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Comcast’s Versant Launches Programming With Traditional Cable Slate — and Alan Cumming
The company recruits Alan Cumming, Kimora Lee Simmons, Michelle Visage, Kristin Cavallari and more as they prepare to split ...
‘Anna Pigeon’ Drama Lands At USA Network & Kimora Lee Simmons Returns To E! As Comcast’s Versant Unveils First Content Slate
A new drama for USA Network and a new reality show from Kimora Lee Simmons lead the way for the slate, which is the first ...
Comcast’s Cable TV Spinoff Now Has a Name: Versant
The spinoff will house Comcast's cable TV assets like USA, MSNBC, CNBC and E!, as well as some digital brands like Fandango.
NBCUniversal To Handle Sales For Comcast’s Cable Spinoff Versant Under Two-Year Agreement
Versant, Comcast's planned cable spin-off entity, has struck a two-year ad sales agreement with corporate cousin NBCUniversal ...
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Comcast’s Versant reveals debut slate dominated by unscripted
The entertainment slate, led by Val Boreland and her recently appointed team, is dominated by unscripted with E!
Comcast's cable spinoff to be named Versant, picked to emphasize corporate versatility
Comcast's SpinCo, which will include USA, MSNBC, CNBC and E!, will be renamed Versant to emphasize corporate versatility and ...
Versant Is New Name for Comcast Spin-Off
Versantr has been selected as the new name for the parent company of media assets slated to be spun off from Comcast and NBCU ...
Comcast’s Versant Taps NBCU’s Susie Kricena and Michael Sluchan as Programming Execs
Comcast's Versant has tapped NBCUniversal execs Susie Kricena and Michael Sluchan as new programming executives.
Seth Meyers Takes Swipes At Versant & Loss Of Hoda Kotb, Lester Holt At NBCU Upfront: “One Of The Nice Things About NBC Is Consistency”
Seth Meyers helped to close out NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation on Monday with yuks about Comcast’s Versant, Matt Lauer, ...
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Comcast's New Spinoff Company Name Raises a Slippery Question: What's a Versant?
Comcast's cable networks became the latest big company to announce a name change. As a badge for the cable network portfolio ...
Seth Meyers Roasts ‘The Real Housewives,’ ‘Versant,’ Dick Wolf and the ‘Long Buried Secret’ of Matt Lauer at NBCUniversal Upfronts
Seth Meyers roasts 'The Real Housewives,' 'Versant,' Dick Wolf and the 'long buried secret' of Matt Lauer at NBCUniversal's ...
Comcast Spinoff of Most NBCUniversal Cable Offerings to Be Called Versant
Comcast's spinoff of most of its NBCUniversal cable network offerings will be called Versant, a spokesperson for Versant said Tuesday. Versant, previously called SpinCo, began the process to find a ...