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Comcast is exploring separation of cable networks business

NBCUniversal's cable networks portfolio includes Bravo, E!, Syfy, Oxygen True Crime, USA Network, as well as news networks MSNBC and CNBC.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Comcast Explores Spin-Out of Cable Network Business

The company’s president, Mike Cavanagh, said the company was also considering finding a partner for its Peacock streaming service.

Business - The New York Times - October 31

Why a possible spinoff of Comcast’s cable networks is drawing cheers

Analysts think Comcast’s sprawling empire could get more investor respect without its troubled cable networks, and the networks could benefit from being on their own as well.

Business - MarketWatch - November 1

Comcast Eyes New Venture to House MSNBC, USA and Other U.S. Cable Channels

The cable and entertainment company said it would consider partnerships in streaming as it posted a jump in quarterly revenue.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 31

Comcast's potential cable networks separation will test the appetite for media reconfiguration

If Comcast moves forward with its idea of spinning off NBCUniversal's cable networks, it could begin a rollup throughout the media industry.

Business - CNBC - October 31

Comcast to spin off cable networks as subscribers flee the bundle

Comcast on Wednesday announced the spinoff of its cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!.

Business - CNBC - 20 hours ago

Comcast stock gains on report that NBCUniversal cable networks will be spun off

Comcast Corp. stock rose in after-hours trading Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal reported the company is expected to announce a plan to spin off most of its cable TV networks.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Comcast will announce the spinoff of cable networks Wednesday, sources say

Comcast is moving forward with the spinoff of its cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!, according to people familiar with the matter. Sources say the spinoff will be announced Wednesday and ...

TV networks MSNBC and CNBC to be spun off by Comcast

Channels including USA, Oxygen, E! and Syfy will also be moved to the new media company.

Comcast to Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC and Other Cable Networks

The new publicly traded company is set to debut next year, with a bundle of channels that also includes Oxygen, E! and Syfy.

Business - The New York Times - 20 hours ago

Comcast to spin off cable networks that were once the entertainment giant's star performers

Comcast is spinning off into a new company many of its cable television networks that were once at the heart of the entertainment giant, as consumers increasingly swap out their cable TV ...

Tech - ABC News - 15 hours ago

Will Comcast’s spinoff of some cable networks give the stock the desired bump?

Investors are often hopeful spinoffs will lead to improved valuations. But one analyst questioned whether that will play out for Comcast given the decay of legacy media.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Comcast's cable network spinoff may be a signal to the media industry for necessary change

Comcast may be proceeding with a transaction as a signal to the rest of the media industry that consolidation is necessary.

Business - CNBC - 18 hours ago

What the Comcast cable network spinoff means for MSNBC and NBC News

The home of Rachel Maddow and other progressive talking heads will move into uncharted waters once it's no longer aligned with NBC News.

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - 16 hours ago

Comcast to Spin off Cable TV Networks Amid Streaming Rise

Comcast plans to separate its entertainment and news channels into a separate, publicly traded company.

Business - Inc. - 10 hours ago

2 cut undersea internet cables — a suspected Russian sabotage — highlight a fragile global network

World - Yahoo News - 2 days ago

Comcast to announce the spinoff of cable networks, including MSNBC, CNBC and USA, sources say

Comcast is expected to announce a plan Wednesday to spin off its cable networks into a separate company, two people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Comcast to spin off cable networks and Susan Smith up for parole: Morning Rundown

The House Ethics Committee weighs releasing their report on Matt Gaetz.

Comcast will spin off its cable networks, once star performers at the entertainment giant

Tech - ABC News - Yesterday

Liquid AI Is Redesigning the Neural Network

Inspired by microscopic worms, Liquid AI’s founders developed a more adaptive, less energy-hungry kind of neural network. Now the MIT spin-off is revealing several new ultraefficient models.

Tech - Wired - October 23

Germany suspects sabotage behind severed undersea cables

The two countries say they are "deeply concerned" as they raise the possibility of sabotage.

Severing of Baltic Sea cables likely to be sabotage, Germany says

Defence minister Boris Pistorius says it is unclear who was responsible for ‘hybrid’ warfare tactic

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Severing of Baltic Sea Cables Was ‘Sabotage,’ Germany Says

Germany’s defense minister said damage to two fiber-optic cables on the sea floor appeared deliberate, but a culprit was not known.

Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Comcast to spin off MSNBC, CNBC and other cable channels

Comcast is creating a new company, comprising nearly all of NBCUniversal's current cable networks with the exception of Bravo, home of the 'Real Housewives.'

Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - Yesterday

Comcast to spin off cable assets: Report

Comcast, one of the largest media conglomerates in the country, is planning to spin off its cable assets as part of a major shake-up of the company's business, according to multiple reports. The ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Andrea Mitchell to end MSNBC show, stay with network

Veteran NBC reporter and anchor Andrea Mitchell will vacate her post hosting a news show during the noon hour on MSNBC starting next year, she announced on Tuesday, saying she will be staying with ...

Politics - The Hill - October 29

TV Networks Prepared for a Long Wait That Wasn’t

Anchors were ready to camp out in the studio for days on end. Instead, Donald J. Trump declared victory in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Business - The New York Times - November 6

Nazara integrates with ONDC Network to launch gCommerce in India

Nazara Technologies has teamed up with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to launch "gCommerce" in India.

Tech - VentureBeat - November 13

Fanduel network shows an industry bought and paid for by gambling

Amid the normalization of gambling, betting companies are resembling broadcasters and vice versa – and coverage is rapidly becoming a tangled web of vested interests. In sports broadcasting’s ...

World - The Guardian - Yesterday

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