The executive ranks of the cable network entity spinning off from Comcast/NBCUniversal later this year have been filled in with a handful of appointments.

Val Boreland will become president of entertainment at the new venture, comprised of most of the company's cable channels.

The spin-off of the cable TV network portfolio, which will be completed later this year, will be led by Mark Lazarus and Anand Kini

Comcast has announced additional appointments to the planned leadership team at SpinCo, the publicly traded company that will include USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel,