Outlet track record
CNBC / MS NOW
U.S. center-left (CNBC); U.S. left / progressive (MS NOW)
CNBC and MS NOW are two distinct cable networks now jointly owned by Versant, a publicly traded company created when Comcast spun off most of its cable holdings in January 2026. CNBC is a business and financial news network that leans center-left; MS NOW — rebranded from MSNBC in November 2025 — is a progressive political news and opinion channel. Both networks have track records of coverage that is broadly critical of the Trump administration.
Owned byVersant Media Group, Inc. — a publicly traded company (Nasdaq: VSNT) spun off from Comcast/NBCUniversal in January 2026, led by CEO Mark Lazarus. Versant also owns USA Network, E!, Syfy, Oxygen, Golf Channel, Fandango, and Rotten Tomatoes.
LeaningU.S. center-left (CNBC); U.S. left / progressive (MS NOW)
On the administrationbroadly critical
3average bias score across 1 story
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun
1 = straight reporting · 10 = heavily spun