Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of September 12

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of September 12

NEW YORK, Sept. 11 /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, September 12 through September 18.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, September 12

* Bloomberg users hear it live on AV < GO >: Live coverage of the election results in Japan; Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister of Japan, speaks live at a press conference beginning at 2:00 p.m. JST / 1:00 a.m. ET available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Jonathan Schwartz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sun Microsystems, Inc., will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television at 7:05 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users hear it live on AV < GO >: Coverage begins and will continue throughout the week of the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the confirmation of United States Supreme Court Chief Justice nominee John Roberts. The hearing will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, September 13

* Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: President George W. Bush speaks live at the opening of the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in Flushing Meadow, New York. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Richard Branson, Chairman, Virgin Group Ltd., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets," live from the World Business Forum at Radio City Music Hall in New York, on Bloomberg Television at 10:00 a.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* United States Senator Mike Crapo will discuss Federal Reserve monetary policy and the fiscal impact of Hurricane Katrina on "Money And Politics" on Bloomberg Television beginning at 2:07 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, September 14

* Lee Hsien Yang, President and Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Telecommunications Limited, will appear on "Bloomberg Marketline" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 2:00 p.m. JST / 1:00 a.m. ET. The interview is part of a scheduled week-long program entitled "Focus on Singapore" and will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Jack Welch, former Chief Executive Officer, General Electric Co., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at 10:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV <GO>.

Thursday, September 15

* Abby Cohen, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Wilbur Ross, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, WL Ross & Co. LLC., Steven Roth, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Vornado Realty Trust, and David Rubenstein, Founding Partner and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group, participate in a live panel, "Economics 2006: Bloomberg Follows The Money," on the outlook of stocks and the economy. The panel discussion will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Friday, September 16

* Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore Minister Mentor, will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 8:40 a.m. JST / 7:40 p.m. (Thursday). The interview 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 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 1130AM 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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