Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 01

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 01

NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Bloomberg, the leading global provider of data, news and analytics, today unveiled its lineup of live events and selected interviews available on Bloomberg Television(R), Bloomberg Radio(R), and to users of the Bloomberg Professional(R) service for the week ahead, August 01 through August 05.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, August 01

* Dilip Jiwrajka, Managing Director, Alok Industries Limited, will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 11:48 a.m. JST / 10:48 p.m. ET (Sunday). The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Jeffrey Citron, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vonage Holdings Corporation, will appear on "Bloomberg Open Exchange" on Bloomberg Television at 11:14 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, August 02

* Hans-Joachim Koerber, Chief Executive Officer, Metro AG, will appear on "On The Markets -- Morning Edition" on Bloomberg Television at 8:15 a.m. BST / 3:15 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Glenn Britt, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner Cable Inc., will appear on "Marketline" on Bloomberg Television at 1:45 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Paul Ballew, Executive Director of Market and Industry Analysis, General Motors Corp., will appear on "Bloomberg Market Movers" on Bloomberg Television at 3:45 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, August 03

* Thierry Porte, President and Chief Executive Officer, Shinsei Bank Limited, will appear on "Bloomberg Marketline" on Bloomberg Television Japan beginning at 2:00 p.m. JST / 1:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Ronald Edgerton, President and Chief Executive Officer, SigmaTel, Inc., will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television at 7:40 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Dara Khosrowshahi, Chief Executive Officer, Expedia, Inc., can be heard on "Bloomberg Morning News" on Bloomberg Radio, WBBR 1130 AM, beginning at 10:20 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Thursday, August 04

* Bloomberg users hear it live: Hiroshi Watanabe, Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Japan, speaks live from Sydney beginning at 1:00 p.m. JST / 12:00 a.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Morten Arntzen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc., will appear on "In Focus" on Bloomberg Television beginning at 12:39 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Friday, August 05

* Scott Hand, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Inco Limited, will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television beginning at 7:40 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Through AV < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users watch Bloomberg Television, listen to Bloomberg Radio and access stories on demand from around the world in video and audio formats in real time on their desktops. Through LIVE < GO > on the Bloomberg Professional service, Bloomberg users access live coverage of events including press conferences, company presentations, industry forums, trials and extended interactive interviews with Bloomberg Television guests. These events are archived on the Bloomberg Professional service for Bloomberg users to access on an ongoing basis. Bloomberg's ten global TV channels are accessible to Bloomberg users via VID < GO >. Bloomberg Radio WBBR 1130 AM is accessible to Bloomberg users via AIR < GO >. These functions allow Bloomberg customers to see and hear live and archived news from their desktops. Bloomberg's multimedia functions are available to all Bloomberg users as part of the Bloomberg Professional service, reflecting Bloomberg's commitment to add value to its all-inclusive, single price desktop product.

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Bloomberg is the leading global provider of data, news and analytics. The BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL(R) service and Bloomberg's media services provide real-time and archived financial and market data, pricing, trading, news and communications tools in a single, integrated package to corporations, news organizations, financial and legal professionals and individuals around the world. Bloomberg's media services include BLOOMBERG NEWS(R), the global news service that includes more than 1,600 journalists in 127 bureaus worldwide; BLOOMBERG TELEVISION(R), the 24-hour business and financial network produced and distributed worldwide on 10 separate channels in seven languages; and BLOOMBERG RADIO(SM), which provides up-to-the-minute news on XM, Sirius and WorldSpace satellite radio around the world and on WBBR 1130 AM in New York. In addition, BLOOMBERG PRESS(R) publishes books for investment professionals. For more information please visit http://www.bloomberg.com/.

Source: Bloomberg

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