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In addition to MS NOW, USA Network and Golf Channel will merge into a new USA Sports brand and CNBC will change its logo but retain its name
The new name and logo, which were brutally mocked online, are part of Comcast’s $7 billion spinoff of cable assets.
Comcast's looming spinoff of its cable assets is leading to a messy divorce between NBC News and MSNBC, which heavily relied on the Peacock network's news division.
MSNBC is about to undergo a name change in the coming days. This move follows its parent company, Comcast, spinning the channel off into a new company called Versant. Once MSNBC becomes part of Versant,
Versant president Matt Hong spoke with CNBC's Alex Sherman about the future of Golf Channel and a landmark USGA deal.
MSNBC's new name, "MS NOW," was mocked on social media on Monday, and the branding change was compared to several failed computer software products.
MSNBC's proposed name and logo change isn't quite landing, especially on the Internet. See what netizens are saying about the rebrand.
As NBCUniversal spins off its cable holdings, MSNBC is rebranding without the rainbow Peacock. When MSNBC spins off from NBCUniversal (NBCU) by the end of the year to become an independent company, it will have a new name and logo.