CNBC Sport: Versant CEO Mark Lazarus outlines his sports strategy

CNBC Sport: Versant CEO Mark Lazarus outlines his sports strategy

Versant has already held talks with both the National Women's Soccer League and Major League Baseball about potentially acquiring live game rights.

Versant CEO: Comcast spin-off 'targeting sports rights for future'

Mark Lazarus, Versant CEO, said sports rights will be a core tenet of the spin-off's strategy.

Comcast spinoff Versant will pursue their own live sports rights

It’s a brand new day for several sports and cable channels that used to be under the Comcast/NBC umbrella, moving forward under the name Versant. Versant is the spinoff from Comcast containing several prominent cable channels including USA, Syfy, E!, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen and Golf Channel. While some of those channels have been synonymous with NBC’s lineup of live sports properties, the networks are going in a new direction as part of a brand new …

Spun off Comcast networks reportedly in talks with MLB, NWSL

The following article "Spun off Comcast networks reportedly in talks with MLB, NWSL" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The spinoff of ex-Comcast cable networks — Versant — is already looking to assemble its own suite of sports rights. Versant — the recently-named spinoff of most Comcast cable networks — has held talks with Major League Baseball and the NWSL about potential media rights deals, CEO Mark Lazarus told Alex Sherman of CNBC i…