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Business
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and financial
Finance
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news television channel
Television channel
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broadcast in Italy
Italy
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. It is essentially an Italian language
Italian language
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version of CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones...
, albeit with a major focus on the Italian financial markets. The channel is headquartered in Milan
Milan
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, site of the Borsa Italiana
Borsa Italiana
The Borsa Italiana S.p.A., based in Milan, is Italy's main stock exchange. It was privatised in 1997 and is a part of the London Stock Exchange Group plc since 2007. In 2005, the companies listed on the Borsa were worth US$890 billion...
, and is a joint venture
Joint venture
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between the publishing house Class Editori
Class Editori
Class Editori S.p.A. is an Italian media conglomerate, based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since November 30, 1998.-Overview:Founded in 1986 by Paolo Panerai, the publisher is primarily devoted to financial and lifestyle news....
, which holds a majority stake, along with NBC Universal
NBC Universal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
(owner of CNBC Europe) and Italy's largest commercial television company Mediaset
Mediaset
Mediaset S.p.A., known as Gruppo Mediaset in Italian, is an Italian-based media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country...
, who hold 20% of the channel each. The channel broadcasts for sixteen hours per day, covering trading in Europe
Europe
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, Asia
Asia
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and the United States
United States
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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.
Partnerships
CNBC Europe uses the reporters of Class CNBC for its coverage of the Italian markets. In addition, Class CNBC is contracted to provide business news updates for the news bulletins of the Italian networks La7La7
La7 is an Italian television channel owned by Telecom Italia Media and operated by Telecom Italia.-History:In 2001, Lorenzo Pellicioli and Roberto Colaninno, of Telecom Italia announced they had acquired Telemontecarlo, in order to create a strong competitor against the six other national channels...
and Canale 5
Canale 5
Canale 5 is an Italian private television network of Mediaset, the media branch of Fininvest. Canale 5 was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980, based on a local channel, TeleMilano 58, founded in 1978....
.
Class CNBC is also rebroadcast on Mediolanum Channel, the TV channel owned by Banca Mediolanum
Mediolanum (company)
Mediolanum S.p.A. is an Italian financial services company based in Basiglio near Milan, founded by Ennio Doris in 1982. Doris remains the chief executive officer and largest shareholder with around 40% of the company today. The second-largest shareholder with over 36% is Berlusconi's Fininvest...
.
Weekday programming
Class CNBC's primary weekday programmes are:| CET Central European Time Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00... |
Programme | Corresponding programs | On air look |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7AM - 9AM | |
Squawk Box Europe Squawk Box Europe Squawk Box Europe is a television business news programme on CNBC Europe, aired from 7-10am CET each weekday. It also airs on CNBC Asia between 2.30 p.m.-5.00 p.m. Hong Kong / Singapore time , and in the United States on CNBC World at the respective time, 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m., ET... |
Today's Business Today's Business (CNBC Europe) Today's Business was a business news programme aired on CNBC Europe from 6-7am CET between January 2001 and March 2007. The programme was originally based on the CNBC U.S. morning programme Today's Business, which was later replaced by the programme Wake Up Call... |
| 9AM - 10:10AM | |
Morning Exchange Morning Exchange (CNBC Europe) Morning Exchange is a television business news programme aired on CNBC Europe from 10am to noon CET between June 2003 and December 2005... |
Morning Exchange |
| 12PM - 12:30PM 1PM-1:20PM 2PM-2:20PM |
|
Power Lunch Europe Power Lunch Europe Power Lunch Europe is a television business news programme on CNBC Europe, aired from noon to 1 pm CET each weekday, though it shares little with its U.S. counterpart other than its name... |
Power Lunch Europe (September 2004 Opening Version) |
| 3PM-4:10PM 5PM-6PM |
|
Squawk on the Street Squawk on the Street Squawk on the Street, which debuted on December 19, 2005, is a business show on CNBC that follows the first 90 minutes of trading on Wall Street in the United States.... /European Closing Bell European Closing Bell European Closing Bell is a television programme aired on business news channel CNBC Europe from 5pm to 6pm CET , and from 11am to 12pm on CNBC World in the United States. The programme is presented from London by Guy Johnson and Louisa Bojesen... |
Made by the network using the European Closing Bell theme music (previously Market Watch ) |
| 6PM-7PM | |
Europe Tonight Europe Tonight Europe Tonight is an evening television business news programme which was broadcast on CNBC Europe from 2004 to 2009. The programme was most recently presented by Guy Johnson and Anna Edwards.-History:... |
Squawk Box Europe Squawk Box Europe Squawk Box Europe is a television business news programme on CNBC Europe, aired from 7-10am CET each weekday. It also airs on CNBC Asia between 2.30 p.m.-5.00 p.m. Hong Kong / Singapore time , and in the United States on CNBC World at the respective time, 1:00 a.m. - 4:00 a.m., ET... |
| 10PM-10:20PM | |
US Closing Bell Closing Bell Closing Bell can refer to two CNBC programs, the original Closing Bell on CNBC , and European Closing Bell on CNBC Europe.-About the show:... |
European Closing Bell European Closing Bell European Closing Bell is a television programme aired on business news channel CNBC Europe from 5pm to 6pm CET , and from 11am to 12pm on CNBC World in the United States. The programme is presented from London by Guy Johnson and Louisa Bojesen... (previously Business Center as of 2005) |
Class CNBC also carries some news and lifestyle programming from Class News
Class News
ClassTV MSNBC is an Italian news and entertainment television channel, owned by the media conglomerate Class Editori ....
and Class Life (mainly during the nights and on Saturdays and Sundays) and weather updates from EPSON Meteo.
Il Punto
"Il Punto" is a weeknight segment, similar to "Europe Update" on CNBC Europe, that wraps the business day in Italy and Europe. The programme is aired from CNBC Europe's video wall and hosted by correspondent Angela Antetomaso at 7PM and repeated across the night. Il Punto has the same opening used by Today's BusinessToday's Business (CNBC Europe)
Today's Business was a business news programme aired on CNBC Europe from 6-7am CET between January 2001 and March 2007. The programme was originally based on the CNBC U.S. morning programme Today's Business, which was later replaced by the programme Wake Up Call...
between 2002 and 2004.