At Comcast’s Cable Networks, Staffers Express Uncertainty, Disappointment and Skepticism — but Also Optimism — About Looming Spin-Off
What’s the mood of the rank and file at the NBCUniversal cable networks and businesses Comcast intends to spin off next year? As you would expect, there’s a degree of anxiety over the move to create “SpinCo,
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.
Comcast’s cable networks spinoff raises questions about future of the TV business
Comcast just jump-started a new season of major change across the television industry. And no one quite knows what will happen next.
Comcast announces spin-off of NBCUniversal cable networks, including MSNBC
Comcast officially announced its plans for a spinoff company comprised of NBCUniversal's cable TV networks and more on Wednesday.
Wall Street Journal: Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal Cable Channels Into New Company in $7B Venture
Comcast has officially announced plans to move forward on a venture to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks into a new standalone company, writes Amol Sharma for The Wall Street Journal. After first revealing last month that the media conglomerate was contemplating the idea,
Comcast Announces Spin-Off of Most Cable Networks Into New Company to ‘Set These Businesses Up for Future Growth,’ CEO Brian Roberts Says
Comcast is officially cutting the cord on most of its cable networks. The company announced a plan Wednesday that will offload the bulk of NBCUniversal’s financially challenged cable portfolio — excluding Bravo — into a new entity owned by Comcast shareholders.
'How much does it cost?' Elon Musk riffs on buying MSNBC after Comcast spinoff news
Elon Musk, Donald Trump Jr., and Joe Rogan have joked about the idea of buying MSNBC after Comcast's spinoff announcement.
Comcast Cable Spinoff Is Historic Turning Point for TV Advertising
With streaming ads poised for rapid expansion, the move will hasten advertisers’ exodus away from cable almost altogether.
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Comcast to Spin Off Rotten Tomatoes, Fandango, and Cable Networks Into a New Public Company
Comcast is restructuring its portfolio by spinning off a group of NBCUniversal’s cable networks and digital assets into a new ...
Whoa, Comcast really did offload most of its cable properties
On Wednesday, Comcast announced the birth of a new independent company currently called “SpinCo,” which will be a “tax free ...
Welcome to SpinCo
As for what happens next, the best thing SpinCo (yes, we’re going to keep calling it that) has going for it are its ...
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 ...
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Comcast unveils SpinCo as a stand-alone media powerhouse
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA) announced Wednesday plans to spin off several major cable television networks and digital properties into an independent media company called SpinCo ...
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Comcast is offloading its cable properties. Other media companies could do the same.
The spun-off company, dubbed SpinCo for now, will house most of NBCUniversal’s cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, and the Golf Channel. Comcast will ...
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Why Trump’s FCC pick and Comcast’s spinoff plans are no coincidence
Virginia Sherwood/MSNBC via Getty Images The bull case for Comcast in its new form is equally compelling, in my opinion.