MSNBC to Rebrand
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Amazon S3 on MSNMSNBC To Rebrand As MS Now And Drop Peacock Logo As Versant Separates From NBCUniversal
MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of Versant’s separation from NBCUniversal, according to CNBC. The political news network will drop the peacock logo and rebrand as My Source News Opinion World,
The cable news channel is getting a new name and dropping NBC's peacock logo as part of a spinoff from NBC Universal.
The new name and logo, which were brutally mocked online, are part of Comcast’s $7 billion spinoff of cable assets.
CNN's Marcus Mabry, Crooked Media’s Madeleine Hareringer, and ABC News’ Scott Matthews are among the big names joining the executive suite. It is losing Steve Kornacki to NBC but gaining NBC's Jacob Soboroff (both had split their time in recent years.)
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New York Magazine on MSNMS NOW: Everything Wrong With MSNBC’s New Name and Logo
Morning Joe hosts claim they love it. Everyone else says it sounds like a multiple-sclerosis charity with MS Paint branding.
MSNBC will soon be known as "My Source News Opinion World" as it exits Comcast's family into the newly created media company Versant.
As NBCUniversal spins off its cable holdings, MSNBC is rebranding without the rainbow Peacock. When MSNBC spins off from NBCUniversal (NBCU) by the end of its year to become an independent company, it will have a new name and logo.