MSNBC to change its name to MS NOW and drop peacock logo
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In addition to MS NOW, USA Network and Golf Channel will merge into a new USA Sports brand and CNBC will change its logo but retain its name
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.
MSNBC announced a new name for the network on Monday after being thrown out of the NBCUniversal club and forced to drop both the NBC and the peacock logo from their branding. The network’s new name will be MS NOW.
The cable news channel is getting a new name and dropping NBC's peacock logo as part of a spinoff from NBC Universal.
Comcast's looming spinoff of its cable assets is leading to a messy divorce between NBC News and MSNBC, which heavily relied on the Peacock network's news division.
Its logo will change from NBC’s trademark rainbow peacock to a blue background with a red-and-white striped flag.
The company says the name change will allow it to ‘chart our own path forward, create distinct brand identities, and establish an independent