CNBC Launches Connected TV App In Europe

written by: Richard Kastelein

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Published on Friday, 02 September 2011 08:43

Leading the charge to global dissemination via Smart TVs, CNBC, a leading American business and financial news channel has launched the CNBC Real-Time TV App, available for connected TV platforms throughout the EMEA region.

Justine Powell, CNBC’s Vice President of Distribution, EMEA stated:

“CNBC’s Real-Time TV App is the latest tool in an unparalleled suite of digital products that makes the real-time data, news and analysis that investors care about, available to them across multiple platforms.”

The CNBC Real-Time TV App, which is free to use, allows viewers to access content from CNBC’s TV and online platforms via their internet connected televisions, giving them access to the latest essential business and financial news and data.

Features of CNBC’s Real-Time TV App include:

•     Video – CNBC’s latest EMEA videos with CEOs, market analysis and investor insights
•     Real-Time Market Data – live data from the London Stock Exchange, NYSE, NASDAQ and Deutsche Börse (further exchanges will be added in due course)
•     My Portfolio feature – enables you to personalise a watch list of up to 30 favourite stocks for easy monitoring  

The CNBC Real-Time TV App is available via different internet connected devices, including TVs, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players and home theatre systems, on Panasonic Viera Connect, Philips Net TV, Samsung Smart TV and the UK's  Virgin Media.

The launch of CNBC’s TV app continues the network’s multi-screen strategy enabling viewers to access the network’s content either on-air, on-line and via a variety of mobile devices.