Weather Channel to Cut Shows, Staffers in Shakeup

CNNMoney: The Weather Channel is canceling Sam Champion’s morning newscast, replacing reality shows with more weather coverage, cutting TV production costs and laying off staffers in a sweeping adjustment to changes in the cable business. About 50 of the channel’s 1,400 employees will be leaving. The plan calls for a singular focus “on our unique strength — and that is the weather.”