VERSANT AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA ANNOUNCE TWO-YEAR NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP

NEW YORK, NY - November 13, 2026 - Versant Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VSNT) and Junior Achievement USA today announced a two-year national partnership focused on accelerating economic opportunity and mobility through financial literacy, career readiness and volunteerism.

Versant will commit $200,000 to the partnership, including support for learning spaces at Junior Achievement (JA) Finance Parks in New York and New Jersey. These interactive, hands-on spaces let students put financial literacy lessons into practice through real-world budgeting and financial decision-making.

CNBC will play a central role in the partnership, drawing on its leadership in business news and personal finance and building on its decades-long relationship with JA USA. Together, CNBC and JA USA have helped students build financial knowledge and explore pathways to economic opportunity through studio tours, conversations with CNBC anchors and journalists and other experiences that bring students closer to the worlds of business and media.

"Junior Achievement has spent decades opening doors for young people, and we're excited to bring that work to every part of Versant," said Steve Arocho, Head of Community Impact at Versant. "Through this partnership, students will see the full range of careers across news, sports and entertainment, and our team members will have new ways to share their time and expertise. It's the kind of enterprise-wide commitment our community impact strategy was built for."

"For years, CNBC and Junior Achievement have worked together to show students the world of business up close, and we've seen how much it means to them," said KC Sullivan, President of CNBC. "This partnership builds on that foundation. Helping people understand money and markets is what CNBC does every day, and we're proud to bring that work to the next generation."

"At Junior Achievement we are focused on accelerating economic opportunity and mobility by promoting those durable skills students need to thrive in an economy being reshaped by AI," said Jack Harris, CEO of Junior Achievement USA. "We look forward to building upon our strategic partnership with Versant and CNBC to prepare this and future generations for those careers and opportunities to come."

Versant team members will have opportunities to volunteer at the CNBC-led learning spaces in New York and New Jersey. They will also help develop curriculum and provide young people with career exposure opportunities across news, sports and entertainment.

Versant will also support Junior Achievement USA at the national level as an Impact Partner. The partnership advances Versant's enterprise-wide community impact strategy, which focuses on education, opportunity, empowerment, and goodwill. It also builds on the company's broader community work, including Fandango's round-up campaign for Boys & Girls Clubs of America and GolfNow's for Youth on Course, which have each raised more than $5 million.

About Junior Achievement USA

Junior Achievement is education for what's next. As a strategic partner working in collaboration with educators, employers, investors, leaders, and the communities they serve, we are dedicated to helping students achieve academically today and economically tomorrow. As a leader in experiential learning operating on a national scale with over a century of experience, we are driving toward lasting change. This means ensuring a generation of students has the transferable skills and competencies needed to navigate a rapidly changing world. By delivering career-connected learning, we are invested in accelerating economic opportunity and mobility through education. By helping students become confident, capable, and connected today, we can ensure they have access to opportunity-filled futures tomorrow. Junior Achievement reaches more than 4.8 million students annually across nearly 100 U.S. markets, and is part of JA Worldwide, which serves over 19.9 million students in more than 100 countries. Learn more at www.ja.org.

About Versant

VERSANT (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry-changing media and entertainment business and home to trusted brands that shape culture, inform audiences, and build lasting connections. It operates across four core markets: political news and opinion, business news and personal finance, golf, and sports and genre entertainment. These markets are served through a powerful portfolio of iconic and innovative brands, including CNBC, MS NOW, USA Network, Golf Channel, Oxygen, E!, SYFY, USA Sports, Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass and Full Swing. Visit www.VersantMedia.com for more information.

Media Contacts

Versant
Hartley Messer
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Junior Achievement USA
Edward Grocholski
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