Comcast spent 25 years arguing that media and broadband belonged together. Now it's breaking them apart.

Comcast said it will separate into two publicly traded companies through a tax-free spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky.

The planned move comes after Comcast announced in November 2024 that it was spinning off cable networks such as USA, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel, as well as CNBC and MSNBC into a new company.

Using the word “independent” multiple times to describe NBCUniversal’s forthcoming independence, Comcast Co-CEOs Brian Roberts and Mike Cavanagh said they are already talking with potential partners.

Months after splitting off many of its cable networks into a separate entity, Comcast is breaking itself apart again. It plans to spin out NBCUniversal as its own publicly traded company. In other ...

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Comcast announced Monday that it plans to split into two publicly traded companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky. The move will separate Comcast’s media and entertainment assets from its ...

Comcast will split into two publicly traded companies through a spinoff of NBCUniversal and Sky, separating its cash-generating broadband arm from a media ​and entertainment business under pressure ...

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Comcast's spinning off NBCUniversal could set them up to pursue future deals even if there aren't any deals on the table yet.