New York - Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) has withdrawn from its attempt to acquire the Weather Channel, according to a report by Reuters on Friday, which cited sources close to the negotiations.

Atlanta - Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) is competing with a rival group led by NBC Universal (NYSE: GE), Blackstone Group and Bain Capital to acquire Atlanta-based Weather Channel from Landmark Communications, according to a report by Reuters on Friday.

San Francisco - Blinkx, the developer of a video search engine, on Thursday announced content partnerships with the BBC, CBS and The Weather Channel. With the agreements, the site will further expand its programming, which already includes 18 million hours of indexed video and audio content from more than 220 partners.