Comcast would retain NBCUniversal's NBC broadcast television network, its film and television studios and its theme parks, as well as its Peacock streaming service.
Comcast is moving forward with plans to spin off its NBCUniversal cable television networks including MSNBC and CNBC, sources say, shedding a once core part of the business that has been a casualty of the streaming video revolution.
Comcast (CMCSA) shares gained in extended trading Tuesday following a report the entertainment and media conglomerate is expected to announce plans Wednesday to spin off its NBCUniversal cable TV networks.
Comcast plans to spin off some NBCUniversal cable channels, The Wall Street Journal reported. The planned spinoff includes MSNBC, CNBC, E!
Putting Donna Langley firmly in the corporate driver's seat, Comcast boss Brian Roberts has decided its time for NBCUniversal to shed some cable channel weight. Tomorrow, Comcast is set to reveal its long term plan to split off cable channels MSNBC, CNBC, E!, Syfy, Golf Chanel and USA into a new and separate company.
Comcast Corp. stock rose in after-hours trading Tuesday after the Wall Street Journal reported the company is expected to announce a plan to spin off most of its cable TV networks.
Comcast will announce the spinoff of cable networks Wednesday, CNBC source says
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Comcast's potential spinoff of its linear cable networks is unlikely to have significant impact, hence management's efforts to temper analyst excitement. Management's proposal to find a partner for Peacock streaming service is intriguing, but fraught with complications, including data control and others. Comcast's ACP losses were lower than expected, aided by new NOW Internet packages, but future broadband losses remain uncertain.