Owners of the Weather Channel Cos. have held talks with banks about strategic options for the cable network, including a possible sale, Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Comcast Corp.'s (CMCSA, CMCSK) NBCUniversal Inc., Blackstone Group LP (BX) and Bain Capital, which bought the network in 2008 for about $3.5 billion, have held talks with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) about options.

A formal process hasn't started and a bank hasn't been hired, the people told Bloomberg.

Full story at: www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-12/weather-channel-said-to-speak-to-banks-on-options-including-sale.html

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