Versant is set to officially be its own independently traded company following the close of trading Jan. 2.

The news comes after the board of directors at Comcast approved the previously announced spin off of most of Comcast’s cable TV assets, including USA, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel, as well as digital businesses such as Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes.

Cable channel Bravo, the NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock will remain part of Comcast’s entertainment arm NBCUniversal.

Versant is set to officially be its own independently traded company following the close of trading Jan. 2.

The news comes after the board of directors at Comcast approved the previously announced spin off of most of Comcast’s cable TV assets, including USA, Syfy, E!, CNB

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