WeatherSphere, the company behind the #1 Paid weather application on iOS, and maker of three of the Top 10 Paid weather apps as well as three of the Top 20 Grossing weather apps, has been acquired by the E.W. Scripps Co. The portfolio of apps will live on following the deal’s closure, and will complement Scripps’ existing StormShield paid weather application.
Term of the deal are not being disclosed. Combined, WeatherSphere’s apps saw a total of 3 million users. WeatherSphere founder and CEO Raghav Gupta tells us that he will continue to lead and now grow the team of six in Mountain View, expanding the WeatherSphere brand and apps.
Scripps, which hosts a portfolio of TV, print and digital media brands was interested in the WeatherSphere properties because it understands that today’s consumers aren’t necessarily turning to TV stations anymore to get their weather news – even during emergencies.
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