CNBC Asia
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| CNBC Asia | |
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| Launched | June 20 1995 |
| Owned by | NBC Universal |
| Slogan | "First in Business Worldwide" (Since 2006/10/28) |
| Headquarters |  Singapore |
| Website | http://www.cnbcasia.com/ |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Astro | Channel 91 |
| True Visions (Thailand) | Channel 73 Digital (Analogue 44) |
| Foxtel Digital (Australia) | Channel 652 |
| Cable | |
| StarHub | Channel 15 |
| Foxtel Digital (Australia) | Channel 652 |
| Optus TV (Australia) |
Channel 652 |
| IPTV over ADSL | |
| Taiwan Chunghwa Telecom MOD [1] | Channel 78 |
| Online Watching | |
| Taiwan HiNet HiChannel | [2]: Free 300K [3]: Paid 600K or 1200K (NT$30 per month) |
CNBC Asia is a business news channel in Asia. A subsidiary of NBC Universal, it is the Asian service of Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC). It is broadcast from Singapore and Hong Kong.
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[edit] History
CNBC Asia launched in 1995. On December 9, 1997, Dow Jones & Company and NBC announced the merger of their international business news channels. This resulted in a merger of CNBC Asia with Dow Jones' Asian Business News, and likewise of CNBC Europe with European Business News.
From then (until January 2006) the international CNBC services carried the tagline "A Service of NBC (Universal) and Dow Jones" (or depending on other local partners, a variation of this tagline). Correspondents from Dow Jones Newswires contribute to the channels.
[edit] Other CNBC Asia Pacific services
CNBC Asia Pacific provides the following opt-out services, which largely broadcast the same programmes as CNBC Asia, but provide a local ticker and some opt-out programming:
- CNBC Singapore
- CNBC Hong Kong
- CNBC Australia
In conjunction with local partners it provides the following local services:
- CNBC-TV18 (formerly CNBC India)
- Nikkei CNBC (in Japan)
- Etomato (in South Korea, since May 26, 2006) [4]
- Etomato airs LIVE CNBC U.S. programs weeknights from 12AM to 7AM KST, including the second hour of Morning Call, Power Lunch, Street Signs, Closing Bell, and Kudlow & Company. [5]
- Formerly MBN-CNBC was also provided in Korea. However CNBC Asia and MBN agreed to dissolve their partnership in May 2005.
In July 2005, it was announced that NBC Universal would take full control of CNBC Asia from 31 December 2005, subject to clearance. The channel name reverted from "CNBC Asia - A Service of NBC Universal and Dow Jones" to simply "CNBC Asia" on 1 January 2006.
It was announced on March 5, 2007 that CNBC Asia will be opening a bureau in Sydney to track the Australian markets. This is in light of the recent global market correction. Squawk Box will have live reports from Jeffrey James (a former ABC and Channel Nine reporter). This marks the first time that Squawk has an Australian correspondent since Mark Laudi returned to Singapore from Sydney.
During the week commencing Monday 19 March 2007, CNBC Asia commenced promotions for Squawk Australia, hosted by James, which debuted on Monday 26 March 2007 from a studio in Sydney. It airs from 8am Sydney time (6am SIN/HK/TWN Time) weekdays. A revamped Asia Squawk Box, anchored by Amanda Drury and Martin Soong, follows from 9am Sydney time (7am SIN/HK) weekdays.
CNBC also launched two brand new shows that replaced Market Watch and the CNBC Europe programme Today's Business. CNBC's Cash Flow, anchored by Amanda Drury and Maura Fogarty, is intensely trader and investor based. Following on from the sucess of Worldwide Exchange, another joint production, Capital Connection was launched. It is anchored by Maura Fogarty in Singapore, and Steve Sedgwick in London. Unlike Worldwide Exchange, which is produced by CNBC Europe, Capital Connection is produced by CNBC Asia.
[edit] Programming
[edit] Present Shows
The channel's major weekday business day programmes are:
| SIN/HK/TWN | Mon.-Thurs. | Fri. | Anchor/Host | |
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without DST circa Nov.–Mar. |
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| 6a-7a |
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Jeffrey James | ||
| 7a-10p |
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Martin Soong, Amanda Drury | ||
| 10a-12p |
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Maura Fogarty, Amanda Drury | ||
| 12p-1p |
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Maura Fogarty, Steve Sedgwick | ||
| 1p-4p | 2p-5p |
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Geoff Cutmore | |
| 4p-6p | 5p-7p |
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Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Ross Westgate, Christine Tan | |
| 6p-630p | 7p-730p |
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Asia Market Week: Maura Fogarty Managing Asia: Christine Tan US Squawk Box: Joe Kernen, Carl Quintanilla, Rebecca Quick, Charles Gasparino |
| 630p-7p | 730p-8p |
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| 7p-9p | 8p-10p |
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| 9p-10p | 10p-11p |
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Mark Haines, Erin Burnett, David Faber | |
| 10p-12a | 11p-1a |
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Liz Claman, Mark Haines (10-11am ET), Michelle Caruso-Cabrera (11am-noon ET) | |
| SIN/HK/TWN | Tues.-Sat. | Anchor/Host | ||
| with DST circa Apr.–Oct. |
without DST circa Nov.–Mar. |
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| 12a-2a | 1a-3a |
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Bill Griffeth, Sue Herera | |
| 2a-3a | 3a-4a |
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Erin Burnett | |
| 3a-5a | 4a-6a |
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Maria Bartiromo, co-hosted with Dylan Ratigan and Bob Pisani (Wednesdays ET only) for the 3-4pm ET hour (Ratigan/Pisani live from NYSE) | |
| 5a-6a | 6a-7a (Sat only) |
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Lawrence Kudlow | |
| 7a-8a (Sat only) |
8a-9a (Sat only) |
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Dylan Ratigan | |
CNBC Asia runs a ticker providing information from major Asian stock exchanges, as well as US and Europe recaps, on screen during business day programmes. CNBC Asia's on-air look was revamped on October 30, 2006, aligning its graphics package to that of CNBC US and CNBC Europe. However, they elected to keep the theme music the same as the previous graphics package. On 26 March 2007, CNBC Asia introduced more changes to its on-air look, with new "lower thirds" similar to those used on CNBC US since December 2006, along with changing to the new US theme music. A new studio, the first for CNBC Asia since the early 2000s, also made its debut on that date.
[edit] Past shows
Among the shows that have been canceled are:
- Breakfast Briefing (replaced by CNBC Today on April 3rd, 2000)
- CNBC Today (replaced by Asia Wake Up Call on March 18th, 2002)
- Asia Wake Up Call (replaced by Asia Squawk Box on 2003)
- Trading Day (replaced by Asia Market Watch on April 3rd, 2000)
- Lunch Money (replaced by Power Lunch Asia on November 1st, 1999)
- Asia Power Lunch
- Asia Market Wrap (replaced by Europe Squawk Box then Worldwide Exchange on December 19th, 2005)
- Asia Nightly News (replaced by e on July 3rd, 2000)
- Asia Business Center (replaced by CNBC Tonight)
- The Asian Wall Street Journal (replaced by CNBC Tonight)
- e (replaced by CNBC Tonight)
- Generation e (replaced by CNBC Tonight)
- CNBC Tonight (replaced by Worldwide Exchange)
- CEO Australia
- Australia Business Centre
- Far Eastern Economic Review
- Lo & Company
- Asia Market Watch (replaced by CNBC's Cash Flow and Asia Squawk Box on March 26th, 2007)
[edit] Personalities
[edit] Present Personalities
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[edit] Past Anchors
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[edit] CNBC Asia Taglines
- "First in Business Worldwide" (Since October 28th, 2006)
- "The World Leader in Business News" (since 2004)
- "Profit from it" (since October 30th, 2000)
- "Business Intelligence" (1998—October 29th, 2000)
[edit] External link
- http://www.cnbcasia.com CNBC Asia
| (SIN/HK/TWN time) CNBC Asia Weekdays edit |
w/ DST | 6a-7a | 7a-10a | 10a-12p | 12p-1p | 1p-4p | 4p-6p | 6p-9p | 9p-10p | 10p-12a | 12a-2a | 2a-3a | 3a-5a | 5a-6a |
| no DST | unknown | 2p-5p | 5p-7p | 7p-10p | 10p-11p | 11p-1a | 1a-3a | 3a-4a | 4a-6a | 6a (Sat. only) | ||||
| Program | Squawk Australia |
Asia Squawk Box |
Cash Flow |
Capital Connection |
Europe Squawk Box |
Worldwide Exchange |
US Squawk Box |
US Squawk on the Street |
US Morning Call |
US Power Lunch |
US Street Signs |
US Closing Bell |
US Kudlow & Company |
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