In a meeting at CNBC headquarters Thursday afternoon, incoming boss Mark Lazarus presented a bullish view of the future after the news that Comcast would spin off the network, reports Geoff Weiss and Lucia Moses of Business Insider.
Weiss and Moses report, “On Wednesday, CNBC anchors shared some worries and dark humor on-air, with ‘Squawk Box’ coanchor Joe Kernan quipping, ‘We’re going out into the cold, cruel world.’
“Lazarus, who will be SpinCo’s CEO, addressed a packed newsroom Thursday at CNBC and didn’t hold a Q&A, though he mingled with staff and took questions one-on-one afterward. While speaking with staff, Lazarus said the new company would keep the money generated by its properties and pursue other M&A targets, describing it as entrepreneurial and flexible, one CNBC staffer said.
“Lazarus said SpinCo ‘would be a predator, not prey’ and examine various targets ‘like digital businesses and IP,’ a second CNBC staffer recalled.”
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