CNBC is launching a new 18-hour block of lifestyle programming running each weekend on the business channel. CNBC Life will run from 13.00 to 22.00 on Saturdays and Sundays cover travel & leisure, sport, luxury, entertainment and current affairs, elements of which can already be found in the broadcaster’s current weekend schedule.
Programme highlights include programming from the Travel Channel, appearing on CNBC Europe; sports continue to be a part of the schedule, and will include the PGA Tour, Challenge Tour, Ryder Cup, FEI World Cup, ATP Tour, Wimbledon, yachting and motor sports.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with Conan O’Brien remain a fixture of the schedules, with CNBC restoring its UK exclusivity on the two US talks shows.