january 1 1994 owned by bloomberg l.p. picture format north and south america 1080i hdtv 480i letterboxed sdtv europe and asia pacific 576i 16 9 sdtv slogan international exchange business finance money country united states language english broadcast area worldwide except where restricted by national law headquarters bloomberg tower 731 lexington avenue new york city london mumbai hong kong 1 formerly called bloomberg information tv 1994 1998 sister channel s see channels website www.bloomberg.tv availability satellite directv u.s. channel 353 hd sd dish network u.s. channel 203 hd sd foxtel australia channel 650 dish tv india channel 74 reliance digital tv india channel 121 astro malaysia channel 519 airtel digital tv india channel sky uk & ireland channel 502 freesat uk channel 208 sky italia italy channel 504 truevisions thailand channel 783 sky m xico channel 630 osn middle east & north africa channel 415 dstv south africa channel 411 yes israel channel 106 aora indonesia channel 712 indovision indonesia channel 338 dishhd taiwan channel 6520 cignal philippines channel 43 sd dialog tv sri lanka channel 6 bein middle east & north africa channel 148 cable sun direct india channel 650 optus tv australia channel 650 virgin media uk channel 609 upc ireland channel 240 upc romania channel 425 digital with dvr tv di fastweb italy channel 504 naxoo switzerland channel 70 french channel 64 english cablecom switzerland channel 153 digital ch d telstraclear inhometv new zealand channel 96 vtr globalcom chile channel 370 first media indonesia channel 231 skycable philippines channel 30 digital destiny cable philippines channel 30 digital cablelink philippines channel 22 starhub tv singapore channel 708 cable tv hong kong hong kong channel 77 macau cable tv macau channel 812 verizon fios u.s. channel 104 sd channel 604 hd iptv southern fibernet channel 1577 tv di fastweb italy channel 504 infostrada tv italy channel 504 chinese telecom taiwan channel 152 optik tv canada channel 102 at & t u verse us channel 222 sd channel 1222 hd hypptv malaysia channel 421 cht mod taiwan channel 152 singtel tv singapore channel 171 sd google fiber us channel 123 fetch tv australia channel 182 now tv hong kong channel 321 streaming media apple tv bloomberg tv free 1080p livestation watch free 502 kbit s radixtv 20 2 iwantv philippines watch live sling tv internet protocol television bloomberg television is an american based international cable and satellite business news television channel that is owned by bloomberg l.p. 3 it is distributed globally reaching over 310 million 4 5 homes worldwide . it is primarily headquartered in new york city with european headquarters in london and asian headquarters in mumbai and hong kong . 1 contents 1 channels 1.1 current channels 1.2 former channels 2 united states service 2.1 history 3 international channels 4 programs 4.1 united states 4.2 asia pacific 4.3 emea 5 controversy 6 datascreen and news ticker 7 other platforms 8 see also 9 references 10 external links 10.1 america channels edit current channels edit bloomberg television from united states bloomberg el financiero from mexico in spanish and english bloomberg tv asia pacific from hong kong bloomberg tv emea from london bloomberg haberturk from istanbul in turkish bloomberg tv mongolia from ulaanbaatar in mongolian bloomberg tv australia launched june 2012 6 bloomberg tv philippines launched october 5 2015 bloomberg tv canada bloomberg tv korea bloomberg tv malaysia bloomberg tv vietnam bloomberg tv bulgaria former channels edit bloomberg brazil from s o paulo in portuguese bloomberg tv indonesia 7 bloomberg tv india from mumbai in english and hindi bloomberg germany in german bloomberg tv france in french bloomberg italy in italian bloomberg japan in japanese bloomberg spain in spanish bloomberg tv africa launched october 2013 8 closed in april 2015 united states service edit bloomberg s u.s. broadcasts are headed by justin smith the ceo of bloomberg media group . smith replaced andy lack 9 who would eventually return to nbc news . the network also provides funding and studio facilities for the nightly pbs wnet program charlie rose . history edit bloomberg television first launched in the united states on january 1 1994 under the name bloomberg information tv before it was shortened to its current name in 1998 . shortly after bloomberg s launch the now defunct american independent network carried a simulcast of the channel at various times each weekday from 1995 to 1997 which was picked up by some broadcast stations in early morning periods to provide a de facto morning business show . the network s morning pre opening bell programming was also aired on the usa network simulcasted in a paid programming arrangement with the channel until 2004 when that network dropped the simulcast months before the nbc universal merger was consummated due to concerns that usa would then air the coverage of a competitor to future sister network cnbc . the simulcast then moved to e which became nbcuniversal owned in january 2011 due to that company s purchase by comcast where it remained until the simulcast ended in january 2009 when the network had expanded its reach on digital cable systems enough to discontinue the simulcast . during its time on e the 5 8 a.m. block was the most watched period for the network according to nielsen media research . bloomberg television s u.s. network debuted a new graphics package in january 2009 . this current scheme was first used on the network s now defunct pre market program starting bell before the new graphics expanded to all of the network s programs on february 17 2009 . also on that date bloomberg u.s. revamped its weekday programming lineup see programs on bloomberg below . in october 2009 bloomberg television debuted another new graphics package . clarification needed in 2011 bloomberg television announced a strategic relationship with gas station tv gstv to deliver personal finance and business news to more than 27 million viewers each month at gstv pumps . bloomberg launched a high definition simulcast feed on may 9 2011 with time warner cable as the first provider to carry it . 10 in mid april 2013 directv started carrying bloomberg hd . as of july 2014 bloomberg television s standard definition feed now shows a down scaled version of its native hd feed with the 16 9 letterbox picture on its 4 3 sd feed . international channels edit in february 2009 bloomberg television announced that it would cease operating some of the international variations of the channel placing a greater focus on a more international bloomberg channel . 11 on march 9 2009 the localized channels available in germany france italy and spain ceased operations . today throughout europe the original pan european version of bloomberg europe international is available on cable and digital television providers . since march 9 2009 bloomberg television utilizes its existing international production teams in hong kong bloomberg asia europe bloomberg europe and america bloomberg adding a more global feel to the channel . bloomberg international provides programming from hong kong in the early morning produced by bloomberg asia international from london in the late morning produced by bloomberg europe international and from its main headquarters in new york city in the afternoon . each bloomberg receives localized advertising and a relevant business news ticker on screen . bloomberg japan ceased broadcasting on april 30 2009 . the channel was then replaced by bloomberg asia international . 12 bloomberg japan s japanese language print newsroom and website continue to operate as normal . in june 2009 the japanese service began running small on air segments in cooperation with bs fuji television . in october 2009 segments produced with the tokyo broadcasting system were added . 13 bloomberg brazil and bloomberg latin america were integrated into the global bloomberg channel during 2009 . bloomberg is an associate member of the caribbean cable & telecommunications association 14 and the caribbean cable cooperative . 15 in november 2011 bloomberg announced the formation of bloomberg tv mongolia in partnership with trade and development bank of mongolia tdb the oldest and one of the largest commercial banks in mongolia . 16 the channel offers a mix of locally produced mongolian language content as well as english language news from bloomberg television . in february 2015 it was reported that bloomberg had partnered with channel zero to launch bloomberg tv canada later in the year ; it will feature a mix of canadian produced programs and news coverage produced from an expansion of its existing studio at toronto s brookfield place and bloomberg s other canadian bureaus with the remainder of its programming sourced from the u.s. version . the studio s expanded staff will also produce multi platform content for bloomberg s other platforms . the service will launch as an exempted category b service meaning that it will not immediately require approval from the canadian radio television and telecommunications commission crtc to launch until it reaches 200 000 subscribers and will replace bloomberg tv u.s. on existing providers . 17 18 19 programs edit united states edit daily shows bloomberg surveillance with tom keene and francine lacqua bloomberg daybreak americas with alix steel david westin and jonathan ferro bloomberg markets americas with vonnie quinn david gura and scarlet fu what d you miss with scarlet fu and joe weisenthal bloomberg technology with emily chang with all due respect with mark halperin and john heilemann also airs on an hour delay on msnbc charlie rose weekly shows best of bloomberg technology with emily chang best of with all due respect with mark halperin and john heilemann bloomberg best bloomberg businessweek with carol massar and david gura brilliant ideas good fortunes studio 1.0 with emily chang asia pacific edit daily shows bloomberg daybreak asia with yvonne man and betty liu bloomberg markets asia with shery ahn david ingles haidi lun rishaad salamat and angie lau weekly shows high flyers with haslinda amin emea edit daily shows bloomberg markets middle east with yousef gamal el din and angie lau bloomberg daybreak europe with anna edwards and manus cranny bloomberg markets european open with caroline hyde and guy johnson bloomberg markets european close with vonnie quinn and mark barton weekly shows best of bloomberg markets middle east with yousef gamal el din leaders with lacqua with francine lacqua controversy edit a studio shot of bloomberg europe . in the united kingdom bloomberg television was severely reprimanded for breach of ofcom rules during the 2005 uk national general election . bloomberg was found to have shown pro labour party bias . 20 this occurred due to a breach of british law . in the run up to a general election television channels must provide equal time to all major political parties . bloomberg covered the release by the labour party of their so called business manifesto but did not provide counterbalancing air time to the conservatives or liberal democrats . datascreen and news ticker edit bloomberg was well known for using a datascreen format that occupied most of the television screen and the camera shots . until 1998 bloomberg did not have a moving ticker . instead it had boxes that were dedicated to world news as well as weather conditions in selected cities in addition to market data which was confined to the bottom of the screen . this changed gradually to focus more on business news . the data screen was reformatted several times to include a moving stock ticker and accommodate new graphics . the datascreen format was phased out in late 2007 where the programs were seen almost in full screen with the ticker and headlines bar confined to the lower part of the screen . however bloomberg hd available in the us only features more data boxes on the right side of the screen compared to its sd counterpart . this effectively makes on screen presentation on bloomberg hd resemble the pre 2007 datascreen . on monday september 22 2014 bloomberg television dropped the long standing