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

After a few bumpy outings due to Covid and less-than-optimal host cities, the Olympics flourished last summer in Paris, with viewership gains and advertising records. With more happy returns expected from the 2026 Winter Games in Italy and the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles, NBCUniversal may need to develop some new muscles in order […]

UPDATED with closing price. Comcast’s decision to spin off NBCUniversal cable networks into a new publicly traded entity has drawn applause in some parts of the business world, but skeptics are also making their voices heard. Shares in Comcast, which are slightly in the red for the year to date, stayed mostly flat Wednesday but […]

Network executives addressed staff Wednesday on Comcasts plans to spin off the cable channel from NBC News, a proposed shake-up that comes amid postelection ratings woes and concerns about what a Joe and Mika trip to Mar-a-Lago portends for covering Donald Trump.

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

Pool of cable subscribers is shrinking as millions cut the cord and rely on streaming services for their entertainment.

We see a real opportunity to invest and build additional scale and I'm excited about the growth opportunities this transition will unlock," Mark Lazarus, who will lead the new firm, promised.

Comcast to spin off USA, CNBC, MSNBC, and others, will keep Peacock streaming.

Comcast to spin off USA, CNBC, MSNBC, and others, will keep Peacock streaming.

Comcast believes it has found a solution to the problem of what to do with a passel of big cable assets that are entering a period of ongoing decline. In doing so, however, the cable-and-entertainment giant also raises a significant number of questions. The owner of NBCUniversal said Wednesday that it planned to split the […]

MSNBC fans who are disappointed in the progressive-leaning network after Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election may no longer have it to kick around. The cable-news outlet could have to consider changing its name and familiar markings under a spin-off of the bulk of the cable assets of parent company Comcast, one of the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) Comcast will spin off many of NBCUniversals cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC, into a separate public company.

Late Tuesday, word leaked out from The Wall Street Journal before spreading elsewhere and made official Wednesday morning that Comcast will be spinning off failing, far-left cable network MSNBC, along with CNBC and five other channels to become its own, publicly traded company.That said, its not a full break from television as Comcast will keep NBC, the cable network Bravo, and the Peacock s...

Comcast plans to divest the bulk of its once-coveted NBCUniversal cable TV assets, including MSNBC and CNBC, as the rising dominance of streaming platforms relegates legacy media businesses to the cutting room floor. Shares of the company rose about 2 percent in premarket trading, after Comcast said on Wednesday it would separate its entertainment and […]

Comcast’s announcement that it will spinoff almost all of its cable networks has left a host of questions as to the path forward, particularly given the intertwined nature of NBC News with MSNBC and, to a lesser extent, CNBC. “I could be completely wrong. We could all be fired a year from now. You never […]