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.