The cable and entertainment company posted a jump in quarterly revenue, boosted by its media businesses.

Comcast is considering spinning off NBCUniversal's portfolio of cable networks into a new publicly traded company, president Mike Cavanagh said.

Comcast will explore spinning off its cable networks. It’s the opening step in restructuring of one of the world’s largest media companies.

Comcast is contemplating the prospect of spinning off its cable networks into its own, standalone company, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia media and technology conglomerate is also open to partnerships with its streaming platform,