July 30 (Reuters) - NBCUniversal on Thursday named outsider

Christopher Halpin as its next finance chief as it prepares to

separate from Comcast's ( CMCSA ) cable and broadband business

into a standalone public company.

Comcast ( CMCSA ) announced last month it would split off NBCUniversal

and Sky, unwinding 15 years of consolidation as legacy media

struggles against streaming rivals and industry dealmaking

accelerates.

Here are some details:

* Halpin will join the company from People Incorporated ( PPLI )

, formerly IAC, where he served as chief operating

officer and chief financial officer.

* Before that, he spent nearly a decade at the National

Football League, most recently leading digital, sports betting,

data and international expansion.

* NBCUniversal's current CFO Randy Culbertson will move into

a new role at the company, to be announced in the coming weeks.

* Halpin will report to Mike Cavanagh, Comcast's ( CMCSA ) co-CEO, who

is set to become NBCUniversal's chief executive once the split

is complete.