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Comcast's cable spinoff to be named Versant, picked to emphasize corporate versatility
Comcast's SpinCo, which will include USA, MSNBC, CNBC and E!, will be renamed Versant to emphasize corporate versatility and ...
Comcast’s CFO Makes the Case That Its TV Spin Off Company Can Be a Growth Engine
Jason Armstrong says that Versant, the new firm comprised of assets like MSNBC, CNBC, E!, USA Network and Syfy, will have "a ...
What’s Next for Cable Giant Comcast After Charter-Cox Merger
Comcast, a recent Barron’s stock pick, is still focused on spinning off assets. A deal between rivals won’t change that.
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Comcast's New Spinoff Company Name Raises a Slippery Question: What's a Versant?
Comcast's cable networks became the latest big company to announce a name change. As a badge for the cable network portfolio ...
CNBC correspondent Bob Pisani to retire from day-to-day reporting: ‘A true Wall Street institution’
Bob Pisani, the longtime senior markets correspondent at CNBC, will be stepping away from his day-to-day reporting duties after a storied career spanning more than three decades with the network.
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Comcast Unveils $7 Billion Change That Could Affect Your Cable Package
The cable provider is going through some structural changes as a company and the CFO recently spoke about the future of ...
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CNBC’s Colarusso talks about the impact of the spinoff
Dan Colarusso, senior vice president of news at CNBC, spoke with Roben Farzad of the “Full Disclosure” podcast about what will happen with the business news network once it’s spun off into a new ...
With ‘cable monopoly’ over, Comcast is chasing mobile users
Comcast also added a year’s free mobile service ... The company plans to spin off its cable networks — CNBC, MSNBC, USA, E!
Comcast’s Versant Launches Programming With Traditional Cable Slate — and Alan Cumming
The company recruits Alan Cumming, Kimora Lee Simmons, Michelle Visage, Kristin Cavallari and more as they prepare to split ...