On its third-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts, Comcast said it is exploring creating a new stand-alone entity to house its cable networks.

Analysts think Comcast’s sprawling empire could get more investor respect without its troubled cable networks, and the networks could benefit from being on their own as well.

Comcast has begun to explore a separation of its cable networks business.During Thursday's earnings call with investors, Mike Cavanagh, president of Comcast, said the company is exploring creating "a new,

The company’s president, Mike Cavanagh, said the company was also considering finding a partner for its Peacock streaming service.

Comcast will explore spinning off its cable networks. It’s the opening step in restructuring of one of the world’s largest media companies.

Comcast is contemplating the prospect of spinning off its cable networks into its own, standalone company, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The Philadelphia media and technology conglomerate is also open to partnerships with its streaming platform,