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Rachel Maddow insists MSNBC rebrand will ‘be better’ after clipping ‘NBC’ from name

The new name and logo, which were brutally mocked online, are part of Comcast’s $7 billion spinoff of cable assets.

MSNBC to Change Name to MS NOW Under Versant

Now, MSNBC is MS NOW. As MSNBC leaves NBCUniversal for Versant (fka SpinCo.), the cable news channel is rebranding to an ...

MSNBC changing name to MS NOW after corporate split from NBC

MSNBC will change its name to MS Now and lose its peacock logo later this year as part of its split from parent company NBC Universal.
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Humiliation for MSNBC as Exiled Network Forced To Drop ‘NBC’ and Cherished Peacock Logo From Name, While CNBC Holds Fast

The company says the name change will allow it to ‘chart our own path forward, create distinct brand identities, and ...
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MSNBC to Change Its Name Amid Spin-Off From NBC

The 24-hour cable news network announced on Monday that it is taking on a new name in the wake of its spinoff from ...

Liberal media split: Who gets what in the messy NBC-MSNBC divorce?

Comcast's looming spinoff of its cable assets is leading to a messy divorce between NBC News and MSNBC, which heavily relied ...

MSNBC rebrand to MS NOW mocked online

In an internal memo, MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler said the rebrand "allows us to set our own course and assert our ...