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.
NBC News operates cultural subsections on its news website called NBC BLK, NBC Asian America, NBC Latino, and NBC Out.
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These are named topical verticals on NBC News' website focused on cultural and demographic communities.
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.
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.