Fox News Digital spoke with MSNBC staffers who are optimistic about their network's future but are divided over its new name ...

MSNBC is rebranding to MS NOW, but Microsoft’s influence lingers. A look at the history of Microsoft’s role, and how the “MS” ...

Versant is rebranding MSNBC as MS NOW, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion and the World, and dropping the iconic ...

Television’s MSNBC news network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its ...

MSNBC will soon have a new name and look. The network announced it will rebrand as MS NOW - short for "My Source News Opinion ...

FILE - In this Dec. 14, 1995, file photo, Robert Wright, president and chief executive officer of NBC, speaks in New York with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, displayed on screen, speaks from Hong ...

Microsoft’s own stake in the cable TV channel was dissolved in 2005. One of the problems, the Times said, is that NBC felt handcuffed by the web joint venture.

Microsoft initially invested an estimated $500 million in 1996 for its stake in the joint venture, which was intended to help NBC to expand its reach. The partnership created the cable network and ...

The relationship began to unwind in 2005 when Microsoft sold its stake in MSNBC's cable TV channel to NBC. NBC is buying Microsoft's 50 percent interest in the MSNBC website for an undisclosed amount.

The relationship began to unwind in 2005 when Microsoft sold its stake in MSNBC's cable TV channel to NBC. NBC is buying Microsoft's 50 percent interest in the MSNBC website for an undisclosed amount.