Outlet track record
CNBC / MS NOW
CNBC: U.S. business-news, center to center-right on economics; MS NOW: U.S. left/progressive
CNBC and MS NOW are sister cable channels owned by Versant, which Comcast spun off in January 2026. CNBC is a business and markets channel that reports mainly on the economy, with straightforward news coverage and some commentary. MS NOW (formerly MSNBC) is a left-leaning news and opinion channel that is openly critical of the Trump administration, and the administration has recently tried to bar it from the White House.
Owned byBoth are owned by Versant Media Group, a publicly traded company spun off from Comcast/NBCUniversal in early January 2026. Versant also owns USA Network and other cable channels. Comcast shareholders received Versant shares in the spin-off. NBC News stayed with NBCUniversal.
LeaningCNBC: U.S. business-news, center to center-right on economics; MS NOW: U.S. left/progressive
On the administrationmixed
3average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun