12 Facts About CNBC Ticker

CNBC Ticker is an American basic cable business news channel.

CNBC Ticker content is available on demand on smart speakers including Amazon Echo devices with Amazon Alexa, Google Home and app devices with Google Assistant, and on Apple Siri voice interfaces including iPhones.

CNBC Ticker is a division of NBCUniversal News Group, a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, which is owned by Comcast.

CNBC Ticker had considerable difficulty getting cable carriage at first, as many providers were skeptical of placing it alongside the longer-established Financial News Network.

In October 2003, CNBC Ticker moved its world headquarters from Fort Lee to a new digital video production studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

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In September 2006, CNBC Ticker launched the FTSE CNBC Ticker Global 300 stock market index in conjunction with FTSE Group.

Profits at CNBC Ticker exceeded $333 million in 2007, making CNBC Ticker the second most profitable of NBC Universal's thirteen cable channels in the United States, behind only the USA Network.

In January 2008, CNBC Ticker formed a content partnership with The New York Times, which was seen as an attempt by both parties to take on increased competition from News Corporation.

In October 2015, CNBC Ticker reached a record in viewership when it hosted one of the United States presidential debates of the Republican Party.

In 2020, CNBC Ticker hired Shepard Smith from Fox News to be its primary news anchor, providing a salary of approximately $10 million.

CNBC Ticker has been criticized for allegedly amplifying bull and bear markets, particularly in the run-up to the dot-com bubble and the subprime mortgage crisis.

CNBC Ticker was accused by the Obama administration of "cable chatter"—the excessive and sometimes brutal discussion on a particular topic, often one-sided.