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| Country | Italy |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Italy |
| Headquarters | Milan, Italy |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 4:3 (576i,SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Class Editori (60%) Mediaset (20%) NBCUniversal (20%) |
| Key people | Andrea Cabrini |
| History | |
| Launched | 14 June 2000 (2000-06-14) |
| Former names | CFN(2000 - April 2001)[1] CFN-CNBC(April 2001 - 2005)[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | video |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Class CNBC | Live Streaming |
Class CNBC (formerlyCFN/CNBC) is an Italianpay televisionchannel, working as a localised version ofCNBC Europe, albeit with a major focus on the Italian financial markets. The channel is headquartered inMilan, site of theBorsa Italiana, and is ajoint venture between the publishing houseClass Editori, which holds a majority stake, along withNBC Universal (owner of CNBC Europe) and Italy's largest commercial television companyMediaset, who hold 20% of the channel each.[1][3] The channel broadcasts for sixteen hours per day, covering trading inEurope,Asia and theUnited States[4] and it has correspondents in other countries, such as at CNBC Europe in London.[5] 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 isAndrea Cabrini.
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 networksLa7 andCanale 5.[3]Class CNBC is also rebroadcast onMediolanum Channel, theTV channel owned byBanca Mediolanum.