The rise of digital voices, and Comcast splitting in two, brings doomsday predictions for traditional media

Comcast’s cable networks, which include MSNBC and CNBC, make a heckuva lot of money.

It doesn’t matter.

As the Wall Street Journal first reported, the communications giant confirmed yesterday it’s spinning off almost all its cable properties, including USA, E!, Oxygen, Syfy and Golf Channel, which generated $7 billion in revenue in the latest 12-month period.