Comcast‘s announcement that it will spinoff almost all of its cable networks has left a host of questions as to the path forward, particularly given the intertwined nature of NBC News with MSNBC and,

Media giant Comcast officially announced on Wednesday that it is spinning off some of its most well-known cable-oriented outlets from NBCUniversal.

The US media giant announced plans on Wednesday to spin off the bulk of its cable network channels — including CNBC, MSNBC, Universal Kids, USA Network, E!, Oxygen, Golf Channel, and Syfy — into a separate company. Comcast will retain its reality TV darling Bravo and the Peacock streaming service within its NBC TV business.