''Europe Tonight'' was an evening television business news programme which was broadcast on
CNBC Europe
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from 2004 to 2009. The programme was presented by various anchors over the years, including
Guy Johnson,
Silvia Wadhwa, Simon Hobbs, and Anna Edwards.
History
The original ''Europe Tonight'' was a 30-minute market review broadcast on weekdays at 6:30pm CET until 2001. The programme was relaunched in September 2004, and replaced ''
Frankfurt Closing Bell'', which was shown at 8pm CET and co-presented from the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange by
Silvia Wadhwa and by
Simon Hobbs in
London
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. Until 2004, the Deutsche Börse remained open later than the other European markets – until 20:00 CET.
The programme time, previously filled by updates on late German trade was replaced by interviews with Frankfurt-based strategists, commentators and
CEOs. The remainder of this version of the programme was essentially an update of ''
European Closing Bell'', in which Hobbs reviewed the day's business events and covered any late breaking news.
The programme length was extended from 30 minutes to one hour in 2007.
Johnson was installed as presenter, the show was given a new title sequence and its theme music was changed from that formerly used by ''Closing Bell'' to that used by ''
Street Signs'' before December 2005. The format of the programme was heavily revamped, gaining some of the segments previously contained in the second hour of ''European Closing Bell'', such as a daily ''Guest Investor''. New features introduced included ''The Editor'', where the
editor of a European business publication discussed how they will be covering notable events, and an update on the U.S. markets which came live from the
NASDAQ MarketSite. Wadhwa no longer acted as co-host of ''Europe Tonight'', but remained a contributor to the show. Anna Martin joined Johnson as co-host of the programme in January 2008, having previously been the show's regular reporter.
The show's timeslot was brought forward by an hour to 7pm CET from 4 February 2008.
''Europe Tonight'' did not return after the 2009
Christmas holiday season.
See also
*''
European Closing Bell''
*''
Closing Bell''
References
External links
''Europe Tonight'' – CNBC.com
{{CNBC Europe Business Day
CNBC World original programming
CNBC Europe original programming
British television news shows
1998 British television series debuts
2009 British television series endings
Business-related television series in the United Kingdom
British television series revived after cancellation