{"id":353035,"date":"2025-11-03T17:04:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/353035\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T17:04:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:04:10","slug":"msnbc-to-change-name-to-ms-now-later-in-november-same-familiar-and-trusted-hosts-and-journalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/353035\/","title":{"rendered":"MSNBC to change name to MS NOW later in November: &#8216;Same familiar and trusted hosts and journalists&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"24LZH7HGVJGQ3JJD5BJHVCNNKA\">MSNBC will no longer exist later this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"LXJS36CJGBGILPHNENI3FUMQD4\">The cable news network, starting Nov. 15, will be MS Now or \u201cMy Source for News, Opinion, and the World.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"E6CUZBML3VF4DIOOTEZLTPC7B4\">No longer will the iconic peacock logo associated with NBC be a part of the brans. Instead, a red, white and blue color scheme will be implemented. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"W3MRORE5ZFF4PO5RXTMPB43M3E\">\u201cThe same familiar and trusted hosts and journalists who make sense of what is happening in Washington, across the country, and around the world will still be here \u2014 on the same channel, at the same time,&#8221; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/need-know-ms-now-rcna239322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/need-know-ms-now-rcna239322\">MSNBC statement read on the site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"DONFYICMUFFWNPPMKRX4WOLCQ4\">\u201cOur mission remains unchanged. You\u2019ll find the same commitment to justice, progress, and the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KFNWNWN2U5DTXMRGIK5FEQ3JTA\">The change is part of the move to a new media company, VERSANT, and MSNBC will no longer be part of NBCUniversal. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"N7NG6WNMLNFD3BFQ2QWHKWEAZA\">MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler explained in a memo at the time that this transition prompted the need for a facelift for the brand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"FNMIJHUAM5DJJEZIBXKHHKYQ6E\">\u201cDuring this time of transition, NBCUniversal decided that our brand requires a new, separate identity,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/need-know-ms-now-rcna239322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/need-know-ms-now-rcna239322\">Kutler wrote<\/a>. \u201cThis decision now allows us to set our own course and assert our independence as we continue to build our own modern newsgathering operation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5RGRFI7R4BHERAG4GNBJSKXZIM\">Viewers can use their provider\u2019s channel finder or channel guide to locate MS NOW.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4QYKUG77DRA7PLH2P2BLPEIGVA\">Providers include Verizon Fios, Xfinity\/Comcast, Spectrum\/Charter, Optimum\/Altice, DIRECTV, DISH, Contour TV\/Cox and others.<\/p>\n<p>If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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