MSNBC to change name to MS NOW'
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The cable news channel is getting a new name and dropping NBC's peacock logo as part of a spinoff from NBC Universal.
According to NBC News, CNBC will keep its name, which stands for Consumer News and Business Channel, but will also receive a new logo. Comcast will reportedly retain other NBCUniversal networks, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Bravo, and the streaming service 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
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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 is about to undergo a name change in the coming days. This move follows its parent company, Comcast, spinning the channel off into a new company called Versant. Once MSNBC becomes part of Versant,
MSNBC will soon have a new name. The news network announced Monday that it will soon operate under a new label: MS NOW. The change is part of a larger series of shakeups at MSNBC after NBCUniversal spun off MSNBC and other cable assets into a new company now known as Versant.
President Donald Trump slammed MSNBC's name change on Thursday in a post on Truth Social, and said the network was a failure by any name as the company separates itself from NBCUniveral.
MSNBC's proposed name and logo change isn't quite landing, especially on the Internet. See what netizens are saying about the rebrand.