MSNBC will change its name to MS Now, for My Source News Opinion World, and unveil a new logo this year as part of the cable news channel’s spinoff from the Comcast-owned media company NBCUniversal.

The name change is part of the cable network’s coming spin-off from NBCUniversal. The progressive cable news network MSNBC will formally change its name later this year to MS Now, standing for My ...