CNBC is partnering with C-DACH Business News Holding GmbH to launch CNBC DACH, a German-language business and financial news service covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
CNBC DACH plans to deliver content across television, digital platforms, social media, live events and print, including a dedicated TV channel with localized feeds and original reporting from the region.
It will also include regional reporting, focusing on economic and financial market players in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
Following regulatory approval by the competition authorities, CNBC DACH is expected to launch in early 2027. Editorial operations will be based in Frankfurt, Zurich and Vienna with additional bureaus in Berlin and Munich.
“By extending CNBC’s global reporting into a dedicated German-language service, we’re providing audiences in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland with business news, trusted insights and analysis that connects regional developments with global markets,” said Craig Bengtson, president of CNBC International, in a statement.
The shareholders of the holding company will be Austrian entrepreneur, investor, and founder Alexander Schütz; entrepreneur, investor, and majority shareholder and Executive Chairman of MET Group, Benjamin Lakatos; and media entrepreneur Rusmir Nefic.
