Comcast owns Universal Pictures (a major film studio) and a portfolio of cable television networks.
November 21, 2025
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Summary of key entertainment and cable assets owned by Comcast.
Major U.S. media conglomerates such as Paramount Global and Comcast each own a major film studio (Paramount Pictures and Universal Pictures, respectively) and also own broadcast or cable networks.
November 21, 2025
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General structure of large integrated media companies.
Comcast and NBC are in the process of spinning off MSNBC into a new company named Versant; Versant is planned to include MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and the Golf Channel, while NBCUniversal will retain NBC News, the NBC News Now streaming network, Telemundo, and Bravo.
October 06, 2025
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Corporate restructuring and asset allocation between a newly formed company (Versant) and NBCUniversal.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Ballard Partners represented 11 corporations that donated to the White House ballroom, including Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Comcast, Extremity Care, Hard Rock International, NextEra Energy, Palantir, Reynolds American, Ripple, T-Mobile, and Vantive.
January 01, 2025
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List of donor clients attributed to Ballard Partners in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
A 2025 Public Citizen report identified that Miller Strategies represented six corporations that donated to the White House ballroom: Altria, Apple, Comcast, Micron Technology, Palantir, and Tether.
January 01, 2025
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List of donor clients attributed to Miller Strategies in the 2025 Public Citizen analysis of lobbying disclosures.
A 2025 CBS News review of federal lobbying disclosures found that Akin provided lobbying or legal services to at least nine corporations that donated to the White House ballroom: Altria, Booz Allen Hamilton, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Micron Technology, Microsoft, NextEra Energy, and Vantive.
January 01, 2025
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Finding from a 2025 review of federal lobbying disclosure forms reported by CBS News.
Comcast created a separate company named Versant to house cable networks including MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and the Golf Channel, while NBCUniversal retains assets including NBC News, the NBC News Now streaming network, Telemundo, and Bravo.
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This describes a corporate restructuring that separates certain cable networks into a distinct company while keeping other assets with NBCUniversal.