Versant Digital Chief Will McIntosh On Life After Comcast And His Outlook For Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes & CinemaCon

Will McIntosh, Versant's president of digital platforms and ventures, shares his outlook for Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes and other businesses in his portfolio.
AOL

Comcast spinoff Versant — home to rebranded MSNBC— plummets in market debut

Shares of Versant Media Group, home to channels such as USA Network and CNBC, slumped 13% in its market debut after its spinoff from Comcast, underscoring investor skepticism around traditional TV ...
Los Angeles Times

Comcast’s earnings surge on sales of digital services

Comcast Corp., the world’s largest cable-television provider, said Thursday that third-quarter profit soared fivefold on the purchase of Adelphia Communications Corp. and record sales of telephone and ...
AOL

Comcast to spin off some cable TV networks as streaming dominates

(Reuters) -Comcast said on Wednesday that it plans to spin-off the bulk of its fading NBCUniversal cable TV networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, as the company said it is repositioning itself for ...
Times Argus

Comcast drops stations from standard package as part of shift to digital

The state's largest cable television company has shuffled its channel lineup, much to the dismay of some customers. Comcast dropped Oxygen, EWTN, truTV, CN8, NECN and the popular MSNBC from its ...
NBC New York

Comcast to spin off cable networks as subscribers flee the bundle

Comcast is moving forward with the spinoff of its cable network channels, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!, the company said Wednesday. The announcement comes weeks after Comcast executives said during ...
NBC Chicago

Comcast's cable spinoff to be named Versant, picked to emphasize corporate versatility

Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Comcast's spinoff of the majority of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio will be named Versant, the company said Tuesday, ending a monthslong ...
TheWrap

How Comcast’s Cable Spinoff Could Fuel Media Consolidation | Analysis

Note: This story, originally published Nov. 5, was updated on Nov. 20 to reflect Comcast’s formal plans to spin off its cable networks. Comcast is cutting the cord on its cable network portfolio – a ...
Time

Comcast + Time Warner Cable: One Broadband Giant to Rule Them All?

Cable industry sharks are circling Time Warner Cable, the second largest cable TV company in the United States, which has become the subject of intense speculation that it might be purchased by one of ...
NBC Connecticut

Comcast to spin off cable networks as subscribers flee the bundle

Comcast is moving forward with the spinoff of its cable network channels, including CNBC, MSNBC and E!, the company said Wednesday. Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. The ...
Hosted on MSN

Comcast's cable spinoff to be named Versant, picked to emphasize corporate versatility

Comcast is spinning off most of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio, including USA, MSNBC and CNBC. The company chose the name Versant, not intended to be consumer-facing, to emphasize its role ...