Europe Today 5.30-8am (UK), European Market Watch 8am-1pm, and Europe Tonight 5-6pm. So 8.5 hours of live European programming back then (plus a late-night repeat of Europe Tonight).
That's a pity to hear - at one stage CNBC Europe ran a completely independent business day schedule from 5:00am-6:00pm apart from some of US Squawk Box.
How long ago was that? For as long as I can remember (ie going back to the launch of Sky Digital in 1998), they've only had live European programming until lunchtime, and then an hour-long European Closing Bell (or its predecessors like Europe Tonight).
2000-3. The schedule if I remember correctly went:
5:00am Today's Business Europe
7:00am CNBC Europe Squawk Box
9:00am European Market Watch
11:00am Power Lunch Europe
1:00pm Squawk Box
3:00pm Morning Call (which I forgot about!!!)
4:00pm European Market Wrap - ran up until 6:00pm.
There was also a later show from Europe airing at 7:00pm for either 15 minutes or 30 mins, this was called Frankfurt Closing Bell and then Europe Tonight but ended when the Deutsche Bourse moved its closing bell to 4:30pm.
European Closing Bell is first casualty as last airing was on Wednesday. Now during weekdays 16.00 to 17.00 timeslot the CNBC US show Squawk Alley is aired.
Strange the goings on at CNBC London then. European Closing Bell doesn't air for 2 days shortly after it is announced that 2 London live hours are to be cut. Then the programme reappears again next week but just for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Any logic in this?
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Thanksgiving Day in US so no live programming from CNBC US. On CNBC in Europe Worldwide Exchange from the London studio finished at 11am and that it from London for today. Rest of day is filled with recorded shows. No European Closing Bell of course as it is Thursday!
TVNewser has learned CNBC president Mark Hoffman sent out a memo this morning announcing that CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia have merged to form CNBC International.
Though I accept that the 2011 merger did not result in EMEA and Asia receiving the same broadcast, which might be on the cards now.
One major problem these channels are having to face is the growth of broker IPTV services. A number of Mainstream brokers now offer video on their websites in decent quality in which their own advisers and specialists appear. The need for these institutions to publicise their own practices and views in a broadcast arena has diminished. Sad to see this output reduced, but the contributors are still being seen albeit more narrowcast than previously.
Has Bloomberg Europe had a schedule rejig? I've just turned on (just after 7.30am in London), and 'On the Move' is on - which previously used to start at 8am (as markets opened - hence the name).
Seems to be Countdown 6-7.30am then On The Move 7.30-9, The Pulse 9-10, and then Bloomberg Surveillance 10-12 coming from both New York and London. (There is also the 4.30-5pm European Market Close show from both New York and London)
FWIW European Closing Bell is on today on CNBC.
With CNBC refocusing London resources on digital, perhaps the Bloomberg 'model' would be a way to retain some European market close coverage once the changes happen. Half an hour jointly presented from New York and London, and probably mostly/wholly produced in the US?