CNBC.com has finally relaunched its site…calling it a debut would also not be far off the mark. It has formally ended its rather lackluster online presence with MSN. Mark Hoffman, CNBC’s president, said the network has hired an additional 55 people to work on the site, this AP story says.
MediaWeek: While the live video and VOD content is free and ad-supported, CNBC.com is also offering users a premium subscription service that provides office workers who can’t get near a TV live streaming of the cable network’s three distinct feeds (U.S., Europe and Asia) for $9.95 a month. Those subscribers, who will not see any advertising, can also access up to 15,000 archival news clips.
More details in the release here. First impressions? Overkill on the design part. Rest, we’ll have later.