StarHub unveils China Business Network

It will be on-air on 18 December.

According to a release, the all-business news channel focusing on China, China Business Network (StarHub TV Channel 809) is landing on local shores on 18 Dec 2012 at 9am.

CBN under Shanghai Media Group (SMG), is China’s pioneer and main TV channel. It dishes out professional financial and business information, and offers up-to-date and accurate news updates in Mandarin.

The introduction of CBN will augment StarHub’s already strong news offerings which include Bloomberg TV, CNBC, CNN and CCTV News. CBN will be welcomed by some 1,500 China enterprises based in Singapore, business owners, investors as well as multi-national corporations who are interested in China’s economy.

Some of CBN’s key programmes include Morning Express, World Markets, CBN Tonight, Global Business New, Boss Town and Insider Insights. These programmes engage viewers in terms of its economic, social and cultural facets and offer useful insights into the business world of China.

With the addition of CBN, it brings the total number of complimentary channels on StarHub TV to 14. These channels include Bloomberg Television (StarHub TV Channel 708), Jiangsu Satellite Channel (StarHub TV Channel 830), E City (StarHub TV Channel 111/825), and the all-new ESPNews (StarHub TV Channel 207) which will be launched on 14 Dec.

To cater to busy professionals, CBN will be made available on StarHub TV on Mobile and on the internet at starhubtv.com via TV Anywhere service, so that they can view news updates on-the-move. TV Anywhere is currently complimentary till 31 December 2013.