Class CNBC (formerly CFN/CNBC) is an Italian
pay television channel
Channel, channels, channeling, etc., may refer to:
Geography
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, 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
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, and is a
joint venture between the publishing house
Class Editori
Class Editori S.p.A. is an Italian media conglomerate that is based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since November 30, 1998. It is also active in the field of television, radio and video information systems (Telesia Sistemi) br ...
, which holds a majority stake, along with
NBC Universal (owner of CNBC Europe) and Italy's largest commercial television company
Mediaset
Mediaset Italia S.p.A., also known as Mediaset, is an Italian-based mass media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company is controlled by the holding company MFE - MediaForEurope. Founded in 1987 by former ...
, 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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Origin of the name
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.
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
La7 and
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980.
On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a s ...
.
Class CNBC is also rebroadcast on ''Mediolanum Channel'', the
TV channel owned by
Banca Mediolanum
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.
See also
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ClassTV
ClassTV was an Italian TV Channel launched in 2003 owned by Class Editori (who also own Class CNBC).
The channel originally launched as an all-news channel and renamed before ''Class News msnbc'' on 6 September 2010 and after ''ClassTV MSNBC'' on ...
References
External links
Official websiteLive StreamingCNBC Live Stream
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Mediaset television channels
CNBC global channels
Class Editori
Italian-language television stations
Television channels and stations established in 2000
Mass media in Milan
24-hour television news channels in Italy