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What does NBC's spinoff mean for sports fans?
Earlier this week, Comcast and NBC announced the name of their impending spinoff entity: Versant. The new company is set to launch by year’s end, and sports fans are wondering what it all means for ...
CNBC correspondent Bob Pisani to retire from day-to-day reporting: ‘A true Wall Street institution’
Bob Pisani, the longtime senior markets correspondent at CNBC, will be stepping away from his day-to-day reporting duties ...
Versant Is New Name for Comcast Spin-Off
Versantr has been selected as the new name for the parent company of media assets slated to be spun off from Comcast and NBCU ...
Comcast Spinoff Will Be Called Versant, Mark Lazarus Announces
According an audio announcement from brand marketers Lisa Fleming and Mike DeRienzo, thousands of names were considered, but ...
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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 ...
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Comcast’s Versant unveils scripted, acquisition team
Comcast has unveiled a raft of senior programming and acquisition appointments for its soon-to-be spun-off cable business ...
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Programming team set at Comcast’s fledgling cablenet outfit Versant
Versant, the new company launched by Comcast to house its portfolio of cable channels, has set its programming team, with ...