<P> Programming included MSNBC programs and, to fulfill its Canadian content responsibilities, repeats of shows from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the Cable Public Affairs Channel . The channel also ran infomercials . </P> <P> In southern Africa, MSNBC is distributed free - to - air on satellite on Free2View TV as MSNBC Africa, a joint venture between Great Media Limited and MSNBC . Free2View airs MSNBC's programming from 4 p.m. to midnight ET in a block that repeats twice (live for the first airing), with local Weather Channel forecasts . Botswana's national television broadcaster, BTV, also provides an un-edited broadcast of MSNBC (including advertisements) after their scheduled programming each evening . BTV is available within Botswana, as well as to Southern Africa viewers on DStv . TopTV, a satellite TV service in South Africa, also provides an unedited broadcast of MSNBC (including advertisements), which runs 24 hours a day . It is also available in Kenya and Uganda through the Zuku cable service . </P> <P> MSNBC programming is shown for most of the day on the 24 - hour news network OSN News . </P> <P> In Asia and Europe, MSNBC is not shown on a dedicated channel . When MSNBC started in 1996, they announced plans to start broadcasting in Europe during 1997 . This never happened . However MSNBC has been seen occasionally on affiliate channel CNBC Europe . MSNBC was shown overnight at the weekend and during the afternoon on American public holidays as well as during breaking news events . MSNBC stopped being shown on CNBC Europe in the late 2000s and coverage of non-business related breaking news now comes from CNBC U.S.'s own coverage or from NBC News . </P>

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