This Week on Bloomberg TV

This Week on Bloomberg TV

Bloomberg Unveils TV and Live-Events Highlights for Week of Oct 3

NEW YORK, Oct. 2 /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, October 3 through October 7.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, October 3

* Jesper Koll, Chief Economist, Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd., will appear live to discuss the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television Asia Pacific at 9:49 a.m. JST / 8:49 p.m. ET (Sunday). 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 >: Live, continuous coverage of the Seoul Steel Conference, October 1 - 5; interviews from the conference include Lakshmi Mittal, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Company. All coverage will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Live coverage of the EU-Russia Summit at Lancaster House in London; also available on Bloomberg Television United Kingdom will be interviews from Viktor Khristenko, Industry and Energy Minister of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Yakunin, Chairman of the Management Board and President, Russian Railways Plc, Vladimir Evtushenkov, Director and President, AFK Sistema, and Anatoly Chubais, Chief Executive Officer, RAO Unified Energy System of Russia. All coverage will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* A.G. Lafley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Procter & Gamble, will appear on "Money & Politics" on Bloomberg Television beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, October 4

* Anders Moberg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Ahold NV, will appear on "European Market Countdown" on Bloomberg Television United Kingdom at 7:00 a.m. BST / 2:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: William Poole, President and Chief Financial Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, will give a speech entitled "How Predictable Is Fed Policy?" live at the University of Washington in Seattle, beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Anthony Santomero, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, will give a speech entitled "Lessons from our Recent Business Cycle: A Policymaker's Perspective" live at the James Harding Executive Speaker Lecture Series at Lycoming College in Lycoming, Pennsylvania beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, October 5

* Joshua Boger, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television at 7:10 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Didier Lombard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, France Telecom S.A., will appear on "Morning Call" on Bloomberg Television United Kingdom at 5:00 p.m. BST / 12:00 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Thomas Hoenig, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will discuss the outlook for the U.S. economy live at a business leaders' luncheon in Casper, Wyoming, beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Michael Dell, Chairman of the Board, Dell Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg After the Bell" on Bloomberg Television beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Thursday, October 6

* Peter Elverding, Chairman of the Managing Board and Chief Executive Officer, Royal DSM N.V., will appear on "On The Markets - Morning Edition" on Bloomberg Television United Kingdom at 8:15 a.m. BST / 3:15 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Jean-Claude Trichet, President, European Central Bank, speaks live from Athens beginning at 1:30 p.m. BST / 8:30 a.m. ET. The speech will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Bloomberg users see it live on AV < GO >: Continuous coverage of the Business Council Meeting in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, October 6 - 7, 2005. All coverage will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >. Also available live on Bloomberg Television will be:

-- Michael Jordan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Data Systems Corporation, will appear on "Morning Call" beginning at 7:30 a.m. ET.

-- John Faraci, Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, International Paper Company, will appear on "Morning Call" beginning at 7:45 a.m. ET.

-- David Goode, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Norfolk Southern Corporation, will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" beginning at 8:30 a.m. ET.

-- Harold McGraw, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg's Open Exchange" beginning at 11:40 a.m. ET.

-- Charles Fote, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, First Data Corporation, will appear on "In Focus" beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET.

-- Gary Forsee, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sprint Nextel, will appear on "Marketline" on Bloomberg Television at 1:30 p.m. ET.

Friday, October 7

* G.R. Gopinath, Managing Director, Deccan Aviation Private Limited, owner of India's first low-fare carrier, Air Decca, will appear on Bloomberg Television Asia Pacific. The interview will be available real-time and archived on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Jean-Pierre Garnier, Chief Executive Officer, GlaxoSmithKline Plc, will discuss the company's outlook for 2006 and future product innovations on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at 8:15 a.m. ET. 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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