Talking Biz News (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Michael Learmonth of Silicon Alley Insider writes Friday that the planned television operation of Thomson Reuters is unlikely to rival the other business news cable networks like CNBC. Learmonth writes, “Here’s why: NBC U’s (GE) CNBC achieved full distribution — 95 million odd cable and satellite homes — in the early 90s in the go-go era [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Newly merged media conglomerate Thomson Reuters is preparing to launch a business television news channel to rival that of Bloomberg and CNBC.
Silicon Alley Insider (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
London's Daily Telegraph reports that Thomson Reuters plans to launch a "business television news channel to rival that of Bloomberg and CNBC." The first part of that may well be true; the second part most certainly is not. We have no doubt that Thomson Reuters may launch some kind of TV channel; since they're already producing plenty of video for syndication, they've got the infrastructure and could...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
This has been brought up many times before, and Reuters has even said it that it wants to expand its TV/video activities, though it has denied any attempt to launch a linear TV channel over the years. Now, The Telegraph is reporting that it is preparing to launch a business TV news channel to rival that of Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business, and could be launched as soon as January, though could get...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 26/07/2008
Silicon Alley Insider's Michael Learmonth shoots down the so-called "challenge" a new Thomson Reuters business channel would have to CNBC, Bloomberg or FBN. The Daily Telegraph first reported the news of the channel that would "rival that of Bloomberg and CNBC." Learmonth writes: CNBC achieved full distribution — 95 million odd cable and satellite homes — in the early 90s in the go-go era of new cable...
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Ron Haruni submits: According to reports from Daily Telegraph , Thomson Reuters (TRI), a media conglomerate and one of the world’s leading information business sources, is preparing to launch a business television news channel to compete directly against rivals CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business. Directly competing against other rolling business channels in an already crowded market, is a gutsy move....
DealBreaker (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business are about to get a little more competition. According to a report in the Daily Telegraph, Thomson Reuters is lauhncing a business television news channel. The programming will be offered on the web and some cable services. The Telegraph says TR TV could be on air early as January, although these things usually get delayed and the paper notes that the company is being...
paidContent:UK (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
This has been brought up many times before, and Reuters has even said it that it wants to expand its TV/video activities, though it has denied any attempt to launch a linear TV channel over the years. Now, The Telegraph is reporting that it is preparing to launch a business TV news channel to rival that of Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business, and could be launched as soon as January, though could get...
Wall Street Pit (Free subscription) | 25/07/2008
Thomson Reuters - a media conglomerate and one of the world’s leading information business sources, according to reports from Daily Telegraph, is preparing to launch a business television news channel to compete directly against rivals CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business. Even though directly competing against other rolling business channels in an already crowded market, is a [...]
