Later this yr, MSNBC is heading to Versant, which would be the new stand-alone house for present guardian firm Comcast’s cable networks.
Jacob Soboroff is becoming a member of MSNBC after the community spun off from Comcast.
(Patrick Randak)
The brand new firm has additionally attracted expertise and executives from CNN, Politico and the New York Occasions.
Whereas the channels going to Versant, which embody CNBC, Golf Channel and USA Community, face comparable challenges, the spinoff group is aggressively hiring and guarantees substantial funding within the channels that also flip a revenue.
Correspondents are additionally interested in the platform {that a} 24-hour cable community supplies.
Soboroff, the son of Los Angeles civic chief Steve Soboroff, has centered on points that enchantment to the MSNBC viewers.
He aggressively coated the household separation disaster on the southern border in 2018, which earned a Cronkite Award. He wrote a e-book on the subject and govt produced an Emmy-nominated documentary in 2024.
Most just lately in June 2025, Soboroff led MSNBC’s protection of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Los Angeles and the ensuing protests. His upcoming e-book, “Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster,” will probably be launched in January.
