Since launching in March 1999, Summit has become compulsory viewing for the country's business leaders and decision-makers. Summit is broadcast on Channel 412 on DStv and is available to around 3.5 million viewers in 9 countries across Southern Africa.

Summit – and its stablemates Business Day and Financial Mail – are owned by SA’s leading financial publisher BDFM. This in turn is jointly held by UK group Pearson plc (publishers of the Financial Times), and one of SA’s largest media houses, Avusa. One of Summit's strengths is its access to content from this extensive network.

Content
Summit follows a looping news format, with key material updated and refreshed hourly from 6pm-11pm, Monday to Friday. Segments in each hour are The News (6pm, 7pm, 8pm, 9pm, and 10pm), the Market Report (7.10pm 8.10pm, 9.10pm 10.10pm), Company News (7.15m 8.15pm etc) and Face to Face (7.20pm, 8.20pm) and so on).

Summit has a strong investor focus, and is highly rated for programmes such as Stock Watch (nightly at 7.30pm), Summit Investor, You and Your Money and the Roffey Review.

Summit also broadcasts a number of weekly specialist programmes dealing with topics like: management, entrepreneurship, leadership, health, retirement, business and the law, and technology.

HIGHLIGHTS

Business News
On the hour, every hour, the day’s key stories. The news before it’s history

The Market Report
Hot tips, hot gossip; the Johannesburg Stock Exchange’s top stockbrokers share their secrets

Face-to-Face
Interviews with the CEO’s and Executives who’ve made the news headlines

Company Results
A daily review of company’s reporting results - the highs, the lows…the low-down

Stock Watch
A nightly in-depth analysis of all the day’s action on the JSE

Currencies/Share Prices/Hot Tips/Precious Metals etc Regular updates each hour for the Summit viewer.