CNBC World

CNBC World
Launched July 1, 2001
Owned by NBCUniversal Television Group
(Comcast Corporation)
Picture format 720p (HDTV)
(HD feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for SDTVs)
Slogan First in Business Worldwide
Country United States
Broadcast area Worldwide
Headquarters Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States
Sister channel(s) U.S.
NBC
CNBC
MSNBC
The Weather Channel
NBCSN
E!
Golf Channel
Esquire Network
International
CNBC Europe
CNBC Asia
CNBC-TV18
Website www.cnbcworld.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV 357 (SD)
Cable
AT&T U-verse 217 (SD)
Verizon FiOS 106 (SD)
IPTV
Google Fiber 122 (SD)
Streaming media
RadixTV 23[1]

CNBC World is a business news channel operated in the United States by NBCUniversal.

the CNBC World logo in the CNBC global headquarters

The channel broadcasts programs from CNBC's international channels. The business day schedules of CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia are simulcasted live and in full as well as any extended programming from either network. Several other pre-taped shows from CNBC's different international channels (e.g. CNBC-TV18) can also be seen on the channel. The popular CNBC show American Greed and other CNBC specials are also broadcast on the channel.

Programming

In between live programs, various pre-taped magazine programs from CNBC's international channels are shown but these may be pre-empted for extended live coverage of speeches made by business leaders and FED officials.

Carriage

The channel has faced declining carriage in the United States. On December 31, 2011, Dish Network stopped carrying the channel. On July 23, 2012, Verizon FiOS removed the channel from Extreme HD package. Comcast removed the channel from its systems on July 10, 2012. On August 6, 2012, it was restored on some Comcast systems.

References

  1. RadixTV. "Radix TV". Retrieved 2011-10-27.

External links

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