CNBC Europe
Summary
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. As the most viewed pan-European financial TV channel according to the 2007 EMS survey, the broadcaster reaches over 100 million households across the continent.CNBC Europe began broadcasts in March 1996, as a wholly owned subsidiary of NBC. On 9 December 1997, the channel announced that it would merge with the Dow Jones news channel in Europe, European Business News. The merger took place in February 1998, upon which the channel then became known officially as "CNBC Europe - A Service of NBC and Dow Jones".CNBC Europe has leaned generally on the U.S.
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NBC News President Steve Capus will step down
NBC News President Steve Capus, who presided over years of strong ratings at the news division and expanded digital offerings but was hurt by the downfall of the "Today" show, said Friday that he was resigning.
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Steve Capus Out at NBC News
In a memo issued to staffers, Capus said that while it is “an extremely difficult decision to walk away from [NBC News],” it was “time to head in a new direction. ”.
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FCC Set to Decide on Program Access Rule
Programming lineups at most cable and satellite systems look alike, carrying the same networks and channels, with only a few exceptions. That could be about to change. When the Federal Communications Commissions returns from the long Labor Day weekend, it will have a month to decide whether or not it wants to retire a 20-year rule that requires cable companies that own programming, like Comcast or Cablevision, to make their programming available to their competitors at reasonable terms.
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The newsonomics of breakthrough digital TV, from Aereo to Dyle and MundoFox to Google Fiber
In 1998, when Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. bought the Los Angeles Dodgers, the storied franchise was worth $380 million. News Corp. sold the team in 2003 for $430 million. After winning the ability to negotiate a new multi-billion sports TV contract this fall, they sold earlier this year for $2 billion, blowing the lid off sports property values.
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Where to watch the London 2012 Olympics live online & on your mobile device
All eyes are on London these days, where athletes of the world are getting ready to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games. And there’s some good news for sports fans: Not only are the main competitions scheduled to happen during times when most of us in North America are actually awake, you’ll also be able to watch almost everything in real-time online – as opposed to the hours of tape delay that are common for traditional TV coverage of the games.
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Obama Stimulates NBC's Olympic Haul
NBCUniversal has booked more than $1 billion in national TV and digital advertising for its coverage of the 2012 Olympic games. And while you can count President Obama as one of the Games' sponsors, none of NBCU's windfall appears to have come originated in Gov. Mitt Romney’s coffers.
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Journalists beware: Shell Arctic hoax signals move from subtle spin to activist deception
As if journalists weren’t already confounded enough by the misdirection of spin machines and talking points, they now risk being duped by publicity campaigns using blatant hoaxes.
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WWE partners with Tout, joins $13.4m investment round
WWE today announced an investment in and strategic partnership with Tout, a deal that provides better visuals than the rest of the $13. 4 million in series B financing the social video platform announced.
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What’s next for newspapers?
Not so very long ago, the newspaper business was a snap: Build the largest possible audience, sell the most possible ads, charge the highest possible rates, print the fattest possible papers and pump out the biggest possible profits. This enviable model worked exquisitely for generations, because publishers had little, if any competition.
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TV Sports: Major League Baseball Wants More Money From TV Contracts
NBC’s interest in gaining a contract with Major League Baseball should help the sport increase the money it collects each year from deals like its current ones with ESPN, Fox and Turner.
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