Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 22

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 22

NEW YORK, Aug. 21 /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 22 through August 26.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, August 22

* Mark Konyn, Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Dresdner Asset Management, will appear on "Money & Politics" on Bloomberg Television Japan 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 >.

* Jan Hatzius, Vice President and Senior Economist at Goldman Sachs & Co., can be heard on "Bloomberg Morning News" on Bloomberg Radio, WBBR 1130 AM, beginning at 8:20 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Robert Shiller, Stanley Resor Professor of Economics, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, will appear on "Bloomberg's Open Exchange" on Bloomberg Television at 11:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, August 23

* Kotaro Mizuno, President, Toho Gas Co., Ltd., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 12:00 p.m. JST / 11:00 p.m. ET (Monday). The interview will be available real- time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Patrice Zagame, President, Novartis AG Brazil, will appear on "Mercado Agora" on Bloomberg Television Brazil at 3:00 p.m. BET / 2:00 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* James Ziemer, Chief Executive Officer of Harley-Davidson Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg After The Bell" on Bloomberg Television at 4:12 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Acacio Queiroz, President, Chubb Seguros, will appear on "Money & Politics" on Bloomberg Television Brazil at 10:30 p.m. BET / 9:30 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, August 24

* Haruo Murase, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canon Sales Co., Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 12:00 p.m. JST / 11:00 p.m. ET (Tuesday). The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Tracy Mullin, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Retail Federation, will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at 8:39 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Alphonso Jackson, Secretary, U.S. Housing and Urban Development, will appear on "In Focus" on Bloomberg Television at 12:39 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users hear it live on AV < GO >: Michael H. Moskow, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, speaks live at the 2005 Illinois CPA Society's Business and Technology Solutions Show in Rosemont, Illinois beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Thursday, August 25

* Masayuki Makino, Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer, Works Applications Co., Ltd., will appear on "Bloomberg on the Markets" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 12:00 p.m. JST / 11:00 p.m. (Wednesday). The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Friday, August 26

* Gregg Church, Chief Investment Officer, Fund Manager, Church Capital Management, LLC., will appear on "Bloomberg's Open Exchange" on Bloomberg Television at 11:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users hear it live on AV < GO >: Antonio Palocci Filho, Finance Minister of Brazil, speaks live at the Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange in Sao Paulo beginning at 5:00 p.m. BET. The speech will be available real-time and archived 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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