Owner Comcast is forcing MSNBC to take a new name and stripping the left-leaning network of NBC’s iconic peacock symbol.

Comcast's looming spinoff of its cable assets is leading to a messy divorce between NBC News and MSNBC, which heavily relied on the Peacock network's news division.

NBC Universal and Netflix are in advanced discussions to bring Major League Baseball to their broadcast and streaming platforms.

NBCUniversal is nearing a three-year deal to carry Major League Baseball games on NBC and the Peacock streaming service in a

The new name and logo, which were brutally mocked online, are part of Comcast’s $7 billion spinoff of cable assets.

MSNBC will be rebranded as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, later this year, as the network prepares for its spinoff from Comcast, while it also will shed the Peacock logo. The change, announced on Monday,

As the cable news channel MSNBC splits up with NBC News, it is also dropping the NBC from its name. Later this year, the channel will become MS NOW, which stands for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sent a letter to Comcast on Tuesday announcing a probe of the company's relations with NBC affiliates.

The upcoming spinoff of communications giant Comcast’s ($CMCSA) linear television arm, which will form a new operation called Versant, will not