Comcast Corp. named the board members of the planned spinoff Versant Media Group Inc., moving forward on separating cable channels from its NBCUniversal business.

Comcast unveiled eight new members of the first board of directors of Versant Media Group, which will house the bulk of NBCUniversal’s cable networks and certain digital businesses, including Versant CEO Mark Lazarus.

Comcast has unveiled the expected members of the first board of directors of Versant Media Group from the worlds of media, tech and finance including NBCUniversal's Mark Lazarus, who will lead the new company and Rebecca Campbell,