Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 15

Bloomberg Announces Live-Events Lineup for Week of August 15

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /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 15 through August 19.

Highlights for the upcoming week include:

Monday, August 15

* Arwin Rasyid, President and Chief Executive Officer, Telekomunikasi
Indonesia, will appear on "Bloomberg International" on Bloomberg
Television Japan at 7:49 a.m. JST / 6:49 p.m. ET (Sunday). The
interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional
service via AV < GO >.

* Torben Soerensen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bang & Olufsen
a/s, will appear on "On The Markets - Afternoon Edition" on Bloomberg
Television United Kingdom at 3:30 p.m. BST / 10:30 a.m. ET. The
interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional
service via AV < GO >.

* Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director, Congressional Budget Office, will appear
on "Money & Politics" on Bloomberg Television at 2:07 p.m. ET. The
interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional
service via AV < GO >.

Tuesday, August 16

* Sugiharto, Indonesian State Minister for State Enterprises, will appear
on "Bloomberg Marketline" on Bloomberg Television Japan at 2:00 p.m.
JST / 1:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the
Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Gary Forsee, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sprint Corporation,
and Timothy Donahue, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nextel
Communications, Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on
Bloomberg Television at 8:00 a.m. ET. The interview will be available
real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Richard Schnieders, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
SYSCO Corporation, will appear on "In Focus" on Bloomberg Television at
12:17 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the
Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Senator Chuck Hagel, a Republican from Nebraska, will discuss United
States - China relations and trade on "Money & Politics" on Bloomberg
Television at 2:07 p.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time
on the Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Wednesday, August 17

* Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer, Nestle S.A., will appear on "On The Markets - Morning Edition"
on Bloomberg Television at 7:00 a.m. BST / 2:00 a.m. ET. The interview
will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via
AV < GO >.

* Michael Splinter, President and Chief Executive Officer, Applied
Materials, Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg International" on Bloomberg
Television Japan at 8:30 a.m. JST / 7:30 p.m. ET (Tuesday). The
interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional
service via AV < GO >.

* Michael Strauss, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
American Home Mortgage Investment Corp., will appear on "Bloomberg On
The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at 8:14 a.m. ET. The interview
will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional service via
AV < GO >.

* Stephen Baum, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sempra Energy, will
appear on "Money & Politics" on Bloomberg Television at 2:07 p.m. ET.
The interview will be available real-time on the Bloomberg Professional
service via AV < GO >.

Thursday, August 18

* Ken Klepper, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and David Stevens, Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer, Accredo Health, Inc., will discuss the shareholder
vote on Medco Health acquiring Accredo Health 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 >.

* Arthur Collins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic Inc.,
will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television at
10:40 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the
Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

Friday, August 19

* Liam Dalton, President, Axiom Capital Management, Inc., will appear on
"Bloomberg European Market Countdown" on Bloomberg Television at
1:10 a.m. ET. The interview will be available real-time on the
Bloomberg Professional service via AV < GO >.

* Carol Bartz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Autodesk
Inc., will appear on "Bloomberg On The Markets" on Bloomberg Television
at 10:53 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 >: Former United States House
Speaker, Newt Gingrich, speaks live before a luncheon at the National
Press Club in Washington, DC beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. The speech
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, single price desktop product.

About Bloomberg

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Source: Bloomberg

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