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Versant has launched USA Sports, a new division aiming to unify and elevate its sports programming across USA Network, Golf Channel, and CNBC. The unit, which will air over 10,000 hours of content including NASCAR, Premier League, WWE, and a…

YouTube TV is in a carriage standoff with NBCUniversal, threatening to drop NBCU networks if a new agreement isn’t reached by the end of September. At the heart of the dispute: YouTube TV wants lower carriage rates, arguing that NBCU’s…

Versant reported a continued decline in annual revenue and net income as it prepares to go public. The Comcast spinoff, which now includes legacy networks like CNBC, USA, and SYFY, posted $7 billion in 2024 revenue, down from $7.4 billion…

Versant has signed an exclusive multiyear media rights deal with League One Volleyball (LOVB), marking its first original sports rights acquisition and anchoring its broader strategy around women’s sports. As it prepares to spin out from NBCUniversal, Versant is leaning…

NBC has secured a six-year extension with the USGA to remain the exclusive broadcast partner for the U.S. Open through 2032. The deal, which begins in 2027, also marks the first sports media-rights acquisition for Versant, Comcast’s upcoming spin-off. Coverage…

NBCUniversal is undergoing another round of layoffs as it spins off a collection of underperforming cable networks—E!, Syfy, Oxygen, and USA—into a new unit tentatively called “SpinCo,” led by Val Boreland. The move, framed as a strategic realignment, includes "a…

WWE’s Monday Night Raw debuted on Netflix with 4.9 million global views, surpassing its USA Network viewership, which averaged 1.65 million weekly. The episode featured high-profile matches, appearances by The Rock and John Cena, and marked Netflix’s growing focus on…

Comcast announced the leadership team for SpinCo, led by CEO Mark Lazarus and CFO Anand Kini. The team includes NBCU vets in key roles, such as Val Boreland (entertainment), Keith Cocozza (comms), and David Pietrycha (revenue and business). SpinCo, launching…