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Comcast says its cable spinoff sets up declining networks for a rebound — and potential acquisitions. But SpinCo could also be an M&A target.
NBCUniversal kicked off a new round of layoffs ahead of its separation of cable assets into a new company, known as SpinCo. Deadline reported that dozens of workers across the Comcast-owned ...
From red carpets to resident aliens and driving ranges, NBCUniversal’s SpinCo has given its first indication what its programming strategy might look like with the hire of Val Boreland as ...
NBCUniversal’s SpinCo has given its first indication of its programming strategy with the hire of Val Boreland as President of Entertainment.
Welcome to SpinCo: Comcast is letting go of a number of its cable channels, including MSNBC and CNBC. What comes next is anybody’s guess.
What’s Changing. Industry realignment: Comcast will create SpinCo, a new company comprising networks like USA, CNBC, MSNBC, and E!, along with digital assets such as Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango ...
SpinCo made a number of communications hires ahead of Comcast’s spinoff of its cable TV channels. Lauren Skowronski will serve as senior vp of global communications for CNBC, after most recently ...
SpinCo has a chairman. Comcast’s spinoff of its cable channel assets has named David Novak to be the chairman of its board of directors, working with CEO Mark Lazarus to help the company launch ...
SpinCo is now Versant. Even Versant boss Mark Lazarus acknowledges that the new name for Comcast’s cable TV spinoff business may not be everyone’s favorite, per a memo reported on by Deadline : ...
MSNBC Stays in Its Bubble and Celebrates SpinCo as Viewers Flee An insider tells TheWrap that MSNBC and CNBC throw off $1 billion in profit, leaving dry powder for the new company to invest Sharon ...