Tuesday, July 6, 2010

BREAKING. NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams set to return to CNBC Africa later in July.


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The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams that very silently and quiety disappeared off of CNBC Africa (DStv 410) without the channel saying a word, might be back on CNBC Africa later this month.

The NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams disappeared in April without as much as a peep from CNBC Africa when the daily half hour American news bulletin was yanked by CNBC Europe whose channel feed CNBC Africa uses from about midnight until morning. CNBC Europe pulled the daily broadcast which also affected CNBC Africa's schedule, apparently because of technical broadcasting rights issues (too much syndicated content in the bulletin from Europe - which is fine for America, but then can't be shown again within Europe.)

The second of America's three prime daily news bulletins, the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric remains on Sky News (DStv 402). I'm awaiting word from CNBC Africa about the possibility of the NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams returning later in July.