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The Weather Channel's top competitors include Nexstar, BBC, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Financial Times.
| Save Comparison |  The Weather Channel The Weather Channel provides weather forecasts, data, insights and stories to consumers and businesses. |  Nexstar Nexstar Media Group is a television broadcasting company focused on the acquisition, development, and operation of television stations in medium-sized markets. |  Financial Times The Financial Times is a business news organization that provides essential news, comment, data and analysis for the global business community, | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1982 | Founding Date 1996 | Founding Date 1922 | Founding Date 1986 | Founding Date N/A |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Private | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
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Locations | Locations Brookhaven, US HQ London, GB Atlanta, US Chicago, US Los Angeles, US | Locations Irving, US HQ | Locations Cockeysville, US HQ | Locations London, GB HQ Chiyoda City, JP Singapore, SG New York, US | |
Employees | Employees N/A | Employees 13,58965% increase | Employees 33,384 | Employees 11,80031% increase | Employees N/A |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 4.5 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 2 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
Twitter followers | Twitter followers 3.7 m | Twitter followers 1.9 k | Twitter followers 1.7 m | Twitter followers 11.7 k | Twitter followers 4.1 m |
Number of tweets (last 30 days) | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 687 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) N/A | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 274 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 27 | Number of tweets (last 30 days) 889 |
Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 51.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) N/A | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 188 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 1.9 | Average likes per tweet (last 30 days) 122.8 |
Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) N/A | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% | Percentage of tweets with engagement (last 30 days) 100% |
Alexa Website Rank | Alexa Website Rank 280 | Alexa Website Rank 258960 | Alexa Website Rank 120 | Alexa Website Rank 263425 | Alexa Website Rank 1300 |
Employee Rating | Employee Rating 2.7 | Employee Rating N/A | Employee Rating 3.9 | Employee Rating 2.7 | Employee Rating 4.1 |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) $3b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) £4.9b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) $4.2b (FY, 2019) | Revenue (est.) £324.3m (FY, 2018) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $1.3b (FY, 2019) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods £178.2m (FY, 2018) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $1.7b (FY, 2019) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit £146.2m (FY, 2018) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income $230.3m (FY, 2019) | Net income (£69m) (FY, 2019) | Net income $105m (FY, 2019) | Net income £8.2m (FY, 2018) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||
Television Markets | Television Markets N/A | Television Markets 100 (FY, 2017) | Television Markets N/A | Television Markets 81 (Q1, 2017) | Television Markets N/A |
Television Stations | Television Stations N/A | Television Stations 170 (FY, 2017) | Television Stations N/A | Television Stations 173 (Q1, 2017) | Television Stations N/A |
Funding | |||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 2.5m | Total funding raised $ 5.7m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A |
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Nexstar
HQ
Irving, US
Employees
13,589
Nexstar Media Group is a television broadcasting company focused on the acquisition, development, and operation of television stations in medium-sized markets.
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BBC
HQ
London, GB
Employees
33,384
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) operates as a public service broadcaster.
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Sinclair Broadcast Group
HQ
Cockeysville, US
Employees
11,800↑ 31% increase
Sinclair Broadcast Group is a television broadcasting company.
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HQ
London, GB
The Financial Times is a business news organization that provides essential news, comment, data and analysis for the global business community,
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