If you've listened to CNBC's lackluster explanation of the Verdant name and remain confused, I have some news for you. One of the proponents of Versant in the naming contest was advocating for "versant" not because of the mountain or hill slope... — read more 

What did it cost to get multi-billionaire Michael Jordan on Peacock? I'm guessing it is a non-trivial percentage of the annual $1.4 billion for Peacock's NBA content. I won't lie, I do very much want to hear Michael Jordan's take on games, but I'll... — read more 

Snazzy, Fun Name Alternatives for Comcast’s SpinCo (Versant) VibeCast Why It’s Snazzy: Combines “vibe” (energy, personality) with “broadcast,” capturing the dynamic feel of channels like MSNBC and E!. It’s hip, modern, and screams “we’re in tune... — read more 

In your time at Comcast, have there been moments where you felt your voice wasn’t fully heard? If so, do you think gender dynamics played a part?

https://deadline.com/2025/04/nbcuniversal-layoffs-spinco-1236379260/ More untangling. When are we gonna get an actual name for this company? SpinCo SpinCo SpinCo. It sounds stupid

The company is dying a very slow and painful death. The business units are crazed. Xfinity is barely living, losing cable subs all time. Internet is going down from T-Mobile and Verizon 5G. Xfinity Home Solutions is joke of the home security... — read more 

. Comcast's dwindling cable TV business. Partially mitigated by spinning some cable TV properties out of NBCUniversal. Regardless, the number of Comcast cable TV subscribers drops by about 2 million per year. . Comcast broadcast internet growth... — read more 

As part of a restructure that involved Effectv, FreeWheel, and Comcast Advertising, over 200 employees were let go. The restructured company will most likely just be called “Comcast Advertising”

Just got word today that 30 or so customer service level 1 agents are getting laid off. This is at a company with an awful reputation for customer service. I survived this round. I don’t think I’m gonna be so lucky next time.

Good heavens! Comcast has long been a highly political place, but I've never seen so much scheming and backstabbing among the senior staff and especially the mid-level managers. It's the same jockeying for position and power at all costs, but also... — read more 

I am going to remain anonymous but during my time at Comcast at a smaller Pennsylvania office I witnessed a manager in his 60’s making s-xual comments and jokes towards younger female employees. Freaked me out but I didn’t say anything because I did... — read more 

Confidential (Date) (Mgr Name) As shared in September 2024, Comcast Business HQ is looking at in-office attendance on a quarterly basis to identify employees who are averaging less than one or less than two days per week across the quarter. To... — read more 

Apparently DOGE has inspired some even in already layoff-happy Comcast. There's a cross-org team focused on further integrating NBCUniversal into Comcast, and as a byproduct, eliminating many redundant positions and offshoring a lot more. One of the... — read more 

I see NBC extended it coverage of the Olympics by a few years:... — read more 

Is Comcast's push to moce work to the CIEC running afoul of new EEOC priorities? https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/talent-acquisition/eeoc-anti-american-discrimination-immigrant-workers quote from the article linked above: “The EEOC is putting... — read more 

The universe apparently doesn't like Comcast's recent conduct. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/comcast-shares-plunge-15-8-142600025.html

The link shown here is a letter that was sent to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts about allegations of potentially illegal DEI activity at Comcast and NBCUniversal: https://x.com/BrendanCarrFCC/status/1889752017150812321/photo/1. I'm am interested in your... — read more 

Regarding the Feb 24th post from Donald Trump calling CEO Brian Roberts a "l-wlife", is there any other reason for that other than Comcast's current ownership of MSNBC? Here is a link to an image of that original Truth Social post, but reposted from... — read more 

That was an interesting meeting! My feeling: If you have an office in NJ and do most of your work on site for a SpinCo property, you are likely safe by the "operational readiness" target. If you're mostly remote or don't do any work for a SpinCo... — read more 

What in the world was that? Only two audience questions: one about DEI and one joke question from Al Roker. Don't even bother next time, just give us the powerpoint

Dont know if its been announced yet publicly or why no one has commented... huge wave of layoffs from Comcast across all divisions. No telling how many affected

Design leaders and design teams are now and reporting out to HQ, one director, and two sups were cut, and the last day is March 28. This happening in other markets. Survey and permiting with go to local construction.

For those considering working somewhere within the Comcast family of businesses, I'd like to put together a list of things for people to know before making that decision: Comcast favors sending any jobs that make business sense to either India... — read more 

Applied to Comcast senior audit position. Was curious on how the job is, pros, cons, worklife balance, travel etc.

I applied for internal audit in Philly. Was curious on how many in-office days are required and which days specifically.

According to Comcast's latest financial results, there was no growth whatsoever in Peacock subscribers in Q4 2024. For a company banking on Peacock as the future of NBCUniversal, that sounds like a pretty dismal result. And that is after NBC/Peacock... — read more 

Talk of a new basketball league being stood up as a rival to the NBA grow louder. If that happens, it sounds like it might diminish the value of Comcast's recent deal with the NBA and not be the subscriber draw to Peacock it is hoped to be. A... — read more 

For now. When our main source of increased revenue and profit is a movie instead of our core business, it shows just how much trouble we're really in. I know broadband revenue also went up despite the subscriber losses, but how long can we keep... — read more 

Am I petty? Yes. I'm rooting for the Kansas City Chiefs to win the 2025 Super Bowl due to a series of favorable late-game refereeing incidents so that Philly's citizens will riot and burn the town down. End of message.

Is AI (artificial intelligence) mature enough yet to take over some significant percentage of the Comcast companies' various call center work? For years I thought the jobs migrations were US/West --> India --> (eventually) Africa, but maybe now it's... — read more 

Comcast is laying off employees in batches to avoid the WARN Act requirements, showing zero regard for their workforce. Engineering is being outsourced to India while leadership remains in the US—mostly white men with a few tokens sprinkled in for... — read more 

I spent over 10 years at Comcast, working within the DevX organization, and my experience was painful. Layoffs are a regular occurrence at Comcast, but unlike other companies, they tend to do them quietly and in batches—often around the holidays... — read more 

TVNewser has confirmed that NBC News trimmed its staff count on Thursday, laying off around 40 people across various departments. According to sources, these cuts affect close to 3% of its 1,500-employee headcount. NBC News also has 50 open... — read more 

Read the news... NBCUniversal Unveils Leadership Restructuring Ahead of Cable Spinoff, Launches Universal Television Entertainment Group. Which teams are OUT along with their leaders from yesterday's announcement?

It looks like the layoffs are going to accelerate. There is much more cost to 10s of thousands of offshore and 100s of thousands of H1B compared to hiring 1000 US workers. We we multi the extra cost, it is extremely high for non-us workers. The... — read more 

Phone lost access to my email this afternoon and my work laptop can't connect to the internet. Now I have to go in tomorrow knowing full well what's about to happen. I wonder why they couldn't just Old Yeller me before I left today? Seems sort of... — read more 

I am trying to assess what business and financial impacts the new Trump administration might have on Comcast and NBCUniversal. I don't foresee Trump making good on any threats of anti-monolopy actions against Comcast, but I think NBCU might have two... — read more 

Is Peacock failing considered a given by the public at large? At the Golden Globes this year, Nikki Glaser said: “Eddie Redmayne did TV this year. He’s nominated for Peacock’s The Day of the Jackal. It’s about a top-secret elite sn---r who no one... — read more 

As a staff member, do you feel moving to SpinCO from NBCUniversal is wise, or a bad move? I'm happy to see Comcast moving quickly to fill the SpinCo's senior leadership team, but I'm thinking about rank-and-file staff now. Here's what I'm... — read more