Versant eyes expanded sports portfolio as larger rivals focus on NFL

As big media companies work through the next costly and competitive contract cycle with the NFL, it leaves room for newly ...
Business Wire

Versant Ventures and Novartis Launch Borealis Biosciences With $150 Million in Funding

VANCOUVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Borealis Biosciences, a next-generation RNA medicines company, today emerged from stealth with $150 million in combined Series A financing from founding investor Versant ...
CNBC

Comcast's cable spinoff to be named Versant, picked to emphasize corporate versatility

Comcast is spinning off most of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio, including USA, MSNBC and CNBC. The company chose the name Versant, not intended to be consumer-facing, to emphasize its role ...
Deadline.com

Mark Lazarus On Versant Media’s Strategic Plan To “Build Beyond Cable”

Versant Media CEO Mark Lazarus kicked off the company’s investor day Thursday by outlining what he called the company’s “mandate to build beyond cable.” The company, which will formally spin off from ...
Variety

Versant, League One Volleyball in Multi-Year Rights Deal for Coverage on USA

Women’s volleyball is coming to the USA cable network as part of a deal between League One Volleyball, and Versant, the media company soon to be spun off of NBCUniversal that is looking to sports to ...
Variety

NBCUniversal Strikes Deal to Sell Versant Ads for Two Cycles

NBCUniversal is parting ways with many of its cable networks, but the company will continue to sell all the commercials that appear on those outlets for the next two years. Mark Marshall, NBCU’s ...