Comcast’s spinoff of the majority of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio will be named Versant, the company said Tuesday, ending a monthslong process to select a new corporate moniker. The new company chose Versant (pronounced like the root of the […]
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A general view of the ESPN logo on a camera at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 6, 2024. Wes Hale | UFL | Getty Images At long last, ESPN has chosen a name for its upcoming
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Bob Iger, CEO of Disney (L), and Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast (R). Getty Images Ho, ho, ho! It’s a CNBC holiday tradition: Anonymous media executives make their 2025 industry predictions. In honor of the 12 days of Christmas, we
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Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Comcast shares posted modest gains Wednesday after the company announced its plan to spin off all of NBCUniversal’s cable networks, except Bravo, into a separate publicly traded entity. Investors’ initial shrug at the
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LeBron James, right, and Maverick Carter participate in a Q and A after the premiere of the STARZ original series “Survivor’s Remorse” in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles | AP Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ entertainment business, SpringHill Co., has
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 10, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David Grogan | CNBC Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to end its quest to own a package of live National Basketball Association
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The Disney+ website on a laptop computer in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, July 18, 2022. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney might be proving the world’s most famous investor wrong. Last year, Warren
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Mike Cavanagh, President of Comcast Corporation, at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 12, 2023 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC Comcast is thinking about separating or spinning off NBCUniversal’s cable networks. If it
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