Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Comcast believes it has found a solution to the problem of what to do with a passel of big cable assets that are entering a period of ongoing decline.
In doing so, however, the cable-and-entertainment giant also raises a significant number of questions. The owner of NBCUniversal said Wednesday that it planned to split the media giant in two.
One part will contain its NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks; NBC Sports; Bravo; Peacock; TV stations; the Universal film operations; and theme parks.
The other will contain a group of large cable networks including USA, MSNBC, CNBC, E!, Oxygen and Golf Channel, as well as digital properties such as Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes.
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