Meteomedia AG

Meteomedia AG was a meteorological media and weather-services company founded by German meteorologist and presenter Jörg Kachelmann. Its principal operating footprint covered Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, where it maintained a large network of weather stations and used the resulting observations to support weather information and forecasting services. The company’s activities extended beyond general public weather communication: its services included weather forecasts, severe-weather warnings, and meteorological consultancy. The company occupied a position between meteorological observation, professional forecasting, and media distribution. Its station network was central to the organization’s identity because it provided localized measurements that could be used to communicate conditions across a geographically varied region. Through its weather-information activities, Meteomedia supplied material relevant to audiences seeking routine forecasts as well as users requiring alerts about potentially hazardous conditions. Its consulting work also indicates a business-to-business role alongside its public-facing media presence. Meteomedia’s independent brand identity changed after MeteoGroup acquired the company in 2013. From March 2014, Meteomedia traded under the MeteoGroup name and brand, marking the practical end of Meteomedia as the principal commercial identity of the acquired business. MeteoGroup was subsequently integrated in November 2019 into DTN, a United States weather-services company owned by TBG. Accordingly, Meteomedia is best understood today as a former regional meteorological-services brand whose assets and operations became part of larger weather-information groups rather than as an active standalone company. The available reference material does not establish a precise founding year, the company’s headquarters, its legal ownership structure before the MeteoGroup transaction, or a current standalone website. It also does not provide a detailed list of consumer products, named forecasting platforms, financial results, or a complete roster of executives. Those details are therefore left unspecified rather than inferred.

Meteomedia AG was established by Jörg Kachelmann as a meteorological media and weather-services company serving Central European markets. The available historical account does not specify an exact founding year, but identifies the business as operating a substantial network of weather stations in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. This observation infrastructure formed the technical foundation for localized weather information and helped distinguish Meteomedia from a media outlet that merely republished broad regional forecasts. The company’s service scope included routine weather forecasts, severe-weather warnings, and meteorological consultancy. These activities gave Meteomedia both a public-information function and a professional-services role. Forecasts and warnings addressed general audiences and media users, while consultancy provided meteorological expertise for customers with more specialized requirements. The reference material does not identify individual contracts, named software products, detailed customer sectors, or specific station counts, so those aspects cannot be described reliably. A major turning point came in 2013, when MeteoGroup acquired Meteomedia. The transaction shifted the business from independent operation into a larger international weather-services group. From March 2014, Meteomedia traded under the MeteoGroup name and brand. This rebranding meant that Meteomedia ceased to function primarily as a distinct market-facing brand, even though its weather-station network, expertise, and regional activities could continue within the acquiring organization. The next major organizational change occurred in November 2019, when MeteoGroup was integrated into DTN. DTN is described in the reference material as a United States weather-services company owned by TBG. The integration further absorbed MeteoGroup and the former Meteomedia activities into a wider corporate weather-information platform. On this basis, Meteomedia is treated as a defunct standalone brand rather than an active independent company. The surviving historical record is concise. It does not establish Meteomedia’s exact incorporation date, original headquarters, revenue, employee count, ownership before the MeteoGroup acquisition, or the names of executives other than its founder. It also does not document specific advertising campaigns, scandals, lawsuits, product launches with formal names, or financial decisions. The company’s documented significance rests primarily on its weather-station network, its forecasting and warning services, and its transition first into MeteoGroup and later into DTN.

• 2019

  Integration into DTN

  [1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  In November 2019, MeteoGroup was integrated into DTN, a United States weather-services company owned by TBG.

• 2014

  Transition to the MeteoGroup brand

  [1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  From March 2014, Meteomedia traded under the MeteoGroup name and brand.

• 2013

  Acquisition by MeteoGroup

  [1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  MeteoGroup acquired Meteomedia, bringing the company’s operations into a larger weather-services group.

• Meteomedia founded by Jörg Kachelmann

  [1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  Jörg Kachelmann founded Meteomedia as a meteorological media and weather-services company. The precise year is not established in the available reference.

• Weather-station network established across Central Europe

  [1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  Meteomedia operated a large network of weather stations in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany, supporting localized observations and weather-information services. The reference does not provide a date for the network’s creation or expansion.

A regional Central European meteorological information provider combining a dense weather-observation network with public forecasting, severe-weather warnings, and professional consultancy. Its independent positioning was superseded by MeteoGroup branding from 2014.

• Forecasting services

  Weather forecasts

  Meteomedia provided weather forecasts for its Central European operating markets, drawing on observations from its weather-station network. The available reference confirms forecasting as a core service but does not specify forecast horizons, delivery channels, technical models, or separately named products.

• Weather-alert services

  Severe-weather warnings

  The company supplied warnings concerning severe weather. These services complemented routine forecasting by communicating potentially hazardous conditions to audiences and professional users. No detailed warning taxonomy, distribution system, or named alert platform is identified in the available source.

• Professional services

  Meteorological consultancy

  Meteomedia offered meteorological consultancy in addition to public weather information. The service represented the company’s professional and business-to-business role, although the available material does not identify its customer segments, consulting methodologies, or specific engagements.

• Meteorological observation

  Weather-station network

  A large network of weather stations in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany supplied observational data for Meteomedia’s forecasting and weather-information activities. The source does not state the network’s exact size, ownership model, or technical specifications.

• 2019

  Integration of MeteoGroup into DTNM&A

  Background

  MeteoGroup had incorporated Meteomedia’s business after the 2013 acquisition. In November 2019, MeteoGroup itself was integrated into DTN.

  Action taken

  The MeteoGroup organization and its associated activities were integrated into DTN, which is owned by TBG.

  Aftermath

  The former Meteomedia activities became part of DTN’s broader weather-services business rather than continuing as an independent Meteomedia operation.

  Source

• 2014

  Rebranding under MeteoGroupStrategy

  Background

  Following MeteoGroup’s acquisition of Meteomedia in 2013, the acquired business was transitioned to the group’s market identity.

  Action taken

  From March 2014, Meteomedia traded under the MeteoGroup name and brand.

  Aftermath

  Meteomedia no longer operated as the principal standalone brand in the reference account.

  Source

• 2013

  MeteoGroup acquisitionM&A

  Background

  Meteomedia operated a regional weather-station and meteorological-services business in Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. MeteoGroup acquired the company in 2013.

  Action taken

  Meteomedia was brought into the MeteoGroup organization.

  Aftermath

  From March 2014, the business traded under the MeteoGroup name and brand, ending Meteomedia’s independent commercial branding.

  Source

• 2019

  MeteoGroup integrated into DTN[1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  In November 2019, MeteoGroup was integrated into DTN, the United States weather-services company owned by TBG. This placed the former Meteomedia activities within DTN’s broader weather-information business.

• 2014

  Meteomedia begins trading under the MeteoGroup name and brand[1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  Leadership change · Other

  Beginning in March 2014, the acquired business operated under the MeteoGroup name and brand, substantially replacing Meteomedia’s standalone commercial identity.

• 2013

  MeteoGroup acquires Meteomedia[1]Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org

  M&A

  MeteoGroup acquired Meteomedia, bringing the Swiss-founded weather-services business and its Central European observation and forecasting activities into the MeteoGroup organization.

1. 1Meteomedia AGen.wikipedia.org