Topic - Mark Lazarus

But it stuck, even after the NBC partnership with Microsoft that produced it ended, and Versant CEO Mark Lazarus said in the initial days of the spinoff that it would stay, making Monday's announcement an unexpected about-face.

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Lazarus also told employees Tuesday that MSNBC will keep its name.

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