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CNBC joins the Optimum TV to Go lineup

Cablevision Systems has added business news channel CNBC to Optimum TV to Go, its operation to provide shows for Internet-connected PCs and laptops.

Jeff Baumgartner of Multichannel News writes, “CNBC shows currently offered on Optimum TV to GO include Squawk Box, Squawk on the Street, Closing Bell, Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer, and American Greed.

“‘CNBC on Optimum TV to GO allows our customers to conveniently stay connected to the world and keep up with the day’s business news headlines wherever they are,’ said Bradley Feldman, vice president of video product management for Cablevision, in a statement. ‘This is our most recent addition to a strong line-up, which features over 50 popular networks.’

“Other networks that are part of Cablevision’s TV to GO lineup include AMC, IFC, We, Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney, Disney Jr. BTN, YES Network, BET, Bravo,  CNN, Fox News, and Comedy Central. From the premium TV realm, Cablevision’s Web-based authenticated TV Everywhere portal also supports HBO GO, Max GO and Showtime Anytime.

“Other MSOs that offer TV Everywhere fare from CNBC include Comcast, Dish Network, Verizon FiOS TV, Suddenlink Communications, Mediacom Communications and Armstrong Cable.”

Read more here.

Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.

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