Versant Media Group, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $4.46B
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
About Versant Media
Television Broadcasting Stations, SIC 4833
Versant is a media and entertainment business operating across four core focus areas: political coverage and commentary, financial news and personal finance, golf and athletic participation, and sports alongside genre entertainment. The company conducts its business through a single reportable segment, distributing original, licensed, and acquired programming through television networks and companion digital platforms. Core brands include broadcast and cable networks such as MS NOW, CNBC, USA Network, Golf Channel, E!, SYFY, and Oxygen True Crime, along with digital services including GolfNow, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, and SportsEngine. Key customers and commercial counterparties include home viewing audiences, digital subscribers, advertisers, video programming distributors, and content licensing partners.
The company's television networks operate primarily in the United States, reaching tens of millions of domestic households. Internationally, Golf Channel distributes programming across more than 50 countries, and GolfNow lists tee time reservations at 9,000 golf courses worldwide. Versant employs roughly 4,400 people on a full-time equivalent basis, with about 9.5% based across more than 14 countries outside the United States. Corporate headquarters are situated at 229 West 43rd Street, New York, New York.
Summary of the business section of Versant Media's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Versant Media Group, Inc.
- Founded
- 2025
- Headquarters
- Philadelphia, PA
- Address
- One Comcast Center 19103
- Phone
- (215) 286-1700
- Website
- versantmedia.com
- Employees
- 4,400, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Television Broadcasting Stations
- Incorporated in
- Pennsylvania
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Deloitte & Touche LLP, New York, New York
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- VSNT
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 139M, Jul 31, 2026
- Filer category
- Non-accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 2067876
- CUSIP
- 925283103
- ISIN
- US9252831030
- LEI
- 254900D2Q5F5F229PU30
- EIN
- 00-0000000
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Mark H. Lazarus | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 627,018 |
| Thomas J. Reid | CLO and Secretary, Director | – |
| Jordan Fasbender | General Counsel & Corp. Sec. | 80,408 |
| Gregory Michael Wright | Chief Accounting Officer | 27,458 |
| Anand Kini | CFO and COO | 415,335 |
| Michael J. Cavanagh | President | – |
| Jason Armstrong | Chief Financial Officer | – |
| Daniel C. Murdock | Chief Accounting Officer | – |
| David Eun | Director | 7,497 |
| Creighton Condon | Director | 7,497 |
| Michael Aaron Conway | Director | 8,847 |
| Leonard Potter | Director | 20,997 |
| Maritza Gomez Montiel | Director | 7,514 |
| David C. Novak | Director | 163,679 |
| Gerald L. Hassell | Director | 17,799 |
| William Scott Mahoney | Director | 7,497 |
| Rebecca Campbell | Director | 7,497 |
| Corp Comcast | Director | 100 |
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2026 | Acquisition / sale | Completion of acquisition or disposition of assets (8-K Item 2.01) |
| Sep 18, 2025 | Spin-off | Registration as a new public company (Form 10), e.g. spin-off |