NBC Forces MSNBC to Change Its Name
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In addition to MS NOW, USA Network and Golf Channel will merge into a new USA Sports brand and CNBC will change its logo but retain its name
The new name and logo, which were brutally mocked online, are part of Comcast’s $7 billion spinoff of cable assets.
MSNBC's new name, 'MS NOW,' was mocked on social media on Monday as the branding change was compared to several failed computer software products.
MSNBC is about to undergo a name change in the coming days. This move follows its parent company, Comcast, spinning the channel off into a new company called Versant. Once MSNBC becomes part of Versant,
The cable news network will adopt the new name MS NOW ahead of its spinoff from NBCUniversal.
CNN's Marcus Mabry, Crooked Media’s Madeleine Hareringer, and ABC News’ Scott Matthews are among the big names joining the executive suite. It is losing Steve Kornacki to NBC but gaining NBC's Jacob Soboroff (both had split their time in recent years.)
Pete Davidson is reflecting on the time he was in “trouble” with NBCUniversal over the cancellation of his semi-autobiographical dramedy Bupkis on Peacock. In a sprawling interview conducted recently with The Breakfast Club,
NBCUniversal has acquired all rights, excluding publishing, to Robert Ludlum’s "Jason Bourne" and "Treadstone" book series, in perpetuity.
MSNBC announced a new name for the network on Monday after being thrown out of the NBCUniversal club and forced to drop both the NBC and the peacock logo from their branding. The network’s new name will be MS NOW.