SBS Biz explained

SBS Biz
Logo Alt:SBS CNBC logo
Key People:Kim Kee-seong, CEO
Owner:SBS Media Holdings
(Taeyoung Group)
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Area:South Korea
Headquarters:Mapo District, Seoul
Online Chan 1:Watch live

SBS Biz (formerly SBS CNBC) is a 24-hour business news channel in South Korea.

History

On August 13, 2009, SBS took over all stocks of a sports TV channel Xports, which were shared by CJ Media (70%) and IB Sports (30%). After a partnership agreement with CNBC (owned by NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast) which taken on October 22, 2009,[1] Xports was shut down and replaced by SBS CNBC on December 28, 2009. Most of its programme are being made in high definition. On January 1, 2021, SBS ended a partnership with CNBC and rebranded as SBS Biz.

See also

References

  1. https://www.cnbc.com/id/33424895 CNBC and SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System) Announce Plans to Launch 24-hour Korean Business News Channel