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. CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin joins Joe Scarborough to break the news.

Morning Joe hosts claim they love it. Everyone else says it sounds like a multiple-sclerosis charity with MS Paint branding.

And the new MS moniker could also cause some confusion with an emerging digital product tied to NBC News. NBC News Now is an ad-supported streaming service that has gradually expanded its hours and features shows led not only by “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas, but also Hallie Jackson and Gadi Schwartz.

MSNBC is rebranding to MS NOW, but Microsoft’s influence lingers. A look at the history of Microsoft’s role, and how the “MS” lives on.

Reactions rolled out on the news that MSNBC is getting a new name, MS NOW, and a new logo that drops the peacock symbolism.

The progressive cable news network MSNBC will formally change its name later this year to MS NOW, standing for My Source for News, Opinion, and the World.

Cable news channel MSNBC will rebrand as My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW, ahead of the planned spinoff of the bulk of parent Comcast's NBCUniversal cable networks later this year, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.