Political news network MSNBC will rebrand to MS NOW as Comcast’s NBCUniversal prepares to spin off several media brands into a new company called Versant,

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Comcast unveiled eight new members of the first board of directors of Versant Media Group, which will house the bulk of NBCUniversal’s cable networks and certain digital businesses, including Versant CEO Mark Lazarus.

The change, announced on Monday, comes as MSNBC has been building its own news division, as NBC News will no longer be a sister outlet following the spinoff. MSNBC and other Comcast cable networks will be part of a separate company, Versant, led by Mark Lazarus.

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Comcast has announced a boost for Seattle’s small business community, awarding more than 50 entrepreneurs with new Comcast RISE grant packages designed to help them grow, innovate and strengthen the Seattle community.

Comcast’s $16.7 billion deal to purchase the remaining half of NBCUniversal from General Electric solidifies the cable and broadband giant’s role as a media titan and represents a triumph for ...

(Reuters) -Cable news channel MSNBC will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, ahead of the planned spinoff of the bulk of parent Comcast's NBCUniversal cable networks later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.