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From MSNBC to ‘MS NOW’: Legacy of Microsoft’s news experiment echoes in network’s new name

MSNBC is rebranding to MS NOW, but Microsoft’s influence lingers. A look at the history of Microsoft’s role, and how the “MS” ...

MSNBC gets a new name; here's what it means

MSNBC is set to rebrand later this year, a move that marks its separation from NBC and the removal of the familiar peacock ...
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MSNBC rebrands as MS NOW before Comcast spinoff

Cable news channel MSNBC will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, according to internal memos seen by Reuters ...

MSNBC to Change Name to MS NOW Under Versant

Now, MSNBC is MS NOW. As MSNBC leaves NBCUniversal for Versant (fka SpinCo.), the cable news channel is rebranding to an ...

MSNBC is changing its name to MS NOW — and losing the iconic peacock logo — in split from NBC

MSNBC was launched in 1996 as part of a joint venture between NBC News and Microsoft — hence the “MS” in MSNBC. The name ...
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MS NOW: Everything Wrong With MSNBC’s New Name and Logo

Morning Joe hosts claim they love it. Everyone else says it sounds like a multiple-sclerosis charity with MS Paint branding.
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MSNBC to rebrand as MS NOW under Versant ownership

MSNBC will divorce itself from the NBC branding and rename itself “MS NOW” when the channel is spun out by Comcast and ...

MSNBC Rebrands as MS NOW, but the Web Domain Is for Korean Snowmobiles

Cable news channel MSNBC is going to rebrand as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, according to a new report from the ...