By Seth Sutel NEW YORK - NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday they have reached a deal to buy The Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.

By Zap2It, Chicago Jul. 7--NBC Universal and two partners said Sunday that they had reached a deal to buy the Weather Channel from Landmark Communications Inc., ending a drawn-out process that had attracted interest from several major media companies.

By Philip Walzer, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jul. 7--NORFOLK -- Landmark Communications Inc. of Norfolk has agreed to sell The Weather Channel Cos. to a consortium of NBC Universal and two private equity firms, the companies announced Sunday. Neither Landmark nor NBC disclosed the price.

By Philip Walzer, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Jul. 6--NORFOLK -- Landmark Communications Inc. of Norfolk has agreed to sell The Weather Channel Cos. to a consortium of NBC Universal and two private equity firms, the companies announced Sunday. Neither Landmark nor NBC disclosed the price.

Two giants in the media industry -- Jeff Zucker, CEO of NBC Universal, and Leslie Moonves, his counterpart at CBS -- might be wrestling over The Weather Channel, owned by Norfolk-based Landmark Communications Inc.