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MSNBC is rebranding to MS NOW, but Microsoft’s influence lingers. A look at the history of Microsoft’s role, and how the “MS” lives on.
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DAN GAINOR: Leftist MSNBC changes its name, but it’s still the same embarrassment
The far left network lost its tie to the newsy term “NBC" and looks more like some feminist retread site for aging Karens.
MSNBC is set to rebrand later this year, a move that marks its separation from NBC and the removal of the familiar peacock logo.
The cable TV network’s new name, MS NOW, became the subject of mockery on social media soon after it was announced on Monday.
The rebranding — which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World — comes as Comcast spins off several of its cable networks into a new company called Versant. The change will drop both the NBC name and the peacock logo from MSNBC 's branding.
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The Desk on MSNMSNBC 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 relaunched under Versant’s ownership, the company announced on Monday.
Making sense of MS Now, the corporate-mandated rebrand for the cable TV outlet that made its name as a left-leaning stalwart.