Singapore/Tokyo – CNBC announced that it is increasing its business and financial news content in Japan on Nikkei-CNBC from April 2013. The network’s live English language programming will increase from 7.5 hours to 12.5 hours and will include simultaneous Japanese translation. The addition of live content comes in conjunction with the unveiling of Nikkei-CNBC’s new programming schedule this month offering viewers a wider range of business news coverage from around the globe.  

Nikkei–CNBC’s new programming schedule will include Across the Market – a live programme covering global market trends of the day on each market in Asia, Europe and the U.S., NEWS CORE and BS News Nikkei Plus 10, which focuses on the business and economic highlights of the day. 

The new schedule will focus on enhancing Nikkei-CNBC’s global financial and business news content in Japan while continuing to provide coverage of the locally relevant news affecting the Japanese market for viewers who want access to the stories that are impacting their own market and those that are making waves globally. 

Michael Kearns, Head of News and Programming, CNBC Asia Pacific, said, “We’re pleased to be able to offer additional hours of CNBC’s live English language programming, translated into Japanese, on Nikkei-CNBC.  The additional hours enable us to provide a more thorough and complete picture of the global economy to our Japanese viewers in their own language.”