Posted on 1/06/126 by Colin Vassallo
USA Network, which holds the media rights deal for WWE
Smackdown in the United States, is no longer part of
NBCUniversal after the company was spun off to Versant.
Versant Media Group now includes most of NBCUniversal’s cable
TV stations such as USA, CNBC, SyFy, E!, and others.
Smackdown will fall under the USA Sports banner, joining the
English Premier League, Pac-12 Conference, NASCAR, PGA Tour,
WNBA, and other major sports which the company has rights to.
The new company is also trading under the VSNT symbol on
NASDAQ.