Capital Connection (TV series)

Capital Connection
program logo used through 2014-03-28
Genre	business news program
Presented by	Pauline Chiou (CNBC Asia, Singapore)
Country of origin	Singapore
Original language(s)	English
Production
Location(s)	Singapore (2007–present) London (2007–2012, 2013–2015) Bahrain (2010–2011)
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	CNBC Asia
Original release	26 March 2007 – present
Chronology
Preceded by	CNBC Asia: On the Money (2005) CNBC Europe: Today's Business
Followed by	Incumbent
Related shows	details here
External links
Website

Capital Connection is a television business news programme aired every weekday on various CNBC channels around the world. It is broadcast live from CNBC Asia's Singapore studios and is presented by Pauline Chiou. From 2007-2015, the show had a second anchor in London. In 2010 and 2011, the show had a third anchor. On 14 June 2010 Yousef Gamal El-Din, joined the show from the network's newly opened Bahrain studio. Originally, this leg of the show was only featured from Monday to Thursday, but was later featured every weekday from February 2011 to November 2011, when the Bahrain leg was discontinued altogether. As a result, Capital Connection reverted to two continents (Asia and Europe). However, since 4 January 2016, the programme has been reduced to a single location in Singapore.

The programme debuted on 26 March 2007 as a result of significant schedule changes at both networks. Billed as "the bridge between Asia and Europe", the show airs from noon to 1pm Hong Kong/Singapore/Taiwan Time (1pm to 2pm when Europe is not on Daylight Saving Time) on CNBC Asia (roughly the midpoint of the Asian trading day) and from 6am to 7am CET on CNBC Europe. The show also airs on the CNBC World channel in the United States weekdays from midnight to 1am ET.

The show now functions as an early-afternoon look at the Asian trading day. Previously the format had focussed on the top Asian business stories thus far and looked ahead to the corporate and economic news expected in Europe. Previously correspondents from Asia usually appeared on the first half of the show while those from Europe came in on the second half of the show. Now only Asia-based staff input into the show.

Capital Connection replaced Today's Business (also hosted by Steve Sedgwick), an early morning pre-market programme originating from CNBC Europe which also aired on CNBC Asia and CNBC World.

Prior to Capital Connection, another show anchored from two continents was Market Watch (later renamed Global Market Watch). Unlike Capital Connection, this show was produced by CNBC Europe. It was originally anchored by Geoff Cutmore from London and Cecilia Zecha from Singapore but it was later hosted exclusively from London by Simon Hobbs. The show ended its run in early 2001.