Bloomberg names two new executive editors, will launch editorial page
David Shipley and James P. Rubin will join Bloomberg News as executive editors starting in January, editor in chief Matthew Winkler announced Wednesday. Shipley, deputy editorial page editor and op-ed editor of The New York Times, and Rubin, former U.S. Department of State assistant secretary, will lead a new editorial page called the Bloomberg View […]
TV Week's NewsPro lists most powerful players in TV financial news
The 10 most powerful players in financial news on television were listed in the December issue of TV Week’s NewsPro magazine. Hillary Atkins writes, “CNBC is, of course, the leader in the field, but it has competitors nipping at its heels, and even some surprising competition at times from television’s longest-running newsmagazine program, ’60 Minutes.’” […]
Kedrosky begins blog for Bloomberg
Paul Kedrosky, the technology and finance analyst, venture capitalist and author of the blog Infectious Greed, has officially begun blogging on Bloomberg.com. Kedrosky’s commentary on finance, business, current affairs and science will appear on the blog. In addition, Kedrosky will make appearances on Bloomberg Television and Bloomberg Radio and write for Bloomberg Businessweek. “Paul has […]
Bloomberg revenue to hit $7B in 2010
Keith Kelly of the New York Post reports that privately held Bloomberg L.P.‘s revenue will hit $7 billion this year, up 12.6 percent from 2009. Kelly writes, “By 2014, the privately-held company, which doesn’t disclose financial results or forecasts, hopes to grow its top line by 43 percent, to $10 billion a year, according to […]
Bowties on Bloomberg Television
In honor of Bloomberg Television’s “Surveillance Midday” host Tom Keene‘s birthday Thursday, Bloomberg economics editor Michael McKee paid homage to Keene’s signature bowties. Keene is a mini-media mogul at Bloomberg, with his radio show “Bloomberg Surveillance,” television show “Surveillance Midday, his blog “EconoChat” on Bloomberg Businessweek.com, his daily e-newsletter “Inside Surveillance” and his podcast product, […]
Bloomberg TV expanding its horizons
David Folkenflik of National Public Radio reports on Bloomberg Television and how it is expanding the reach of Bloomberg’s news operations. Folkenflik reports, “But right now, Bloomberg has so few American viewers that it doesn’t even pay Nielsen Media Research to estimate how many people are actually watching. “Historically, the television channel was simply treated […]
Daily Beast's Brown, Diller visits Bloomberg BusinessWeek
TALKING BIZ NEWS EXCLUSIVE There was quite a high-powered media get-together Wednesday at the offices of Bloomberg Businessweek. Daily Beast editor Tina Brown and consultant Ciro Scotti — previously the managing editor of Bloomberg Businessweek — paid a visit to the magazine’s editor in chief, Josh Tyrangiel, and Bloomberg L.P. chief content officer Norm Pearlstine. […]
CNBC hires two new reporters
Business news channel CNBC announced Tuesday that Kayla Tausche and Margaret Popper will join the network. Tausche will be a general assignment reporter covering corporate finance and deals, and Popper will be a senior producer helping oversee the network’s banking and finance coverage. Both will contribute to CNBC.com. “Covering banking and corporate finance is at the heart of what CNBC does best,” […]
Bloomberg TV adds weekend show
Bloomberg Television will be airing a program on the weekends called “Monocle on Bloomberg,” according to a company spokeswoman. The show debuts Dec. 18 at noon EST in the U.S. It will be a one-hour program focusing on global affairs, business, politics and design. The show will be hosted by Monocle editor-in-chief Tyler Brûlé and […]
Bloomberg also looking for additional NYC space
Theresa Agovino of Crain’s New York Business reports that Bloomberg L.P. is also scouring midtown New York for an additional 300,000 square feet. Agovino writes, “Bloomberg LP is looking to expand its midtown presence by a third as it scours the market for an additional 300,000 square feet near its headquarters on East 59th Street […]
