CNBC Airs Anti CNBC Ad on CNBC

CNBC viewers may have been confused yesterday as they tuned into the network only to see an ad poking fun at its programming. The ad, taken out by CNBC’s major competitor, Fox Business Network, highlighted a CNBC policy that barred contributors from appearing on CNBC and one of its competitors on the same day.

The above print ad appeared in the Wall Street JournalF, and attacked CNBC along the same lines as the television slots. The rivalry between the two channels is heating up, and CNBC is not helping matters by airing attacks on...