Comcast unveiled the eight new members of the first board of directors of Versant Media Group, which will house the bulk of NBCUniversal's cable networks.

Comcast's spinoff of its cable networks and some digital assets is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

Comcast has unveiled the expected members of the first board of directors of Versant Media Group from the worlds of media, tech and finance including NBCUniversal's Mark Lazarus, who will lead the new company and Rebecca Campbell,