NBC Forces MSNBC to Change Its Name
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Changing its mind about keeping its name, the MSNBC news network said Monday it will become My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from NBC.
We will continue to cover the day’s news, ask the questions that matter most, and share how it impacts you, without fear or favor.
The change, announced on Monday, comes as MSNBC has been building its own news division, as NBC News will no longer be a sister outlet following the spinoff. MSNBC and other Comcast cable networks will be part of a separate company, Versant, led by Mark Lazarus.
This update also involves a new logo, sans NBCU’s signature peacock, in order to distinguish itself from NBCU. While CNBC—which stands for Consumer News and Business Channel—will keep its name, the network will also take on a new logo without the peacock.
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MSNBC Name Change Mercilessly Mocked as ‘One of the Worst Branding Disasters in Media History’
MSNBC changing its name to MS NOW is one of the worst branding disasters in media history. The logo looks like it belongs on a discount computer from 1998, not a serious news network. Absurd. pic.twitter.com/vjLAw6cOt5
MSNBC is rebranding to "MS NOW" and is getting a new logo. Employees are chattering about what the rebrand signals for the cable TV network's future.
MSNBC will change its name to MS Now, for My Source News Opinion World, and unveil a new logo this year as part of the cable news channel’s spinoff from the Comcast-owned media company NBCUniversal. CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Joe Scarborough to break the news.
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Daily Voice on MSNMSNBC To Be Rebranded As 'MS Now' Amid Versant Spinoff
MSNBC will undergo its biggest identity shift in decades, as the cable TV network splits from NBC News. The channel will be known as "MS Now" by the end of 2025, CNBC reported. MS Now's name will be an abbreviation for "My Source News Opinion World.