The woes of the Weather Channel can be summed up in one movie title: “Misery.”

A decision to buy the Kathy Bates thriller — tangentially weather-related because it takes place during a snowstorm — has become a talking point as the Weather Channel renegotiates its contracts with cable and satellite companies.

“Misery” is one of several movies shown by the Weather Channel this year, part of an effort to expand beyond barometric pressure readings and tropical weather updates. The Friday night feature is called “Flick and a Forecast.” Other films have included “The Perfect Storm” and “March of the Penguins.”

The film night and other programming changes are now coming under scrutiny. When the Dish Network, a satellite carrier with 14 million subscribers, threatened to drop the Weather Channel this week, it cited too much “weather-tainment” programming as a reason. (The bigger reason, though, appears to be cost.)

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