CNBC Channel
Founded: April, 1989
Parent Company: NBCUniversal
Tagline: "First in business worldwide"
Website: cnbc.com
The biggest name in business and investing news, CNBC is beamed to over 80% of households and, thanks to its growing suite of reality programming and dramas, is likely to continue to be one of the highest-rated cable channels around. From live investment advice shows like Mad Money to the corporate fails in American Greed, CNBC does a great job of maximizing its appeal, all under the business/entrepreneurship category.
A result of a late 80s merger between Cablevision and NBC, the Consumer News and Business Channel has a bunch of high profile partners and corporate backing. In theory, that could create a conflict of interest for a reporting agency but they manage to straddle that line pretty well. Toss in a very timely and user-friendly companion website (cnbc.com), there's never any shortage of corporate news for the interested. All told, while they have a fair amount of competition out there, CNBC remains the go-to network for breaking financial and investment news, worldwide.
CNBC Programming & Shows
Reruns: Shark Tank, Formula One, The Apprentice, etc.
Original Series: Mad Money, Street Signs, Fast Money, Closing Bell, Deal or No Deal, Squawk Box, The Profit, American Greed, Restaurant Startup, Blue Collar Millionaires, etc.
