The site became NBCNews.com, signifying the end of a relationship between NBC and Microsoft that dates back to the earliest days of the commercial Web. Early next year, MSNBC.com will be reborn as a stand-alone site for the cable channel MSNBC, ending the brand confusion that has plagued the site in the past.
With the changes, we will fully own our digital businesses, said Steve Capus, the president of NBC News. Thats because the company that controls NBC, Comcast, is acquiring Microsofts 50 percent stake in the joint venture that brought MSNBC.com to life in the mid-1990s in effect, a big investment by Comcast in the news divisions future.
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