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MSNBC will become MS NOW, lose peacock logo before Comcast spinoff

Cable news network MSNBC will change its name and drop the iconic peacock logo as parent Comcast presses ahead with the ...
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Comcast Supports American Small Business Growth, Awarding 500 Grant Packages to Entrepreneurs in Five Regions

Today, Comcast announced the award of 500 new grant packages to entrepreneurs in five U.S. regions through Comcast RISE, an ...
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Comcast to spin off MSNBC, CNBC and other cable channels

Comcast’s current shareholders will be given stock in the new company. Mark Lazarus, who has presided over NBC Sports and NBCUniversal’s networks business for about a decade, will lead the new ...
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Comcast's Move to Slim Down NBCUniversal Sets Up Its Streaming Future

NBCUniversal executives Mark Lazarus and Donna Langley, and Comcast chairman Brian Roberts (center). (Christopher Smith/TheWrap) As legacy media navigates the transition from the declining linear ...
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Comcast to spin off cable networks, once star performers at the ...

Comcast will spin off many of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC, into a separate public company.
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Comcast’s NBCUniversal Deal: As One Media Era Ends, Another Begins

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 ...