Comcast will explore spinning off its cable networks. It’s the opening step in restructuring of one of the world’s largest media companies.

Analysts think Comcast’s sprawling empire could get more investor respect without its troubled cable networks, and the networks could benefit from being on their own as well.

Comcast is considering a spin off of its cable networks, and is only able to do so because it has been shutting down similar outlets for several years

The cable and entertainment company posted a jump in quarterly revenue, boosted by its media businesses.

Comcast is exploring the idea of making a stand-alone company for its cable networks. The American multinational telecommunications and media conglomerate is the second-largest cable provider in the United States,

Comcast is considering spinning off NBCUniversal's portfolio of cable networks into a new publicly traded company, president Mike Cavanagh said.

Comcast is contemplating the prospect of spinning off its cable networks into its own, standalone company, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia media and technology conglomerate is also open to partnerships with its streaming platform,