Apart from MSNBC, Comcast is reportedly planning to spin off CNBC, USA, Oxygen and E!, among other channels. Those channels

The split would cleave off some of NBCUniversal’s best-known brands, which face the same cord-cutting challenges as many other major cable channels.

Media giant Comcast is expected to announce Wednesday that it is spinning off many of its cable channel assets out of NBCUniversal, leaving it with more profitable NBC News and a handful of other outlets.