Al Sharpton hosts the weekend MSNBC program 'PoliticsNation' and frequently appears as a guest on MSNBC programs 'Morning Joe' and 'Deadline: White House'.
October 06, 2025
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descriptive
Program hosting and regular guest appearances on MSNBC.
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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organizational
Corporate restructuring and asset allocation between a newly formed company (Versant) and NBCUniversal.
In 2025, the Department of Homeland Security used social media recruitment campaigns featuring traditional American imagery to promote ICE positions and reported that its social media outlets outpaced CNN and MSNBC in viewership and impressions over the summer.
July 01, 2025
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temporal
Description of DHS recruitment strategy and reported relative social media reach.
MSNBC launched in 1996, and the "MS" in its name originally stood for Microsoft because Microsoft was a partner in launching the network.
January 01, 1996
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temporal
Origins and naming of the cable news network MSNBC.
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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organizational
This describes a corporate restructuring that separates certain cable networks into a distinct company while keeping other assets with NBCUniversal.
MSNBC began as a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC News.
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historical
Origin and ownership structure of the MSNBC cable news channel.
Microsoft later divested its ownership stake in MSNBC, while the channel continued to use the MSNBC name after that divestment.
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historical
Outcome of the change in corporate ownership related to MSNBC's name retention.