The man who runs Bloomberg’s speed desk
Joe Weisenthal of Business Insider writes about Kevin Reynolds, who oversees Bloomberg’s speed desk operation. Weisenthal writes, “One of his monitors is a feed that’s capturing all the major newswires in real time. “He communicates with his team using a headset, and on his desk he keeps a digital clock that lets him and his […]
Bloomberg wants to be everything
Gordon Smith of the Irish Times writes about Bloomberg and interviewed CEO Dan Doctoroff about how its operations are expanding in multiple areas. Smith writes, “The company’s footprint has also grown to include a news service spanning multiple media channels that includes print since the acquisition of BusinessWeek in 2009. “The media products have tens […]
Bloomberg petitions FCC to lift stay
Bloomberg petitioned the FCC on Friday to lift its stay of a portion of its news neighborhooding order and require Comcast to immediately “neighborhood” its business news channels in 59 additional markets. John Eggerton of Broadcasting & Cable writes, “The FCC back in May agreed with Bloomberg that Comcast needed to move the independent news […]
Businessweek hires new editor for Etc. section
Joe Pompeo of Capital New York reports that Bloomberg Businessweek has hired a new editor for its Etc. section from Glamour magazine. Pompeo writes, “Emma Rosenblum, an editor at Glamour, will oversee the closing section, called ‘Etc.,’ which blends eccentric features about business trends and the super rich with listy charticles tailored to the finance […]
European biz execs prefer Twitter to biz news websites
More European business executives are spending their days on Twitter than the ft.com, Bloomberg.com and other business websites, according to new research. John Reynolds of MediaWeek writes, “The research, seen exclusively by Media Week, from Ipsos Media shows that 20% of top European businessmen, including chief executives and finance directors, are spending more time on […]
Ex-CNBC anchor Lapin joins Bloomberg TV
Julia LaRoche of Business Insider reports that former CNBC anchor Nicole Lapin has joined Bloomberg Television. LaRoche writes, “Sources at Bloomberg have confirmed that Lapin is currently on the tech beat at the network. Right now, she’s filling in as a substitute anchor on ‘Bloomberg West.’ ” She will be filling in on ‘Bloomberg West’ (along […]
Trying to make sense of the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Friday revealed the central bank was poised to take further action to help the economy. In what several described as uncharacteristically strong language, Bernanke called continuing high unemployment rate a “grave concern” and indicated the bank was poised to take action to stimulate the […]
Trish Regan covers conventions from a biz perspective
Business Insider’s Julia LaRoche posted a slideshow of Bloomberg Television’s Trish Regan’s economic reporting at the Bloomberg Link headquarters at the Republican National Convention. It’s a behind-the-scenes piece on Bloomberg’s presence along with what it’s like to cover a convention from a business perspective. La Roche writes: “Bloomberg TV’s Trish Regan, the host of ‘Street Smart’, […]
Inside the new Bloomberg Insider
Erik Maza of Women’s Wear Daily takes a look Tuesday at the new Bloomberg Insider magazine being produced for the political conventions. Maza writes, “It is meant to ‘elevate the visibility of Bloomberg and showcase all the various resources we have,’ said Insider editor Tim Franklin. “Franklin pointed out BGov is relatively new — it […]
First issue of Bloomberg Insider
Here is the first issue of Bloomberg Insider, which is being published every day during the Republican and Democratic conventions:
