Squawk Australia
| Squawk Australia | |
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| Genre | business news program |
| Presented by | Karen Tso |
| Country of origin |
Australia Singapore |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | CNBC Asia, CNBC Australia |
| Original release | 26 March 2007 – 11 June 2010 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | CNBC Asia: Asia Squawk Box |
| Followed by | Asia Squawk Box 2010- Present |
| Related shows | (details here) |
Squawk Australia is a television business news program that aired every weekday at 6:00am Singapore/Hong Kong/Taiwan time on CNBC Asia. It was broadcast live from CNBC Asia's Australia studio in Sydney, and anchored by Amanda Drury. It was produced by CNBC Asia from Australia. It was also seen in the United States on the CNBC World channel at 6:00pm ET (with Daylight Saving Time) or 5:00pm ET (without DST). On Sundays, it was simulcasted on CNBC Europe at 22.00 UK time (without DST) or 23.00 CET time (with DST).
The show was filmed on the floor of the exchange in front of one of the largest videowalls in the Southern Hemisphere.
Jeffrey James was the original anchor of Squawk Australia until his departure from the network in October 2008.
It was announced in early 2010 that Squawk Australia will be cancelled as part of a programming revamp at the network on 14 June 2010. This is also due to the relocation of Karen Tso to Singapore, and Amanda Drury to CNBC headquarters in the U.S.
Squawk Australia premiered on CNBC Asia on 26 March 2007 as part of the Asia firm's significant programming overhaul. It replaced the first hour of Asia Squawk Box, which was then seen an hour later. The show looked ahead to the Australian trading day with locally based analysts and fund managers, as well as recapping overnight trade in the U.S. and providing currency and world news updates. Weather forecasts were provided by The Weather Channel (formerly NBC Weather Plus). CNBC reporter Sri Jegarajah frequently contributed to the program from Singapore.
The program was initially broadcast from a camera position in the General Electric offices near the Sydney Harbour Bridge as an interim measure. A move to a new studio in the Burns Philp building, opposite to the Australian Stock Exchange, took place in October 2007 as the network expanded its Australian output. This was three months later than originally planned.
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