What is a Versant? Many of you were curious to know what that name meant, as it became the official name of Comcast/NBCUniversal’s spun-off linear cable network company. The name, revealed in May, was set to replace the placeholder name SpinCo, with Versant CEO Mark Lazarus describing the Versant name as “a blueprint for versatility, growth, and innovation.”
Bonus: Top 5 Questions For… feature
A shoutout to Fox News’ Will Cain, as the network’s then-newest kid on the weekday programming block had the most-read “5 Questions For…” feature for the year. Cain’s January appearance in the series looked at his game plan for winning the 4 p.m. ET hour.



