You might link the advent of cable television with the formation of cable networks like ESPN and Nickelodeon in the 1970’s.

When Comcast swallowed NBC and Universal Studios 14 years ago, the sibling cable channels USA Network, Bravo and CNBC were considered diamonds in the rough. USA Network had gained traction with it ...

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join CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss Comcast's newly-announced spinoff of its cable channels, what's next for the media industry, and more. Adams prosecutor Damian Williams resigns with new Trump ...

“Being a maverick always ruffles some feathers, and MSNBC was always being a maverick,” said veteran TV news producer Jonathan Wald, who was a senior executive at the network. The cable news ...

Conde loses oversight of MSNBC and CNBC in the process, and the fate of shared resources — and even the cable network's name and editorial direction — are in question. A current MSNBC staffer ...

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. REUTERS The cable networks ...

NBC bought Bravo in 2002, making the small, arts-focused network its first entertainment cable network. Fast forward to 2025, and Bravo — a very different kind of channel than it was two decades ...

"Carving out the US cable networks, which include USA, CNBC, and E!, without Peacock or the NBC broadcast network would be odd," Michael Hodel, a media analyst at financial-services firm ...

Comcast announced a plan Wednesday to spin off most of its cable television networks into a separate publicly traded company. The new company will include the USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen ...

Into the spinco goes every cable network Comcast owns except for Bravo. That means networks like CNBC, MSNBC, USA, along with a few digital assets, including its Fandango movie-ticket service.