Bloomberg TV

In 1994, Bloomberg launched a 24-hour financial news television channel. It was initially available only on DirecTV satellite television, but soon moved to cable television.⁠[1]

In April 1996, the channel was called Bloomberg Information Television (BLOOMBERG Information TV), a 24-hour news service available on DirecTV satellite television and cable outlets. Its half-hour program cycle covered national and international news, markets, weather, sports, and lifestyle information in a multi-screen format: stock, bond, and commodity updates and sports scores scrolled in the upper left, reporters delivered news in the upper right, and live market prices scrolled across a panel at the bottom.⁠[2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2][2]

In 2019, Bloomberg launched Bloomberg TV+, which overlays Bloomberg TV programming with data graphics designed for a 4K UHD display, aimed at streaming viewers.⁠[3][3]

On December 9, 2019, the channel revamped its European morning programming: Bloomberg Markets: European Open was expanded by 30 minutes to become a two-hour show from 0700 to 0900 GMT, co-anchored from London and Berlin, and Daybreak Europe was condensed into one hour. Al Mayers, global head of Bloomberg Television and Radio, said that Brexit was shifting the center of gravity of finance in Europe and that coverage must reflect the priorities of audiences across the continent. At the time, the channel delivered 24 hours of global business and financial news from studio hubs in Hong Kong, Dubai, London, New York, and San Francisco, reaching more than 433 million homes in 70 countries.⁠[4][4][4][4][4][4]

On May 20, 2020, Bloomberg TV+ launched in 4K UHD on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free smart TV video service, becoming the first 4K channel on the service.⁠[3][3][3]

After the two sides’ agreement expired on September 30, 2021, DirecTV dropped Bloomberg TV from its satellite service, DirecTV Stream, and U-verse packages, saying that several attempts to renew the relationship had failed to reach a mutual agreement. Bloomberg called the decision disappointing, stressed that the two sides had been in active negotiations, and said the channel remained available through other carriers and the Bloomberg TV+ app.⁠[5][5][5][5]

In January 2023, Bloomberg launched Bloomberg Originals, an original content studio with a dedicated stream, which by October 2025 had produced 26 original series and feature-length documentaries.⁠[6]

From January 22, 2024, the channel changed its daily programming lineups in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions: the flagship morning show Surveillance was expanded and moved to a new studio at Bloomberg’s global headquarters in New York, led by Jonathan Ferro; in Europe, Francine Lacqua continued to anchor the weekday program The Pulse with Francine Lacqua and the long-format interview show Leaders with Lacqua.⁠[7][7][7][7][7]

On June 5, 2025, the channel announced two new monthly technology programs, Bloomberg Tech: Asia and Bloomberg Tech: Europe, broadcasting from Tokyo and Hong Kong and from London, respectively; at the same time, its daily technology program in the United States was revamped and rebranded as Bloomberg Tech.⁠[8][8][8][8]

On October 28, 2025, the Bloomberg TV+ and Bloomberg Originals channel streams joined the YouTubeYouTubeYouTube is Google’s video-sharing and creator platform, founded in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim and acquired by Google in 2006. Built around video uploading, viewing, and creator earnings, the platform has developed Shorts, YouTube Music, Premium, YouTube TV, and products for children, and is headquartered in San Bruno, California, United States.Open the full entry TV base plan, and Bloomberg TV+ became the first 24-hour news channel on the platform delivered in 4K UHD. At the time, the channel’s main daily programs included Surveillance, Open Interest, Bloomberg Tech, Balance of Power, The Close, Horizons: Middle East and Africa, Insight with Haslinda Amin, The Pulse with Francine Lacqua, The China Show, and Wall Street Week.⁠[6][6][6][6]

From January 5, 2026, the channel updated its EMEA weekday programming lineup: Lizzy Burden joined Daybreak Europe and Tom Mackenzie joined The Opening Trade. The block opens with Bloomberg Horizons Middle East and Africa, anchored by Joumanna Bercetche in Dubai, and closes with The Pulse with Francine Lacqua at 9am GMT.⁠[9][9][9][9][9]

On February 28, 2026, the live weekend program Bloomberg This Weekend premiered, hosted by David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo. The three-hour broadcast airs on Saturday and Sunday mornings simultaneously on television, radio, and digital platforms, expanding Bloomberg’s live coverage to seven days a week.⁠[10][10][10][10][10]

On October 7, 2026, the channel’s YouTube account published a video of Ian BremmerIan BremmerIan Bremmer is a political scientist, entrepreneur, and author who founded the political risk consultancy Eurasia Group and the global affairs media company GZERO Media and serves as president of both. He is known for his idea of a “G-Zero” world and for Eurasia Group’s annual Top Risks report, hosts the public television program GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, and writes a foreign affairs column for TIME.Open the full entry, president of Eurasia GroupEurasia GroupEurasia Group is a New York–based political risk research and consulting firm founded by political scientist Ian Bremmer. It helps investors and companies understand the impact of politics on markets and is known for its annual geopolitical risk report, Top Risks.Open the full entry, being interviewed by Francine Lacqua on The Pulse. On the program, Bremmer predicted that Republicans would lose control of the House of Representatives in that November’s US midterm elections and could lose the Senate.⁠[11][11][11][11]

Season two of the Bloomberg Originals series Leaders with Francine Lacqua is scheduled to premiere on Bloomberg.com on October 8, 2026, and will debut on Bloomberg Television on October 12. The six-episode season opens with an interview with Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director-general of the World Trade Organization. Host Lacqua is Bloomberg Television’s London-based anchor and editor-at-large, who joined Bloomberg in 2000 and also anchors the weekday interview program The Pulse with Francine Lacqua, whose guests include leading figures in business, economics, finance, and politics.⁠[12][12][12][12][12][12]

As of December 2025, Bloomberg Television broadcast from studios in New York, London, and Hong Kong to more than 400 million homes worldwide, covering the people, companies, and ideas that move the markets; Bloomberg TV+ is a digitally enhanced version that combines Bloomberg data with its programming. The channel is streamed live on Bloomberg.com, is available to Bloomberg Terminal subscribers through the TV <GO> function, and is also carried locally on satellite and streaming services. Bloomberg TV is part of Bloomberg Media, the consumer-facing media organization of Bloomberg L.P.⁠[9][8][8][9][12]

Bloomberg Media: Official website: https://www.bloombergmedia.com/ (opens in a new window).⁠[12]

X: Public account: https://x.com/BloombergTV (opens in a new window)⁠[8]

YouTube: Public channel: https://www.youtube.com/@markets (opens in a new window)⁠[11]