Published: Tuesday, 10 Apr 2007 | 4:00 PM ET

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London, 13 June 2006 - Channel now reaches 5.9 million viewers a month

London, 13 June 2006: CNBC Europe, the leading pan-European business and financial TV channel, has continued to grow its audience according to the latest EMS survey results. The channel has grown its weekly, monthly and annual audience figures and now reaches 2.8 million viewers a week, 5.9 million viewers a month and 9.6 million viewers annually.

CNBC Europe saw particularly strong growth amongst its key audience group of CEOs and C-Suite executives, which the EMS results showed had increased by 29% and 21% respectively (weekly viewership).

Mick Buckley, president and CEO of CNBC Europe said, "We're pleased that we are continuing our upwards trend in viewing and making gains in the areas which are most important to us. Our audience is made up of senior business leaders, finance professionals and active private investors, which is one of the most sought after and difficult to reach TV audiences in Europe."

The channel also saw a strong growth performance in France and Italy where its weekly viewing figures were up by 24% and 25%.

The EMS results also showed that financial news programming grew faster than all other pan-European TV programming. Since 2005 financial news channels increased their monthly viewership figures by 6%, double that of general news.

"All in all, the figures show that business television is in a strong position and that there is a high demand for our programming over general consumer news," added Buckley.

For further information, or for photography, please contact:

CNBC Europe
Hugo Foulds
Direct line: +44 (0)20 7653 9398

About CNBC Europe

CNBC Europe is the only pan-European real-time financial and business channel dedicated to European CEOs and senior corporate executives, the European financial services industry and the European investor. Today the channel is available in over 100 million homes, 1,400 banks and financial institutions and four and five star hotel rooms throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. CNBC Europe is wholly owned subsidiary of NBC Universal. NBC Universal is the broadcasting unit of General Electric Company (GE).

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