---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0002067876-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VSNT"
cik: "0002067876"
company_name: "Versant Media Group, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-14T11:04:36+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T11:12:31.682272+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Versant Media Q1 revenue $1.69B, net income $286M, declares $0.375 dividend, $100M ASR

## Summary
- Revenue $1.69B (-1.1% YoY); net income $286M (-22.1%); Adj. EBITDA $704M (-7.0%).
- Platforms revenue $192M (+9.5% YoY); content licensing $121M (+113.5%).
- Repurchased $100M shares; declared second quarterly cash dividend $0.375/share.
- Announced $100M accelerated share repurchase (ASR) transaction.
- Q1 first as independent company; strong viewership at CNBC, MS NOW, Golf Channel.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0002067876-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VSNT
- cik: 0002067876
- company_name: Versant Media Group, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-14T11:04:36+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2067876/000206787626000025/0002067876-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2067876/000206787626000025/vsnt-20260514.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0002067876-26-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Versant Media Group, Inc. reported the quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $1.69 Billion, net income $286 Million.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $1.69 Billion
  - Net income: $286 Million
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Versant Media Reports First Quarter 2026 Operating and Financial Results • Revenue of $1.69 Billion • Net Income Attributable to Versant of $286 Million
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2067876/000206787626000025/0002067876-26-000025-index.htm

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