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Comcast’s CFO Makes the Case That Its TV Spin Off Company Can Be a Growth Engine
Jason Armstrong says that Versant, the new firm comprised of assets like MSNBC, CNBC, E!, USA Network and Syfy, will have "a ...
Comcast’s Versant Unveils Programming Team; NBCU Execs Michael Sluchan & Susie Kricena Join Cori Abraham
Versant, the Comcast -owned company formerly known as SpinCo, has a new programming team. The company has named six ...
NBCUniversal To Handle Sales For Comcast’s Cable Spinoff Versant Under Two-Year Agreement
Versant, Comcast's planned cable spin-off entity, has struck a two-year ad sales agreement with corporate cousin NBCUniversal ...
Comcast’s Versant Launches Programming With Traditional Cable Slate — and Alan Cumming
The company recruits Alan Cumming, Kimora Lee Simmons, Michelle Visage, Kristin Cavallari and more as they prepare to split ...
Comcast’s Versant Taps NBCU’s Susie Kricena and Michael Sluchan as Programming Execs
Comcast's Versant has tapped NBCUniversal execs Susie Kricena and Michael Sluchan as new programming executives.
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Comcast's New Spinoff Company Name Raises a Slippery Question: What's a Versant?
Comcast's cable networks became the latest big company to announce a name change. As a badge for the cable network portfolio ...
Comcast Unveils $7 Billion Change That Could Affect Your Cable Package
The cable provider is going through some structural changes as a company and the CFO recently spoke about the future of ...
Seth Meyers Takes Swipes At Versant & Loss Of Hoda Kotb, Lester Holt At NBCU Upfront: “One Of The Nice Things About NBC Is Consistency”
Seth Meyers helped to close out NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation on Monday with yuks about Comcast’s Versant, Matt Lauer, ...
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NBCUniversal to Sell VERSANT Inventory
VERSANT, Comcast's planned spin-off consisting of select news, sports and entertainment assets, has clinched a two-year deal ...
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Comcast spinoff Versant will pursue its own live sports rights
It’s a brand new day for several sports and cable channels that used to be under the Comcast/NBC umbrella, moving forward under the name Versant. Versant is the spinoff from Comcast containing ...
Seth Meyers Roasts ‘The Real Housewives,’ ‘Versant,’ Dick Wolf and the ‘Long Buried Secret’ of Matt Lauer at NBCUniversal Upfronts
Seth Meyers roasts 'The Real Housewives,' 'Versant,' Dick Wolf and the 'long buried secret' of Matt Lauer at NBCUniversal's ...
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Comcast’s Versant Unveils Programming Team; NBCU Execs Michael Sluchan & Susie Kricena Join Cori Abraham
Versant, the Comcast-owned company formerly known as SpinCo, has a new programming team. The company has named six executives, all formerly of NBCUniversal, across its entertainment portfolio ...