Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 29

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 29

NEW YORK, August 28/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 29 through September 2.

Special Sports Coverage -- August 29 to September 11

Bloomberg Radio, WBBR 1130 AM, will provide daily updates on all the U.S. Open tennis action, live from the USTA National Tennis Center. Live updates from Bloomberg Radio are also available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, August 29

- Haruo Murase, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canon Sales Co., Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg Marketline" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 1:30 p.m. JST / 12:30 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

- Shoichi Nakagawa, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, will appear on "Bloomberg Marketline" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 2:00 p.m. JST / 1:00 a.m. EST. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, August 30

- Mark Harper, Chief Executive and Managing Director, Filtrona plc, will appear on "On The Markets -- Morning Edition" on Bloomberg Television at 9:15 a.m. BST / 4:15 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real- time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

- Karl Wagner, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Pediatrix Medical Group Inc., will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television at 6:40 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, August 31

- Bloomberg users hear it live on AV < GO >: Shizuka Kamei, former policy chief, Japanese Liberal Democratic Party, speaks live at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo beginning at 12:30 p.m. JST / 11:30 p.m. ET (Tuesday). The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

- Dan Ioschpe, Chief Executive Officer, Iochpe-Maxion, will appear on "Mercado Agora" on Bloomberg Television Brazil at 11:00 a.m. BET / 10:00 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 >: Anthony Santomero, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, speaks live at Temple University in Philadelphia beginning at 12:45 p.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Thursday, September 01

- Bloomberg users hear it live on AV < GO >: Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank, speaks live at the European Central Bank's monthly news conference on interest rates in Frankfurt beginning at 1:45 CEST p.m. / 7:45 a.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

- Gilberto Mifano, Chief Executive Officer, Bovspa, will appear on "Mercado Agora" on Bloomberg Television Brazil at 10:16 a.m. BET / 9:16 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

- Robert Nardelli, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, The Home Depot, Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at 9:40 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Friday, September 02

- Michio Kariya, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Operations Officer, Nikon Corporation, will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 12:00 p.m. JST / 11:00 p.m. (Thursday). 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 1130AM 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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Source: Bloomberg

Judith Czelusniak of Bloomberg LP, +1-212-617-4273, bloomberg@bloomberg.net; or Jeffrey Weir of Sloane & Company for Bloomberg, +1-212-446-1878, jweir@sloanepr.com

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