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Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers at the ...

Comcast will spin off many of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC, into a separate public company.
Los Angeles Times9mon

Comcast to spin off MSNBC, CNBC and other cable channels

Comcast’s current shareholders will be given stock in the new company. Mark Lazarus, who has presided over NBC Sports and NBCUniversal’s networks business for about a decade, will lead the new ...
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Comcast Supports American Small Business Growth, Awarding 500 Grant Packages to Entrepreneurs in Five Regions

Today, Comcast announced the award of 500 new grant packages to entrepreneurs in five U.S. regions through Comcast RISE, an ...
TheWrap9mon

Comcast's Move to Slim Down NBCUniversal Sets Up Its Streaming Future

NBCUniversal executives Mark Lazarus and Donna Langley, and Comcast chairman Brian Roberts (center). (Christopher Smith/TheWrap) As legacy media navigates the transition from the declining linear ...
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Questions Swirl About NBCUniversal’s Future ... - The New York Times

Mike Cavanagh, left, with Brian Roberts, the chief executive of Comcast, in 2019. The two have final say on the big issues facing NBCUniversal. Drew Angerer/Getty Images ...
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal Deal: As One Media Era Ends, Another Begins

Comcast’s $16.7 billion deal to purchase the remaining half of NBCUniversal from General Electric solidifies the cable and broadband giant’s role as a media titan and represents a triumph for ...

Versant to rename MSNBC, drop famed peacock logos in Comcast separation

MSNBC will change its name later this year to MS Now (My Source News Opinion World) and drop the peacock image from its ...
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MSNBC To Change Its Name, Ditch Iconic Peacock Logo In Company Spinoff

MSNBC will change its name to My Source News Opinion World (MS NOW) in its spinoff from Comcast’s NBCUniversal, The ...