This is a list of channels broadcast under the CNBC brand (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) by NBCUniversal and its affiliates around the world. Following on from the original United States-based channel, launched in 1989, European and Asian versions were established in 1995 and 1996 respectively. [1] Since then, sub-continental and local language versions of the channel have been created in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, many under a licensing agreement. At present, sixteen distinct CNBC channels exist worldwide, of which seven are wholly owned by NBCUniversal and a further nine have NBCUniversal as a minority stakeholder or a licensor. A further channel, the Korean language operated SBS-CNBC, began broadcasting on December 28, 2009, in conjunction with Seoul Broadcasting System. [2] [3] Later, the Indonesian Language operated CNBC Indonesia, is launched in 2018 in conjunction with Trans Media. [4] [5]
Channel | Established | Owner(s) [A] | Language | Headquarters | Area served |
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Class CNBC | 2000 [B] | Class Editori (60%), Mediaset (20%), NBCUniversal (20%) | Italian | Milan | Italy |
CNBC | 1989 | NBCUniversal | English | Englewood Cliffs | United States |
CNBC Africa | 2007 | NBCUniversal / Africa Business News | English | Johannesburg | Africa |
CNBC Arabia | 2003 | Middle East Business News (franchisee) | Arabic | Dubai | Arab World |
CNBC Asia | 1995 [C] | NBCUniversal [D] | English | Singapore | Asia |
CNBC Awaaz | 2005 | TV18 (90%), NBCUniversal (10%) | Hindi | Mumbai | India |
CNBC Europe | 1996 [E] | NBCUniversal [F] | English | London | Europe |
CNBC TV18 | 1999 [G] | TV18 (90%), NBCUniversal (10%) | English | Mumbai | India |
CNBC World | 2001 | NBCUniversal [H] | English | Englewood Cliffs | United States |
Nikkei CNBC | 1999 | Nikkei (51%), NBCUniversal, TV Tokyo, Jupiter TV | Japanese [I] | Tokyo | Japan |
CNBC Indonesia | 2018 | Trans Media (franchisee) | Indonesian | Jakarta | Indonesia |
JKN-CNBC | 2020 | JKN Global Group (franchisee) | Thai | Bangkok | Thailand |
CNBC Bajar | 2014 [6] | TV18 (75%), NBCUniversal and Zee Network(10%-25%) | Gujarati | New Delhi | India |
CNBC Tamilan | 2006 | TV18 (25%), NBCUniversal and Zee Network(65%-10%) | Tamil | Greater Noida | India |
CNBC Bangles | 2002 | TV18 (75%), NBCUniversal and Zee Network(10%-25%) | Bangla | New Delhi | India |
CNBC Turkey | 2023 | NBCUniversal and İlbak Holding | Turkish | Istanbul | Turkey |
CNBC Pakistan | 2024 | NBCUniversal and ARY Network | Urdu | Islamabad | Pakistan |
CNBC Indias | 2024 | NBCUniversal and Zee Network | English | Mumbai | India |
CNBC Arabsphere | 2024 | Middle East Business News and NBCUniversal | English | Dubai | UAE |
CNBC Australasia | 2024 | NBCUniversal | English | Sydney | Australia |
CNBC Philippines | 2024 | GMA Network Inc. (franchisee) | English | Manila | Philippines |
TVN CNBC started in 2007 and closed in 2014, in Poland. CNBC-e started in 2000 and closed in 2015 in Turkey. MBN-CNBC started in 2002 and rechanged mbn in 2005 and relaunched general channel Maeil Broadcasting Network in 2011 in South Korea, CNBC was also cooperated with etomato and Chosun Ilbo (now cooperate with Seoul Broadcasting System). CNBC Pakistan started in 2005 and became Jaag TV in 2013 in Pakistan. SBS CNBC started on December 28, 2009, and closed on December 31, 2020, and became SBS Biz.
The following channels are not independent operational entities, but rather sub-regional services operated by CNBC Europe and Asia. They largely show identical programming to the main pan-regional feed, but operate a localised ticker relevant to that particular area and in some cases air area-specific advertising.
Channel | Parent | Notes | |||
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CNBC AU/NZ | CNBC Asia | Has some opt-out slots from pan-regional schedule for additional airings of Australian progr | CNBC Benelux | CNBC Europe | |
CNBC Hong Kong | CNBC Asia | ||||
CNBC Nordic | CNBC Europe | Formerly aired some original programming | |||
CNBC Singapore | CNBC Asia | ||||
CNBC UK | CNBC Europe | Airs some local advertising and formerly aired some original programming |
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. Headquartered at the Comcast Building in New York City, NBC also has offices in Los Angeles at 10 Universal City Plaza and in Chicago at the NBC Tower.
CNBC is an American basic cable business news channel and website. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk shows, investigative reports, documentaries, infomercials, reality shows, and other programs at all other times. Along with Fox Business and Bloomberg Television, it is one of the three major business news channels. It also operates a website and mobile apps, whereby users can watch the channel via streaming media, and which provide some content that is only accessible to paid subscribers. CNBC content is available on demand on smart speakers including Amazon Echo devices with Amazon Alexa, Google Home and app devices with Google Assistant, and on Apple Siri voice interfaces including iPhones. Many CNBC TV shows are available as podcasts for on-demand listening.
Consumer News and Business Channel Europe is a business and financial news television channel which airs across Europe. The station is based in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with organisations including Dow Jones & Company. Along with CNBC Asia, the channel is operated by the Singapore-headquartered CNBC subsidiary company CNBC International, which is in turn wholly owned by NBCUniversal.
CNBC Asia is a business news television channel owned by NBCUniversal. It is the Asian service of CNBC. Its programmes originate from Singapore. It was officially opening ceremony at grand opening or formally opening breakfast in Singapore on 20 June 1995 at 6:00am SST based in Singapore and it operated from CNBC Asia's head office and headquarters in Singapore. Currently, it provides business and market information to 385 million people globally.
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate corporation that is a division of Comcast and is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
NBCUniversal Media Group is the television and streaming arm of NBCUniversal, and the direct descendant and successor of the former division NBCUniversal Television Group, which existed from 2004 to 2019.
International Media Distribution (IMD) (formerly International Networks), a division of NBCUniversal, is a leading provider of in-language networks which facilitates the distribution of Asian, European, Middle Eastern and Hispanic channels and Video On Demand services across all platforms including, cable, satellite and OTT.
CNBC World is an American pay television business news channel operated by the NBCUniversal News Group which provides coverage of world markets alongside the domestic CNBC service, using programs from CNBC's international networks based in Europe, Asia, India, and other regions served by a domestic CNBC channel or affiliate. Effectively, this makes the network's prime time timeslot the graveyard slot, due to time zone differences, when it simulcasts live programming from their overseas sister networks. During U.S. trading hours covered by the main CNBC network, several other pre-taped shows from CNBC's different international channels are also seen on the channel, along with CNBC Prime reality programming such as American Greed and other CNBC specials are shown, in order to force viewers to tune in to the main CNBC service for business information outside the Eurasian market days.
Sanjay Pugalia is a veteran Indian political and business journalist with print and broadcast experience who is the former editor-in-chief of CNBC Awaaz in Mumbai, India. He was hired as a senior news director by several start-up Hindi-language news channels at their launching, including Star News and CNBC Awaaz. He is the Editorial Director of The Quint as of 2021.
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Class CNBC is an Italian pay television channel, working as a localised version of CNBC Europe, albeit with a major focus on the Italian financial markets. The channel is headquartered in Milan, site of the Borsa Italiana, and is a joint venture between the publishing house Class Editori, which holds a majority stake, along with NBC Universal and Italy's largest commercial television company Mediaset, who hold 20% of the channel each. The channel broadcasts for sixteen hours per day, covering trading in Europe, Asia and the United States and it has correspondents in other countries, such as at CNBC Europe in London. Class CNBC uses the current on-air graphical look of CNBC Europe, but it has used the same ticker since the launch of the channel. The director is Andrea Cabrini.
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SBS Biz is a 24-hour business news channel in South Korea.
Maeil Broadcasting Network, Inc. (MBN) is a South Korean cable TV network operated by the Maeil Business Newspaper.