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MSNBC's name change to 'MS NOW' gets rude welcome from social media

MSNBC's new name, 'MS NOW,' was mocked on social media on Monday as the branding change was compared to several failed computer software products.

MSNBC to Change Name to MS NOW Under Versant

Now, MSNBC is MS NOW. As MSNBC leaves NBCUniversal for Versant (formerly, SpinCo.), the cable news channel is rebranding to ...

MSNBC has a new name and flag-waving rebrand

When MSNBC spins off from NBCUniversal (NBCU) by the end of its year to become an independent company, it will have a new ...
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Cable news network to change name amid corporate divorce from NBC

The change marks the end of a partnership that began in 1996, with the network joining CNBC and other channels under the new ...

MSNBC’s Rebrand Invites Bemusement and Ridicule

The rebranding is expected by the end of the year as part of MSNBC’s corporate spinoff from Comcast’s NBCUniversal TV empire.

From MSNBC to ‘MS NOW’: Legacy of Microsoft’s news experiment echoes in network’s new name

MSNBC is rebranding to MS NOW, but Microsoft’s influence lingers. A look at the history of Microsoft’s role, and how the “MS” ...

MSNBC Rebrand to MS NOW Mocked Online

The rebranding — which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World — comes as Comcast spins off several of its ...

MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC

Television’s MSNBC news network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its ...
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MSNBC to rebrand as MS NOW under Versant ownership

MSNBC will divorce itself from the NBC branding and rename itself “MS NOW” when the channel is spun out by Comcast and ...