MSNBC Will Change Name to MS
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MSNBC's new name, "MS NOW," was mocked on social media on Monday, and the branding change was compared to several failed computer software products.
And the new MS moniker could also cause some confusion with an emerging digital product tied to NBC News. NBC News Now is an ad-supported streaming service that has gradually expanded its hours and features shows led not only by “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas, but also Hallie Jackson and Gadi Schwartz.
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Morning Joe hosts claim they love it. Everyone else says it sounds like a multiple-sclerosis charity with MS Paint branding.
The cable news channel is getting a new name and dropping NBC's peacock logo as part of a spinoff from NBC Universal.
The change, announced on Monday, comes as MSNBC has been building its own news division, as NBC News will no longer be a sister outlet following the spinoff. MSNBC and other Comcast cable networks will be part of a separate company, Versant, led by Mark Lazarus.
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MSNBC Will Now Be Called MS NOW After Splitting Off from NBCUniversal. Here's What It Stands For
MSNBC is rebranding and changing its name amid its exit from NBCUniversal. In a company-wide memo on Aug. 18, Versant CEO Mark Lazarus revealed it will now be called MS NOW.
Cable news channel MSNBC will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, according to internal memos seen by Reuters on Monday, as parent Comcast presses ahead with the planned separation of many NBCUniversal cable networks later this year.
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MSNBC Is Rebranding As MS NOW
USA Network and Golf Channel will merge into a new USA Sports brand, which will join MS NOW in getting a new peacockless logo. And because NBCUniversal wants to keep its bird branding to itself after the split, you can also expect new logos for CNBC, GolfNow, and SportsEngine.
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MSNBC will soon be known as "My Source News Opinion World" as it exits Comcast's family into the newly created media company Versant.
In addition to MS NOW, USA Network and Golf Channel will merge into a new USA Sports brand and CNBC will change its logo but retain its name
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