Comcast Plans Massive Cable Spin-Off, Separating USA, MSNBC, Bravo From NBC, Theme Parks

After spending billions to snare control of the massive media portfolio known as NBCUniversal, parent company Comcast now plans to break it up. The Philadelphia media giant will move forward with spinning off the bulk of its cable assets, which include MSNBC, USA, E!, Oxygen and Syfy, according to a person familiar with the matter. […]