Comcast has officially spun off its cable channels, including CNBC and MS NOW, into a separate company, Versant Media Group.

NBCUniversal has brought of the biggest media stories of 2025 to a quiet close to start the year. And so one has become two.

Versant shares fell after they started trading on the stock market Monday, completing the company's spin-off from former parent Comcast.

The progressive cable news network announced that it will change its name to MS Now — short for My Source for News, Opinion and the World, reported The Washington Post. Mark Lazarus, head of Versant, ...

Comcast has completed its separation of Versant Media, which owns CNBC, MS Now, USA Network & will trade on the NASDAQ.

Versant has set a raft of initiatives as it's set to separate from parent Comcast in early 2026, unveiling plans for a direct-to-consumer offering for newly renamed MS NOW; a Fandango free ...

In huge news for boomers who watch too much Rachel Maddow and the millennials who love them, MSNBC is changing its name to MS NOW. On Monday, the network announced that the rebrand will go into effect ...