The spinoff of Comcast‘s cable networks has a name: Versant. Mark Lazarus, who will lead the new unit, wrote in a memo to staffers, “Versant represents more than a name – it speaks to our ...

The name of the parent company for the cable networks and other assorted media assets that will be spun off from NBCUniversal and Comcast later this year will be Versant Media. Mark Lazarus ...

Versant is still “on track” to be spun out from Comcast by year’s end. Notably, the new company will not launch its own streaming service, according to its future CEO Mark Lazarus.

Versant will be led by CEO Mark Lazarus, CFO and COO Anand Kini, and chairman David Novak, with sernior executives largely plucked from the ranks of NBCUniversal. Lazarus announced the name in a ...

Mark Marshall will oversee Versant's sales strategy and revenue, while Tom Winiarski will lead ad sales and monetization ...

The media company officially adopted the name Versant in early May, after being known internally and across the industry as SpinCo. CEO Mark Lazarus described the choice of name as “a blueprint ...

House of Villains has a new home. The reality show is to become a Peacock original after it was renewed for a third season ...

But Versant will also now be able to negotiate their own rights deals. And CEO Mark Lazarus, who once served as the NBC Sports president, is already laying out the company’s strategy when it ...

and the ability to strike the right partnerships to fuel investment and drive revenue,” said Mark Lazarus, Versant’s CEO, in a statement. “NBCUniversal operates a best-in-class advertising ...

Versant’s entertainment portfolio includes USA Network, Oxygen True Crime, E!, and Syfy. It is run by CEO Mark Lazarus. “These leaders will work in close partnership with me and our ...

Mark Lazarus, who will lead the new unit, wrote in a memo to staffers, “Versant represents more than a name – it speaks to our adaptability and embraces the opportunity to shape a new, modern ...

Versant, the Comcast-owned company formerly known as SpinCo, has a new programming team. The company has named six executives ...