# Versant Unlikely To Buy Skydance Cable Networks

> Versant Media CEO says Skydance's cable TV networks won't be acquired if they enter the market.
- Title: Versant Unlikely To Buy Skydance Cable Networks · Deadline
- Summary: Versant Media CEO says Skydance's cable TV networks won't be acquired if they enter the market. Versant Media CEO Mark Lazarus states the company won't buy…
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- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/10/versant-skydance-cable-tv-networks-ceo-1237169110
- Author: Dade Hayes
- Published: 2026-10-20T22:36:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: versant, skydance, cable networks, comcast, nbcuniversal, mark lazarus, axios media trends live, entertainment, culture
## Versant Media CEO Mark Lazarus
Versant Media CEO Mark Lazarus says the company spun off by Comcast/NBCUniversal earlier this year is unlikely to be a buyer if Skydance looks to shop some of its dozens of cable TV networks.
## Lazarus on cable assets
Buying more cable assets on a large scale would prolong our life but not necessarily make our life better because we would still have the secular decline.
## Lazarus on alternative verticals
Might there be some interest in another vertical that we could create around a pay television business?
## Key takeaway

Versant Media CEO Mark Lazarus states the company won't buy Skydance's cable TV networks due to secular decline risks.