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Cable TV networks are declining, but they still generate profits, for now. The trick is figuring out what to do with them.
The owner of A&E, Lifetime and History is currently owned by Disney and Hearst, and has retained Wells Fargo as it looks into ...
A+E Global Media, parent of long-established cable networks A&E, History and Lifetime, is exploring a potential sale.
A+E Global Media, the parent company of A&E, History and Lifetime cable networks, is reportedly weighing a potential sale as ...
Comcast‘s cable TV spinoff company now has a name: Versant.. The new venture, first unveiled last year, will include most of Comcast’s cable TV assets, including USA, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC ...
Versant (pronounced like “conversant”) will house TV networks including MSNBC, CNBC, USA and E! along with other media properties. There is an expectation that Versant will seek to build upon ...
Comcast is spinning off most of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio, including USA, MSNBC and CNBC. The company chose the name Versant, not intended to be consumer-facing, to emphasize its ...
Three out of the four staffing announcements involve moving over current NBCUniversal employees to Versant. NBC has been ...
The Emmy-winning journalist is known for her coverage of the internet and disinformation. MSNBC and NBC News are in the ...
The spinoff of Comcast‘s cable networks has a name: Versant.. Mark Lazarus, who will lead the new unit, wrote in a memo to staffers, “Versant represents more than a name – it speaks to our ...
Versant is on track to be spun out from Comcast before the end of 2025, Lazarus confirmed. The assets held by the new company generated about $7 billion in revenue last year.
Comcast is spinning off most of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio, including USA, MSNBC and CNBC. The company chose the name Versant, not intended to be consumer-facing, to emphasize its ...