The spinoff will house Comcast's cable TV assets like USA, MSNBC, CNBC and E!, as well as some digital brands like Fandango.

According an audio announcement from brand marketers Lisa Fleming and Mike DeRienzo, thousands of names were considered, but only 43 passed “preliminary knockout.” Of that, 25 were cleared ...

Comcast’s SpinCo, which will include cable networks USA, MSNBC, CNBC and E!, will be renamed Versant to emphasize corporate ...

"It speaks to our adaptability and embraces the opportunity to shape a new, modern media company," CEO Mark Lazarus told ...

Mark Lazarus, CEO of the new company, announced the name to staffers in a memo on Tuesday, “We would be foolish to expect everyone to love the name of our new company immediately. There were ...

NBCUniversal and Versant have struck a two year deal that will allow NBCU to sell advertising inventory housed at its sibling ...

Mark Marshall will oversee Versant's sales strategy and revenue, while Tom Winiarski will lead ad sales and monetization ...

The new parent company of a large chunk of Comcast’s cable output has settled on a new name as MSNBC and other channels are being spun off.

according to Chief Executive Officer Mark Lazarus, who spoke in an interview. Get top local stories delivered to you every morning with NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter. Versant, which had been ...

according to Chief Executive Officer Mark Lazarus, who spoke in an interview. Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning with NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.