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Bloomberg Television earns Emmy nomination
NEW YORK: Bloomberg Television has been nominated for an Emmy Award in the First Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards For Business and Financial Reporting.
An official release informs that the first annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards For Business and Financial Reporting recognises achievements in business and financial reporting by programs broadcast from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003. The awards will be presented on 4 December at the Union Club in New York City.
Bloomberg’s nominated series is Showdown on Secrecy, which explored conflicts around disclosure issues in the mutual-funds industry. Bloomberg claims to be dominating the crucial morning hours among business news television networks in the US. The broadcaster recently announced that it was now the number one business television network in the US from 5-8 am, with its average audience up 31 per cent in the last year, quoting Nielsen ratings.
Bloomberg has more than 1,600 reporters and editors in 94 news bureaus around the world, including London, New York, Tokyo, Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong. Bloomberg also claims to have access to cameras in over 200 banks and financial institutions worldwide, giving its viewers direct access to market-shaping events as they happen. It broadcasts 10 networks in seven languages and claims to reach over 200 million homes worldwide.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to host Kolkata Town Hall on Hooghly River
‘Bhalobasa Bengal Inspiring Bharat’ event on April 20 brings cultural icons, trailblazing women and leaders aboard a cruise to celebrate Bengal’s enduring influence.
MUMBAI: Bengal is about to make fresh waves on the Hooghly and this time the current is pure conversation. CNN-News18 is taking its iconic Town Hall format to the waters of the iconic Hooghly River on 20 April 2026 with a special edition titled ‘Bhalobasa Bengal – Inspiring Bharat’. The floating event will celebrate the state’s rich cultural legacy and how its ideas, creativity and spirit continue to shape the rest of the country.
The unique riverside setting draws on Bengal’s history as a cradle of reform, art and intellectual thought. The speaker line-up mirrors that diversity: cultural heavyweights Mithun Chakraborty and Sreenanda Shankar will share the stage with trailblazing “Devis” such as Tanya Sanyal (India’s first woman firefighter in aviation), Ipsita Chakraborty (Kolkata’s first woman bartender) and Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi (Nari Shakti awardee and marine pilot). Music will flow through the celebrated pianist-vocalist duo Sourendro and Soumyojit, while public life and governance will be represented by Smriti Irani, Leander Paes, Saira Shah Halim, Keya Ghosh, Rekha Patra, Roopa Ganguly and Babul Supriyo.
CNN-News18, editorial affairs director, Rahul Shivshankar, said the event honours voices that carry Bengal’s legacy forward. Smriti Mehra, CEO – English & Business News, Network18, added that Bengal’s stories resonate far beyond its borders, especially as the state heads into polls.
From the first woman to battle flames in the skies to legendary actors who shaped Indian cinema, the gathering promises a rich mix of inspiration, courage and candid dialogue. In a city where culture has always flowed as freely as the river itself, CNN-News18 is turning the Hooghly into a floating forum for ideas that matter.
Tune in on 20 April on CNN-News18, CTV and YouTube to catch Bengal’s heartbeat in full flow.
