CNBC Africa

CNBC Africa

Launched	2007-06-01
Owned by	Africa Business News (franchisee)
Slogan	First In Business Worldwide
Headquarters	Johannesburg, South Africa
Website	http://www.cnbcafrica.com/

CNBC Africa is a television service for Sub-Saharan Africa which was launched by CNBC and Africa Business News Limited on June 1, 2007.^[1] CNBC Africa is headquartered in Sandton, Johannesburg.

Initially, CNBC Africa will have bureaus in Nairobi (Kenya), Abuja and Lagos (Nigeria), Cape Town (South Africa) and London. The channel will produce 9 hours local programming per business day. ^[2] CNBC Africa will be anchored by Bronwyn Nielsen, Byron Kennedy, Alishia Naidoo, Leigh Roberts, Peter Ndoro, Lerato Mbele, Nikiwe Bikitsha and Mandlakazi Mpahlwa. The channel will also feature programmes and updates from CNBC Europe, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, the US and other CNBC affiliates around the world.

For the launch of the channel on 1st June CNBC Africa broadcast an 1hr interview with The president of the Republic of South Africa. This interview could be watched by viewers in Africa, Europe and US (with CNBC WORLD).

CNBC Africa took many openings from its sister nework CNBC Europe, but some of them are produced by th network. CNBC Africa and CNBC Arabiya uses the same ticker and graphic package, for that CNBC Africa may be a CNBC Europe branch.

Programs

CAT	Programme	Hosts
0400-0600	Cash Flow	Maura Fogarty & Amanda Drury
0600-0700	Business AM	Leigh Roberts & Peter Ndoro
0700-0800	Squawk Box Europe	Geoff Cutmore, with reporters Louisa Bojesen, Anna Martin and Steve Sedgwick
0800-0830	Breakfast Briefing	Leigh Roberts & Peter Ndoro
0830-0900	Morning Call	Leigh Roberts & Peter Ndoro
0900-0930	Open exchange	Alishia Naidoo & Leigh Roberts
0930-1000	Taking Stock	Alishia Naidoo & Leigh Roberts
1000-1015	Lagos Open	Alishia Naidoo & Leigh Roberts
1015-1100	Worldwide Exchange	Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, Ross Westgate, Christine Tan
1100-1130	Mid-Morning Update
1130-1200	Street Talk	Alishia Naidoo & Leigh Roberts
1200-1230	Mid-day	Alishia Naidoo & Leigh Roberts
1230-1300	Power Lunch
1300-1500	US Squawk Box	Joe Kernen, Carl Quintanilla, Rebecca Quick, Charles Gasparino
1500-1600	US Squawk On The Street	Mark Haines, Erin Burnett, David Faber
1600-1630	Regional Update	Bronwyn Nielsen & Byron Kennedy
1630-1700	Markets Close	Bronwyn Nielsen & Byron Kennedy
1700-1730	Markets Roundup
1730-1800	European Closing Bell	Guy Johnson
1800-1900	US Power Lunch	Bill Griffeth & Sue Herera
1900-2000	Business Tonight	Bronwyn Nielsen & Byron Kennedy
2000-2030	World Index London	Bronwyn Nielsen & Byron Kennedy (and Kerima Kamal from London)
2030-2100	Kaleidoscope	Mandlakazi Mpahlwa
2100-2110	News@Nine	Nikiwe Bikitsha
2110-2150	The Other Dimension	Lerato Mbele
2150-2200	US Closing Bell	Maria Bartiromo
2200-2230	Different shows everyday
2230-2300	US Closing Bell	Maria Bartiromo
2300-0000	Europe Tonight	Guy Johnson

Presenters

Alishia Naidoo
Bronwyn Nielsen
Byron Kennedy
Fenly Foxen
Leigh Roberts
Lerato Mbele
Mandlakazi Mpahlwa
Nikiwe Bikitsha
Peter Ndoro

External links

CNBC Africa official website

References

^ CNBC to launch new afiliate channel in Africa. CNBC Europe (31 August 2006).
^ CNBC pushes hard to fend off rival Fox. International Herald Tribune (1 October 2006).

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Co-owned with Microsoft in a joint venture (82% owned by NBC, 18% owned by Microsoft).
The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN). KNSD also includes a repeater used for rebroadcast of Entravision's KBNT-CA.
Owned by Commercial Broadcasting Corp., and operated by the NBC / LIN joint venture (see note 2)
A joint venture between NBC Universal and its broadcast affiliates.
Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks
The station is owned by NBC Universal, but is controlled by ZGS Broadcast Holdings.
Acquisition pending; expected to close November 2007.
Sale pending.

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