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Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘E! News' Nightly Show Axed As Versant Eyes Digital Future For Brand
EXCLUSIVE: E! News, the long-running celebrity news show, is coming to an end. Versant, the nascent company that oversees E! as well as a number of former NBCUniversal cable networks, is axing the show, which first launched in 1991, in September. More from Deadline Comcast's Versant Sets Board With Mark Lazarus, Former Disney Executive Rebecca Campbell Netflix Still Not Interested In Owning Legacy Media Networks Even As M&A Options Multiply - CFO CNBC Hires David Cho As Editor In Chief The half-hour, which airs at 11:30pm, will have new episodes through to September 25. Deadline understands that employees on the show were informed this morning with around 20 people working on it. Some of these may be offered other roles and some are expected to leave. It marks the first major programming decision since Versant was formed earlier this year. The move is not unexpected; given the way that people consume pop culture news these days, largely on their phone and across social media, means that operating a nightly news operation is more challenging. E! News digital brand will continue with a focus on social platforms. As Deadline revealed earlier this year, the brand saw some impressive growth, particularly on Instagram, where video views were up 49% and TikTok views up 52%. E! currently has around 87M social media followers and digital shows including E! News' The Rundown on Snapchat, Hot Goss on Instagram, RE!CAP on YouTube. The nightly show is hosted by Keltie Knight and Justin Sylvester. The show was previously canceled in 2020 but returned after a two-year break. Access Hollywood and Access Daily will continue to operate as normal. E! currently also airs shows such as Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind and Honestly Cavallari: The Headline Tour with upcoming titles including Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane and E!'s Dirty Rotten Scandals. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery Everything We Know About Season 3 Of 'Euphoria' So Far 'Wednesday' Season 2: Everything We Know About The Cast, Premiere Date & More
Reuters
7 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Comcast names board of directors for media spinoff
July 24 (Reuters) - Comcast (CMCSA.O), opens new tab on Thursday named the members to the first board of Versant Media Group, its planned spinoff that will take over a bulk of NBCUniversal's cable networks, including USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC. The board will include Versant CEO Mark Lazarus, Chairman David Novak and eight other members with backgrounds spanning artificial intelligence, corporate governance and dealmaking. The spinoff is expected to be completed this year. Once it is finalized, Comcast plans to appoint Rebecca Campbell, Creighton Condon, Michael Conway and David Eun to the board. Campbell is a former Disney executive, Condon is a senior lawyer at A&O Shearman, Conway is former CEO, Starbucks North America, and Eun is a founding adviser to startup Kanza AI. The board will also include Gerald Hassell, former CEO of BNY Mellon, Scott Mahoney, CEO of Peter Millar, Maritza Montiel, former vice chair of Deloitte, and Len Potter, founder of Wildcat Capital Management. Versant will house iconic brands including Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, along with digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine. Comcast's move reflects a broader industry shift as legacy cable businesses face pressure from cord-cutting and digital disruption. The company said the assets making up Versant generate about $7 billion in annual revenue. Warner Bros Discovery (WBD.O), opens new tab announced plans in June to split into two public companies, separating its streaming and studio assets from its declining cable TV networks to sharpen its focus in the streaming era.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Comcast names board of directors for media spinoff
(Reuters) -Comcast on Thursday named the members to the first board of Versant Media Group, its planned spinoff that will take over a bulk of NBCUniversal's cable networks, including USA Network, CNBC and MSNBC. The board will include Versant CEO Mark Lazarus, Chairman David Novak and eight other members with backgrounds spanning artificial intelligence, corporate governance and dealmaking. The spinoff is expected to be completed this year. Once it is finalized, Comcast plans to appoint Rebecca Campbell, Creighton Condon, Michael Conway and David Eun to the board. Campbell is a former Disney executive, Condon is a senior lawyer at A&O Shearman, Conway is former CEO, Starbucks North America, and Eun is a founding adviser to startup Kanza AI. The board will also include Gerald Hassell, former CEO of BNY Mellon, Scott Mahoney, CEO of Peter Millar, Maritza Montiel, former vice chair of Deloitte, and Len Potter, founder of Wildcat Capital Management. Versant will house iconic brands including Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, along with digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow and SportsEngine. Comcast's move reflects a broader industry shift as legacy cable businesses face pressure from cord-cutting and digital disruption. The company said the assets making up Versant generate about $7 billion in annual revenue. Warner Bros Discovery announced plans in June to split into two public companies, separating its streaming and studio assets from its declining cable TV networks to sharpen its focus in the streaming era. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
