, just as John Ketley was leaving after his shift (which covered breakfast tv).
He had confidently predicted on the breakfast show that rain wouldn't arrive in London until around lunchtime, but it was already chucking it down! I asked him if he was off to any early lunch, the rest is censored!

Title: Re: Met Office no more
Post by Administrator on Oct 31^st, 2016, 6:00pm

According to this Press announcement, Channel Five has signed The Met Office to supply the channel with the next four years' weather forecasts.

"5 News viewers will get the most trusted weather information to plan their day and make decisions. Channel 5 is the latest media channel to choose the Met Office as their preferred weather partner, with the new service coming straight from the heart of the world's best weather organisation.

Tom Shapland, Head of Media and Content Partnerships at the Met Office said: "We're delighted to be providing 5 News with their new look weather service for the next four years."

Title: Re: Met Office no more
Post by WG on Nov 1^st, 2016, 8:13am

The most consistent weather forecasts are those that start the words "From then on in it's all change..." .

Title: Re: Met Office no more
Post by JohnW on Nov 1^st, 2016, 10:07am

Just wondering whether I heard the sound of a loud "Bang!" ... swiftly followed by the sound of someone hopping around going "Owww!" (in the best tradition of The Goon Show.)